Foma (album)

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Foma
Foma (The Nixons album - cover art).jpg
Studio album by
The Nixons
ReleasedMay 23, 1995
RecordedOne and One and Devonshire Studios, N. Hollywood, CA
Genre Alternative rock, hard rock
Label MCA [1]
Producer Mark Dodson, The Nixons
The Nixons chronology
Halo
(1994)		Foma
(1995)		 The Nixons
(1997)

Foma is the second album by the American band the Nixons, released in 1995. [2] [3] Its title was inspired by the 1963 novel Cat's Cradle , by Kurt Vonnegut. "Foma" is defined in the album's liner notes as "harmless untruths intended to comfort simple souls; lies." [4] Foma has sold more than 500,000 copies. [5]

Contents

The Nixons supported the album by touring with Gravity Kills. [6] "Sister" was a hit on alternative rock radio. [7]

Production

Recorded in Hollywood, the album was produced by Mark Dodson and the band. [8] [9] Seven of the tracks are rerecorded songs from the band's debut; of the remaining six, only three were written specifically for Foma. [10] [11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AllMusic staff writer Erik Crawford wrote "Foma opens with a scream and then delivers a hard rock romp that will delight fans of the heavy alternative genre". [12] The St. Petersburg Times praised the "aggressively hard-rockin' yet intelligent borderline metal sound." [13] The Dallas Morning News labeled Foma "old-fashioned big-statement rock with big-statement chords." [14]

The Dallas Observer called the album "enervating musically and downright silly and infuriating lyrically ... Which means, in short, they ain't no damn good any way you slice it." [15] The Santa Fe New Mexican concluded that "with the exception of 'Sister', none of the 13 cuts on Foma stand out either musically or lyrically; they are not particularly distinguishable from the general din that is modern rock radio." [16] The Philadelphia Inquirer deemed the band "pleasantly derivative." [17]

Track listing

All songs by The Nixons/Lyrics by Zac Maloy except where indicated.

  1. "Foma" – 3:13
  2. "Head" – 4:05
  3. "Sweet Beyond" – 3:32
  4. "Sister" – 4:28
  5. "Smile" – 4:07
  6. "JLM" ( Jesus Loves Me ) (William Batchelder Bradbury/ Anna Bartlett Warner) – 0:24
  7. "Fellowship" – 4:12
  8. "Wire" – 5:15
  9. "Trampoline" – 4:44
  10. "Drink the Fear" – 4:36
  11. "Blind" – 5:56
  12. "Passion" – 4:28
  13. "Happy Song" – 6:18

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

YearChartPosition
1996The Billboard 200 [18] 77

Singles - Billboard (United States)

YearSingleChartPosition
1996"Sister"Alternative Songs11

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  4. ↑ Foma (CD booklet). The Nixons. MCA. 1995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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