The Moray Eels Eat the Space Needle explained

The Moray Eels Eat The Space Needle
Type:Album
Artist:Space Needle
Cover:The Moray Eels Eat The Space Needle album cover.gif
Released:January 21, 1997
Genre:Rock, art rock, experimental
Length:66:18
Label:Zero Hour[1]
Producer:Adam Lasus, J. Cox, Space Needle[2]
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The Moray Eels Eat the Space Needle is the second album by the American band Space Needle, released in 1997.[3] [4] Its title is a tribute to a 1968 album by the Holy Modal Rounders.[5] The album artwork is by the British artist Roger Dean.[6]

Critical reception

Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Whereas Space Needle genuinely broke new ground with the eerie, distortion-drenched sound collages of their debut, they now seem a bizarre parody of themselves, liberally mixing several of the most self-indulgent musical genres—from free jazz to prog rock—into one overlong, soporific outing."[7] The Austin Chronicle thought that "Space Needle just can't seem to make up their mind about whether they want to be cacophonous feedback pushers or subtle purveyors of sweet melody."

Spin deemed the album "a handful of pretty 'lullabies' encased in an infinitely longer handful of space rock instrumentals."[8]

Track listing

  1. "Where The Fuck's My Wallet" (Ehrbar, Gatland, Parker) 13:20
  2. "Flowers For Algernon" (Ehrbar, Gatland, Parker) 7:47
  3. "Never Lonely Alone" (Ehrbar) 3:57
  4. "Love Left Us Strangers" (Ehrbar) 4:00
  5. "Hyapatia Lee" (Buckholtz, Ehrbar, Gatland, Parker) 9:29
  6. "Old Spice" (Ehrbar) 3:21
  7. "Hot For Krishna" (Buckholtz, Ehrbar, Gatland, Parker) 2:33
  8. "More Than Goodnight" (Ehrbar) 3:56
  9. "Bladewash" (Ehrbar, Gatland, Parker) 11:44
  10. "One Kind Of Lullaby" (Parker) 6:11

Personnel

Additional personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lost Classics: Space Needle "The Moray Eels Eat The Space Needle". Magnet. February 22, 2009.
  2. Verna . Paul . The Moray Eels Eat The Space Needle . Billboard . Feb 1, 1997 . 109 . 5 . 63.
  3. Web site: Space Needle Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
  4. Web site: The Needle and the Damage Done. mycitypaper.com.
  5. Book: Blush, Steven. New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. October 4, 2016. Macmillan. 9781250083616. Google Books.
  6. DiCostanzo . Frank . Space Needle Campaign Has It Covered . Billboard . Mar 8, 1997 . 109 . 10 . 44.
  7. Web site: The Moray Eels Eat the Space Needle. EW.com.
  8. Weisbard . Eric . Whatever . Spin . Feb 1997 . 12 . 11 . 91.

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