Hazel (album)

Hazel
Studio album by Red Krayola
Released	November 19, 1996
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	51:10
Label	Drag City [1]
Red Krayola chronology
Amor and Language (1995) Hazel (1996) Live 1967 (1998)

Hazel is an album by the experimental rock band Red Krayola, released in 1996 by Drag City. ^{[2] [3]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Alternative Press	[5]
The Austin Chronicle	[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[7]
Entertainment Weekly	A− [8]
Rolling Stone	[9]

The Austin Chronicle wrote that "although a lot of Hazel is presented in a cut-and-paste carnival of strange narratives, short bursts of guitar/synthesizer, and bold U-turns galore, songs like 'I'm So Blasé' and 'Larking' capture the same infinite pop energy Chris Bell once reigned in." ^[6] Magnet wrote that it possessed "a leaner, more subtle weirdness than previous records." ^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm So Blase"	2:31
2.	"Duck & Cover"	1:53
3.	"Duke of Newcastle"	4:14
4.	"Decaf the Planet"	2:12
5.	"GAO"	3:21
6.	"Larking"	3:31
7.	"Jimmy Two Bad"	3:38
8.	"Falls"	4:56
9.	"We Feel Fine"	2:49
10.	"5123881"	2:34
11.	"Hollywood"	1:14
12.	"Another Song, Another Satan"	3:01
13.	"Boogie"	3:58
14.	"Dad"	3:36
15.	"Father Abraham"	4:14
16.	"Serenade"	3:28

Personnel

• Werner Büttner
• Michael Baldwin
• David Grubbs
• George Hurley
• Lynn Johnston
• Hei Han Khiang
• John McEntire
• Albert Oehlen
• Jim O'Rourke
• Stephen Prina
• Elisa Randazzo
• Mary Lass Stewart
• Mayo Thompson
• Tom Watson
• Christopher Williams

References

1. "The Red Krayola - Hazel | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.
2. Kenny, Glenn; Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Red Crayola". Trouser Press . Retrieved May 26, 2016.
3. "Declarations of Independents". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 7, 1996 – via Google Books.
4. Unterberger, Richie. "Hazel". Allmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
5. "Hazel", Alternative Press , March 1997, pg. 74. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
6. "Record Reviews". The Austin Chronicle.
7. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958 – via Google Books.
8. Brunner, Rob, "Hazel", Entertainment Weekly , December 1996. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
9. "Hazel", Rolling Stone , February 1997, pg. 68-70. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
10. Miller, Eric T. (June 2, 2006). "The Red Krayola: Outside the Lines". Magnet.

External links

• Hazel at Discogs (list of releases)