Are You Normal? Explained

Are You Normal?
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Cover:	Ned's Atomic Dustbin-Are You Normal.jpg
Released:	3 November 1992
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	40:44^[1]
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Andy Wallace
Prev Title:	God Fodder
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Brainbloodvolume
Next Year:	1995

Are You Normal? is the second studio album by English rock band Ned's Atomic Dustbin, released on 3 November 1992 by Columbia Records.^[2] It features the band's biggest American hit "Not Sleeping Around", which hit the top of Billboards Modern Rock Tracks chart.^[3]

Music

Are You Normal? shows the band scaling back on the dual-bass, "punk-pop"-informed grebo sound of their debut album in order to "let the dynamics of the basses soak through the rush of power chords that dominate their early work."^[4] It also shows the band beginning to work with electronics, sampling and "ultramodern production" that the band would continue to explore in their later work. AllMusic said the result is "an almost bouncy, bright album, full of great hooks and lyrical cleverness."

Track listing

1. "Suave And Suffocated"
2. "Walking Through Syrup"
3. "Legoland"
4. "Swallowing Air"
5. "Who Goes First?"
6. "Tantrum"
7. "Not Sleeping Around"
8. "You Don't Want To Do That"
9. "A Leg End in His Own Boots"
10. "Two And Two Made Five"
11. "Fracture"
12. "Spring"
13. "Intact"^[1]

Personnel

• Matt Cheslin – bass
• Alex Griffin – bass, vocals
• Jonn Penney – vocals
• Rat – guitar, vocals
• Dan Warton – drums
• Andy Wallace – producer, mixing, engineer
• Steve Sisco – mixing assistant
• Darren Galer – assistant engineer
• Steve Gullick – photography, snaps
• Leigh Smiler – lyricist, lettering
• Helga – design^[5]

Charts

Chart (1992–1993)! scope="col"

Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	79

Samples

The song "Suave and Suffocated" contains a sample of a monologue by Dennis Hopper in the movie Apocalypse Now.

Notes and References

1. http://www.iol.ie/~mattman/music/tracks/50.htm
2. Web site: Ned's Atomic Dustbin . Are You Normal?: Information from . Answers.com . 2012-01-14.
3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p13769|pure_url=yes}} Ned's Atomic Dustbin Billboard Singles ]. All Music . 2006 . 2009-02-27.
4. http://www.allmusic.com/album/are-you-normal-mw0000091697 Are You Normal? - Ned's Atomic Dustbin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic
5. Web site: Are You Normal by Ned s Atomic Dustbin @ ARTISTdirect.com - Shop, Listen, Download . Artistdirect.com . 2012-01-14.
6. 200.