Bend (The Origin album)

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Bend
The Origin Bend (1992).jpg
Studio album by
The Origin
ReleasedFebruary 11, 1992
Recorded1991
Studio
  • Brilliant Studios (San Francisco, California)
  • Studio II (Culver City, California)
Genre Indie rock, alternative, power pop
Length57:36
Label Virgin Records
Producer Jeffrey Wood
The Origin chronology
The Origin
(1990)		Bend
(1992)
Singles from Bend
  1. "Bonfires Burning"
    Released: January 1992
  2. "Waiting (promo single)"
    Released: Spring 1992 [1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]

Bend is the second and final album by the band The Origin, released in 1992. The lead single, "Bonfires Burning", charted at number 17 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. [3]

Contents

Release and reception

Bend was released on CD and cassette on February 11, 1992, with eleven tracks featuring a more mature sound with elements of psychedelia, folk, rock, and power pop. Upon release, Bend did not chart on the Billboard 200, receiving little attention during the changing era of grunge at the time. Two of the album's tracks were released as singles, with one charting on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. [3] The album is currently out of print and unavailable on digital stores and streaming sites.

Allmusic gave the album an editor rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, with Stanton Swihart describing it as "elastic, funky, vaguely spacey, rhythm heavy, soulful. The songs were significantly stronger both melodically and thematically and the playing much more dynamic than their self-titled debut. The quartet sounds less reigned in, and, as a result, they were able to let the songs find their own forms and create a considerably more organic and rootsy vibe." Swihart continues... "the most impressive songs position themselves in a long Golden State lineage, from the Neil Young echoes of "Giving It All" to the gloomy, epic folk-rock of "Candymine" and the glimmering, sun-over-the-horizon feel of "Never Again." And the title track has a subdued beauty that seems to take an orchestral grandeur from the California landscape." [2]

Track listing

All songs written by The Origin except * written by Michael Andrews. All words by Michael Andrews. [4]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jumping To Fall"Michael Andrews/The Origin3:45
2."Bonfires Burning"Michael Andrews/The Origin4:08
3."Candymine"Michael Andrews/The Origin8:00
4."Racing With The Moon"Michael Andrews/The Origin5:34
5."Never Again"Michael Andrews/The Origin4:26
6."Waiting"Michael Andrews/The Origin4:08
7."Yes, I Want"Michael Andrews/The Origin4:25
8."Giving It All"Michael Andrews/The Origin5:24
9."Autonomous"Michael Andrews/The Origin4:08
10."Bend*"Michael Andrews5:16
11."Trapped In A Dream Machine"Michael Andrews/The Origin8:26

Personnel

The Origin

Production

Singles

YearTitle US
Alt.
[3] 		Album
1992"Bonfires Burning"17Bend
1992"Waiting" [1] —

Music videos

YearTitle
1992"Bonfires Burning"
1992"Bend"

References

  1. 1 2 "The Origin - Waiting/Candymine". Discogs.com. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Swihart, Stanton. "Review: The Origin – Bend". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "The Origin - Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard. allmusic.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Bend (CD sleeve notes). The Origin. Virgin Records. 1992. p. 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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