| An Emotional Fish | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | East West/Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Tim Palmer | |||
| An Emotional Fish chronology | ||||
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An Emotional Fish is the debut album by the Irish band An Emotional Fish, released in 1990. [1] [2] It peaked at No. 40 on the UK Albums Chart. [3] The first single was "Celebrate", which was followed by "Grey Matter". [4] The band supported the album with UK and North American tours that included playing the CMJ Music Marathon. [5] [6] [7]
Produced by Tim Palmer, the album was recorded in Dublin. [8] [9] The band chose Palmer because they admired his ability to capture a "live" sound. [8] Many of the tracks feature a reverbed guitar effect. [10] Most of the songs were written by frontman Gerard Whelan, who steered away from traditional Irish music influences. [11] "Brick It Up" is about the problems that arise in social conversations. [12]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [13] |
| Calgary Herald | B+ [14] |
| The Daily Illini |  [10] |
| Dayton Daily News | [15] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [16] |
| The Ottawa Citizen | [17] |
The Ottawa Citizen noted that "when it succeeds, An Emotional Fish is a band of superb collage artists... They paste everyone else's best ideas together to make a pretty picture." [17] The Calgary Herald opined that "Whelan has a moody touch, like Jim Morrison or the early Lou Reed". [14] The Boston Globe praised "Celebrate", calling it "one of the best singles of the season." [18] The Toronto Star labeled the music "tough, guitar-based rock". [19]
The Washington Post considered the album "mainstream rock with an occasional country aroma". [9] The Gazette praised the "earthiness grounding all the guitar atmospherics." [20] The Los Angeles Times said that "Whelan is an intriguing front man blessed with an elastic voice". [21] Trouser Press concluded that "a lot of An Emotional Fish is the sketchbook of untalented amateurs attempting to jot down the work of a master". [22]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Celebrate" | |
| 2. | "Grey Matter" | |
| 3. | "Blue" | |
| 4. | "Lace Virginia" | |
| 5. | "Julian" | |
| 6. | "All I Am" | |
| 7. | "Change" | |
| 8. | "Colours" | |
| 9. | "That Demon Jive" | |
| 10. | "Brick It Up" | |
| 11. | "Move On" |
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