Living Room Scene

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Living Room Scene
Living Room Scene.jpg
Studio album by
Dillon Fence
Released1994
Studio Ardent
Genre Rock
Label Mammoth/Atlantic [1]
Producer Mark Freegard
Dillon Fence chronology
Outside In
(1993)		Living Room Scene
(1994)		Live at the Cat's Cradle
(2001)

Living Room Scene is an album by the American band Dillon Fence, released in 1994. [2] [3] It was the band's final studio album; half the band left shortly after its release, forcing singer Greg Humphreys and drummer Scott Carle to support it with two new touring musicians. [4] [5] The title track, about living in a college town, was the first single. [6] [7]

Contents

Production

The bulk of the album was recorded over six weeks at Ardent Studios, in Memphis, Tennessee. [6] [8] It was produced by Mark Freegard. [9] "Fayetteville", the closing instrumental track, was written by Humphreys and performed by his grandmother on her Young Chang piano. [10] [11] "High School Sap" is an instrumental. [12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
The Charlotte Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [8]
Music Week Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
The Tampa Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [15]

Trouser Press wrote that "Humphreys exercises a raspy Rod Stewart voice (which he intimated on Outside In) and a fat ’70s Gibson SG tone on the title track, then downplays both in the cushy electric soul folds of 'Laughs' and the squalling harmony pop of 'Queen of the In-Between'." [16] The Washington Post opined that "the band's most memorable songs tend to be its most derivative ones: 'Coffee Cup' begins with singer Greg Humphreys emulating Rod Stewart, while 'Unnoticed' bears more than a passing resemblance to the Church." [17]

The State called the album "superb," writing that Dillon Fence's music "is catchy, edgy and often Beatlesque." [18] The Record praised the "spontaneity and looseness" of the music, stating that on "Laughs" "Humphreys' vocals and layered background harmonies float amid turbulent rhythm guitars." [19] The Richmond Times-Dispatch stated: "Three-part harmonies, husky to screechy lead vocals, jangling or dense guitar tracks and propulsive drumming make for a fine pop and rock listen." [20]

AllMusic wrote that the album "combines some absolutely stellar '90s power-pop with tasty, '70s, stud-rock guitars and a big dollop of blue-eyed soul." [13]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Living Room Scene" 
2."Laughs" 
3."Queen of the In-Between" 
4."The Right Road" 
5."Unnoticed" 
6."High School Sap" 
7."Day After Tomorrow" 
8."Where's Your Kiss" 
9."Coffee Cup" 
10."Stranded" 
11."Turnstile" 
12."Chain Letter" 
13."Fayetteville" 

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Findlay, Prentiss (December 15, 1994). "Screamin' Cheetahs live the life they love". The Post and Courier. p. E14.
  2. ↑ "Dillon Fence Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Phialas, Mark (August 25, 1995). "Dillon Fence has plenty to hoot and crow about". Preview. The Herald-Sun. p. 3.
  4. ↑ Parker, Chris (December 19, 2012). "After a quarter-century of making music in the Triangle, Greg Humphreys heads north". Indy Week.
  5. ↑ Menconi, David (December 9, 1994). "Fenced In". What's Up. The News & Observer. p. 10.
  6. 1 2 Knauss, Christina Lee (September 2, 1994). "Chapel Hill's Dillon Fence brings new sounds to the beach". The Sun News. p. 13.
  7. ↑ "Single Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 39. September 24, 1994. p. 73.
  8. 1 2 Johnson, Kenneth (August 26, 1994). "Rock/pop". The Charlotte Observer. p. 5F.
  9. ↑ "Riding the Fence of Fame". Daily Press. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  10. ↑ Haymes, Greg (December 8, 1994). "Loud, Rowdy Everclear Trio to Visit Bogie's". Times Union. p. P4.
  11. ↑ Futch, Michael (November 4, 1994). "It's a Family Affair". At Ease. The Fayetteville Observer.
  12. ↑ Menconi, David (September 16, 1994). "Correcting that first impression". What's Up. The News & Observer. p. 11.
  13. 1 2 "Living Room Scene". AllMusic .
  14. ↑ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week . December 24, 1994. p. 26. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  15. ↑ Ross, Curtis (January 13, 1995). "Dillon Fence, Living Room Scene". Friday Extra!. The Tampa Tribune. p. 21.
  16. ↑ "Dillon Fence". Trouser Press. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  17. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (September 23, 1994). "Dillon Straddles Consistency Fence". The Washington Post. p. N20.
  18. ↑ Miller, Michael (September 8, 1995). "Hootie Invites a Family of Bands to the Ballpark". The State. p. D4.
  19. ↑ Porter, Mark (April 7, 1995). "In the Clubs". Lifestyle. The Record. p. 6.
  20. ↑ McCarty, Patrick (October 27, 1994). "Robbie Robertson Might As Well Have Recorded Himself Thinking". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. D22.
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