Panic On

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Panic On
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1994
RecordedWaterfront Studios, Hoboken, NJ
Genre Alternative rock, indie pop
Length51:05
Label Seed Records, Atlantic Records
Producer Madder Rose, Mark Freegard
Madder Rose chronology
Bring it Down
(1993)
Panic On
(1994)
Tragic Magic
(1997)

Panic On is the second album by indie pop band Madder Rose, released in March 1994 on Atlantic Records.

Contents

Recording

The album was recorded with, and co-produced by, Mark Freegard at Waterfront Studios in Hoboken, New Jersey. [1] According to Madder Rose guitarist Billy Cote, the band recorded Panic On just after they had finished touring, and had only ten days to prepare for the recording sessions. He has also said that it was very easy to record the album's songs. [2] After the album was recorded, the band's bassist, Matt Verta-Ray, left the band, whereupon they had five weeks to choose a new one; they settled on Chris Giammalvo from Eve's Plum. [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Consumer Guide Rating-Christgau-neither.png [4]
Entertainment Weekly A– [5]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Spin Solid lime.svg [8]

Among the many critics who reviewed Panic On favorably was Rolling Stone 's Kara Manning, who wrote that it "beautifully blends poetry and mayhem" and gave it 4 out of 5 stars. [7] Robert Christgau, however, was less complimentary, awarding the album a "neither", which, according to him, denotes an album that "may impress once or twice with consistent craft or an arresting track or two. Then it won't." [4]

Track listing

  1. Sleep, Forever
  2. Car Song
  3. Panic On
  4. What Holly Sees
  5. Almost Lost My Mind
  6. Drop A Bomb
  7. Ultra Anxiety (Teenage Style)
  8. Happy New Year
  9. Day In, Day Out
  10. Margaret
  11. Foolish Ways
  12. Black Eye Town
  13. When You Smile
  14. Mad Dog

Personnel

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