Celestial Hi-Fi

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Celestial Hi-Fi
Celestial Hi-Fi.jpg
Studio album by
Released2000
Genre Stoner rock
Length59:46
Label Rise Above Records [1]
The Music Cartel [2]
Producer Sheavy, Don Ellis, Rick Hollett
Sheavy chronology
The Electric Sleep
(1998)
Celestial Hi-Fi
(2000)
Synchronized
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Rock Hard 8.5/10 [6]

Celestial Hi-Fi is a studio album from Canadian stoner rock band Sheavy, released in 2000. [7]

Contents

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "album highlights like 'Hyperfaster', 'What's up, Mr. Zero?', and 'Solarsphere' resemble sonic snapshots of prime-era Black Sabbath, simply updated with modern recording technology and augmented with a elements of space rock." [3] Exclaim! thought that "guitarist Dan Moore really lets a Southern rock influence shine in his guitar playing, and drummer Ren Squires truly kicks the bejeezus out of his drums." [7] The Chicago Tribune wrote that "their sound is so immediate, in-yer-face, and of-the-moment vital that it's hard to dub 'em retro in the manner of, say, Lenny Kravtiz." [4]

Track listing

  1. "Hyperfaster" (4:26)
  2. "What's Up Mr. Zero" (3:40)
  3. "Stingray Part II" (5:20)
  4. "Solarsphere" (5:45)
  5. "Strange Gods, Strange Altars" (6:38)
  6. "Celestial Hi-Fi" (6:48)
  7. "At The Mountains Of Madness" (5:01)
  8. "Persona" (6:42)
  9. "A Utopian Interlude" (4:34)
  10. "Gemini (The Twins)" (3:56)
  11. "Tales From The Afterburner" (6:52)

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