Riviera (album) explained

Riviera
Type:studio
Artist:Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Cover:Big Head Todd and the Monsters - Riviera.jpg
Alt:A photo of a large industrial building with a sign that states Riviera
Recorded:2001
Studio:Flat Top's Wilderness Studios
Language:English
Label:Big Records
Producer:Todd Park Mohr
Prev Title:Beautiful World
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:Crimes of Passion
Next Year:2004

Riviera is a 2002 studio album by American rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters, their first release in five years and was released on the band's vanity label Big Records and distributed by Warner Bros. Records after their contract with Giant Records expired.

Reception

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine writing that the band returned to its sonic roots with this music and the results are "their best record in nearly a decade".

Track listing

All songs written by Todd Park Mohr.

  1. "Julianna" – 3:38
  2. "Freedom Fighter" – 4:07
  3. "Hysteria" – 4:24
  4. "Again and Again" – 4:04
  5. "Runaway Train" – 4:31
  6. "Wishing Well" – 4:04
  7. "Jet" – 4:14
  8. "Secret Mission" – 4:29
  9. "Gary Indiana Blues" – 3:23
  10. "Riviera" – 4:01
  11. "Universal Mom" – 4:45
  12. "Come On" – 3:53
  13. "Engine Light" – 3:04

Personnel

Big Head Todd & the Monsters

Additional personnel

Chart performance

Riviera debuted at 166 on the Billboard 200 and second place on the Top Internet Album Sales chart. In the CMJ New Music Report, Riviera spent three weeks on the Retail 100, after debuted at its peak of 46th place.

See also

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Riviera (album)".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.