Are You Going to Eat That

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Are You Going to Eat That
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Studio album by
Released1995
Genre Indie pop, indie rock
Length36:30
Label Sub Pop [1]
Producer Donna Dresch, Hazel
Hazel chronology
Toreador of Love
(1993)
Are You Going to Eat That
(1995)
Ariana EP
(1997)

Are You Going to Eat That is an album by the American band Hazel, released in 1995. [2] [3] The band supported the album by touring with Veruca Salt. [4] "Blank Florida" was released as a single. [5]

Contents

Production

The album was produced by Donna Dresch and Hazel. [6] Most of the songs are about relationships and gender identity. [7] Fred Remo is credited as the band's "dancer". [7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Tampa Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]

Trouser Press thought that "Hazel’s pop penchant has been de-emphasized in favor of the miasma of indie rock." [11] CMJ New Music Monthly praised the band's ability to "write mid-tempo songs that aren't dirgey or mopey or whiny." [12] The Record wrote that "Hazel is blessed by the outstanding vocal harmonies of guitarist Peter Krebs and drummer Jody Bleyle, which invite comparisons to John Doe and Exene Cervenka of the pioneering punk band X." [13]

The Stranger called the songs "impeccable pop, girded spiritually and sonically by punk and what used to be called college rock, and set alight by the vocal interplay of guitarist Pete Krebs and drummer Jody Bleyle." [14] The Tampa Tribune deemed the album "pleasant but inconsequential alterna-pop." [10] The Seattle Post-Intelligencer praised the "catchy vocal harmonies" and "dynamic rhythm section." [15]

AllMusic wrote that "with nothing but the boy-girl vocals to carry the record, it becomes a long haul, despite only being 35 minutes." [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Donna Dresch, Hazel, Mike Lastra

No.TitleLength
1."Lazy H."1:52
2."Green Eyes"2:36
3."King Twist"2:45
4."Ascension"2:50
5."Quick Jerk"3:04
6."Sparkle Finish"2:41
7."Blank Florida"2:51
8."A Perfect Pot"4:07
9."Chasing After James"2:18
10."Crowned"3:02
11."I'm Shattered Again"2:14
12."Calliope"2:55
13."Ringing in My Ears"3:10
Total length:36:30

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