Meson Ray

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Meson Ray
Meson Ray.jpg
Studio album by
the Ernies
ReleasedApril 20, 1999
Genre
Length41:08
Label Mojo/Jive
Producer Howard Benson [1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Meson Ray is the third, and last, studio album by the alternative/ska band the Ernies, released in 1999. Meson Ray was the first record by the Ernies to be released under Mojo Records. [1] [3] The album includes the band's biggest single, "Here and Now," which was featured in the popular 1999 video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater , as well as in the 2004 documentary The Rise & Fall Of ECW .

Contents

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote that "even if the band's instrumental arsenal were suddenly muted by a power failure, its lyrics would suggest an almost relentlessly manic pulse tempered by a disarming sense of irony and humor." [4] CMJ New Music Report wrote: "Partying like it's 1989, the Ernies are to skate culture what the Black Crowes are to classic rock 'n' roll--a soothing throwback to a period of time close to the heart of funk rock historians." [5]

Track listing

All songs written by Will Hummel, except where noted.

  1. "Polarized" - 3:49
  2. "Here and Now" - 3:30
  3. "Fire" (Hummel, Mike Hughes) - 3:16
  4. "Winter Stars (You and I)" - 4:02
  5. "Organism" - 5:23
  6. "The Hitman Tommy Stearns" - 4:50
  7. "It's Digestible" - 3:26
  8. "Where Do You Hide?" - 3:35
  9. "Bacteria" - 3:19
  10. "You Are Everywhere" - 2:25
  11. "Mr. Benson and the Meson Ray (SOD-1)" (Hughes, Hayes Smith) - 3:33

Band members

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References

  1. 1 2 Inc, Nielsen Business Media (April 17, 1999). "Popular Uprisings". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Meson Ray". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "The Ernies". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  4. ↑ Joyce, Mike (July 2, 1999). "THE ERNIES" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  5. ↑ Inc, CMJ Network (April 5, 1999). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. – via Google Books.



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