Big Notebook for Easy Piano

Big Notebook for Easy Piano
Studio album by Fluid Ounces
Released	June 3, 1997 [1]
Recorded	1996
Genre	Power pop college rock
Label	Spongebath Records [2]
Producer	Ross Rice [3]
Fluid Ounces chronology
Big Notebook for Easy Piano (1997) Vegetable Kingdom (1998)

Big Notebook for Easy Piano is the debut studio album by the American power pop band Fluid Ounces, released by Spongebath Records on June 3, 1997. ^{[4] [5]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Tennessean	[6]

Big Notebook for Easy Piano received generally positive reviews. ^[7] Nashville Scene called the album "one of the year's brightest pop records—an explosion of striking hooks and barbed wordplay, set off by a bouncy piano-based sound that veers from vaudeville to lush balladry." ^[3]

Accolades

At the 1998 Nashville Music Awards, Fluid Ounces received a nomination for the Rock Album of the Year category, and Best Album Artwork category for "Big Notebook for Easy Piano". ^[8]

Nominations for "Big Notebook for Easy Piano"

Year	Organization	Award	Result
1998	Nashville Music Awards	Rock Album of the Year	Nominated
	Nashville Music Awards	Best Album Artwork	Nominated

Track listing

All tracks are written by Seth Timbs.

Big Notebook for Easy Piano track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shamrock"	3:28
2.	"Tricky Fingers"	3:34
3.	"Birdbrained"	3:49
4.	"Liquorish Vampires"	3:41
5.	"Daddy Scruff"	5:42
6.	"Record Stack"	3:32
7.	"Role Call"	4:03
8.	"Spill Your Brains"	3:10
9.	"Milk Moustache"	3:27
10.	"Kept Alive By Science"	4:10
11.	"Big Empty"	3:07
12.	"Poor Man"	4:10
23.	"Killjoy" (Hidden track)	5:07
Total length:		53:18

Credits

Credits adapted from liner notes. ^[9]

• Seth Timbs (piano/guitar/vocals/songwriter)
• Brian Rogers (guitar, vocals)
• Ben Morton (bass)
• Sam Baker (drums)
• Richard Dortch (mixing, mastering)
• Kathy Morgan (Photography)
• Brian Bottcher (Artwork)

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20040618004630/http://fluidounces.org/disco.htm
2. Gray, Michael (23 May 1997). "Piano man scales rock, pop spectrum". Nashville Banner . p. D1.
3. Ridley, Jim (May 29, 1997). "Music notes". Nashville Scene . Nashville Cream.
4. "Fluid Ounces Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic .
5. Flippo, Chet (August 9, 1997). "Murfreesboro: An Emerging Music Mecca". Billboard . Vol. 109, no. 32. pp. 66–67. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
6. Roland, Tom (June 2, 1997). "Big Notebook for Easy Piano - Album review". The Tennessean . p. 30. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
7. https://boropulse.com/2006/11/up-close-and-personal-with-fluid-ounces/
8. "Nashville Music Award ballots". The Tennessean . December 7, 1997. p. 140. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
9. Fluid Ounces (1997). Big Notebook for Easy Piano (liner notes). Spongebath Records.