Midnight Radio (Big Head Todd and the Monsters album)

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Midnight Radio
Midnight Radio.jpg
Live album by
Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Released1990
RecordedMarch 8 – May 4, 1990
VenueBoulder Theater, Boulder, Colorado; Cabaret Metro, Chicago, Illinois; KVSC, St. Cloud, Minnesota; Matt's Living Room, Indianapolis, Indiana
Genre Rock
Length63:16
Label Big Records
Producer John Burris, Andy Torri, and Big Head Todd and The Monsters
Big Head Todd and the Monsters chronology
Another Mayberry
(1989)		Midnight Radio
(1990)		 Sister Sweetly
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Midnight Radio is the second studio album by Big Head Todd and the Monsters that was released in 1990.

Big Head Todd and the Monsters

Big Head Todd and the Monsters are a rock band formed in 1984 in Colorado. The band has released a number of albums since 1989 with their 1993 album Sister Sweetly going platinum in the United States. The band has developed a sizable live following especially in the Mountain States of the United States.

Contents

The album was released on the band's own label, Big Records, which released their debut album Another Mayberry . Artwork for the album was created by Chris Mars of The Replacements. Songs from the album, including an earlier version of their hit "Bittersweet", were recorded at live shows, sound checks, and basement jam sessions. [1]

The Replacements (band) American rock band

The Replacements were an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979. Initially a punk rock band, they are considered one of the pioneers of alternative rock. The band was composed of the guitarist and vocalist Paul Westerberg, guitarist Bob Stinson, bass guitarist Tommy Stinson and drummer Chris Mars for most of its career. Following several acclaimed albums, including Let It Be and Tim, Bob Stinson left the band in 1986, and Slim Dunlap joined as lead guitarist. Steve Foley replaced Mars in 1990. Towards the end of the band's career, Westerberg exerted more control over the creative output. The group disbanded in 1991, with the members eventually pursuing various projects. A reunion was announced on October 3, 2012. The band is referred to by their nickname "The 'Mats" by fans, which originated as an abbreviation of "The Placemats," a mispronunciation of their name.

After the success of Sister Sweetly , Warner Bros. Records re-released Midnight Radio in 1994.

<i>Sister Sweetly</i> album by Big Head Todd and the Monsters

Sister Sweetly is the third studio album by Colorado rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters, released in 1993. It was the band's first album with Giant Records, and sold over 1,000,000 copies, going platinum. It was on the charts for over a year, but never hit the top half of the Billboard 200, peaking at number 117.

Warner Bros. Records American record label

Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and headquartered in Burbank, California. It was founded in 1958 as the recorded music division of the American film studio Warner Bros., and was one of a group of labels owned and operated by larger parent corporations for much of its existence. The sequence of companies that controlled Warner Bros. and its allied labels evolved through a convoluted series of corporate mergers and acquisitions from the early 1960s to the early 2000s. Over this period, Warner Bros. Records grew from a struggling minor player in the music industry to one of the top record labels in the world.

Track listing

All songs written by Todd Park Mohr

  1. "Vincent of Jersey" – 1:13
  2. "The Leaving Song" – 4:26
  3. "Dinner with Ivan" – 4:34
  4. "Bittersweet" – 6:14
  5. "The Moose Song" – 6:18
  6. "Cold Blooded" – 1:49
  7. "Soul Children" – 4:35
  8. "Love Betsy" – 6:03
  9. "Midnight Radio" – 6:01
  10. "City on Fire" – 3:42
  11. "Monument in Green" – 7:07
  12. "Ann Arbor Grandfather" - 3:58
  13. "Elvis" - 6:53
  14. "Untitled" - 0:31

Personnel

Todd Park Mohr is the singer and guitarist for the American rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters, as well as being their namesake and primary lyricist. A founding member of the band, he also occasionally provides keyboards and saxophone.

Production

John Burns is a British recording engineer best known for his credits with noted bands of the 1970s including Jethro Tull, Clouds, Genesis, John Martyn and reggae acts Burning Spear, Jimmy Cliff and Toots & The Maytals.

Chris Mars is an American painter and musician. He was the drummer for the seminal Minneapolis alternative-rock band The Replacements from 1979 to 1990, and then he joined the informal supergroup Golden Smog before beginning a solo career. Mars more or less left music behind in the late '90s in order to concentrate on his artwork.

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References

  1. 1 2 Griffith, JT. "Midnight Radio". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Midnight Radio - Big Head Todd & the Monsters | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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