Famous (Super Deluxe album)

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Famous
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Studio album by
Super Deluxe
Released1995
Label Tim/Kerr [1]
Producer Martin Feveyer, Gavin Guss, Super Deluxe
Super Deluxe chronology
Electric Holiday EP
(1995)		Famous
(1995)		Via Satellite
(1997)

Famous is the debut album by the American band Super Deluxe, released in 1995. [2] [3] The album was remastered and rereleased the following year by the Warner Bros. Records subsidiary Revolution Records, with an extra track. [4] [5] The band supported the album with a North American tour. [6]

Contents

Production

The album was produced by Martin Feveyer, Gavin Guss and Super Deluxe. [7] The former Posie Mike Musberger contributed percussion to some tracks. [1] The band's demo tape of Famous served as the Tim/Kerr release. [8] "Holly's Dream Vacation" is about Holly Golightly. [9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [14]
Vancouver Sun Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]

Trouser Press wrote: "On its brief, splendid debut, the young Seattle foursome Super Deluxe demonstrates a clear awareness of ’90s noise but primarily brings Squeeze-like harmonic subtlety to winning originals rooted in that nonexistent netherworld between the original British Invaders and their softhearted new wave receptors." [16] The Los Angeles Times concluded that Super Deluxe "has a knack for mixing and matching elements from the last three decades of English pop." [13]

USA Today thought that "the honey-coated tunes of Braden Blake and John Kirsh are stirred and shaken by feverish rhythms and punchy guitars, then topped by creamy harmonies." [14] The Albuquerque Journal called the band "tuneful in its own right," but wrote that the album "gets downright boring as [it] plods along after an energetic opening." [17] The Austin American-Statesman opined that "the singer and his many voice overdubs recall the Rembrandts, while the guitars are dull, dull, dull." [18]

AllMusic praised the "upbeat, sugary songs bursting with catchy hooks and sing-along choruses." [10]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Lizadrin" 
2."Famous" 
3."She Came On" 
4."Love Her Madly" 
5."Flustered" 
6."Disappearing" 
7."Johnny's Gone Fishin'" 
8."Holly's Dream Vacation" 
9."Smile" 
10."Suitcases" 
11."Sunshine for Now" 

References

  1. 1 2 Rowland, Hobart (June 6, 1996). "Static". Music. Houston Press.
  2. ↑ "Super Deluxe Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Asher, Tizzy (December 16, 2005). "The Club Scene: Reunited Super Deluxe celebrates release of CD". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
  4. ↑ Borzillo, Carrie (April 27, 1996). "Famed Foursome". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 17. p. 18.
  5. ↑ Hughley, Marty (May 24, 1996). "Super Deluxe Only Sounds Like It Hails from Portland". Arts and Entertainment. The Oregonian. p. 37.
  6. ↑ Deggans, Eric (May 10, 1996). "The battle of the bands". Weekend. St. Petersburg Times. p. 21.
  7. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1109.
  8. ↑ McLennan, Scott (July 16, 1996). "'Baby Bands' Get Their Walking Shoes". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. p. C3.
  9. ↑ Wiederhorn, Jon (November 16, 1995). "Kitsch me, stupid". Rolling Stone. No. 721. p. 33.
  10. 1 2 "Famous". AllMusic.
  11. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 851.
  12. ↑ Philpot, Robert (June 28, 1996). "Super Deluxe, Famous, Tim Kerr Records/Revolution". Star Time. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 32.
  13. 1 2 Masuo, Sandy (July 7, 1996). "Record Rack". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 52.
  14. 1 2 Gundersen, Edna (July 30, 1996). "Pop/Rock: Super Deluxe, Famous". USA Today. p. 10B.
  15. ↑ Monk, Katherine (August 17, 1995). "Super Deluxe Famous Tim/Kerr". Vancouver Sun. p. C8.
  16. ↑ "Super Deluxe". Trouser Press. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  17. ↑ Rodriguez, Kenn (June 7, 1996). "Fest's Not Exactly on Cutting Edge". Albuquerque Journal. p. E13.
  18. ↑ Riemenschneider, Chris (March 14, 1996). "Reviews of CDs by SXSW Bands". Austin American-Statesman. p. 34.
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