Puzzle (Dada album)

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Puzzle
DPuzzle.jpg
Studio album by
dada
Released1992
Recorded1992
Genre Rock
Length55:00
Label I.R.S.
Producer dada, Ken Scott
Dada chronology
Puzzle
(1992)		 American Highway Flower
(1994)

Puzzle is the debut album by the alternative rock group dada, released in 1992 on I.R.S. Records. [1] It contains the hit single "Dizz Knee Land". [2] The album peaked at No. 111 on the Billboard 200. [3] On July 13, 2004, the album was reissued with bonus tracks by Blue Cave Records.

Contents

A limited vinyl pressing of 2,000 copies was released as part of Record Store Day 2025.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Trouser Press noted that "the prevailing sensibility of Puzzle is skepticism about the Southern California dream and its undersides." [6] The Philadelphia Daily News wrote that "Dada mines a West Coast po-mo sensibility with its Los Angeles imagery, sunny tunes and radio-friendly vocal harmonies." [7] The Indianapolis Star said that "'Dorina' is pure craftsmanship, a tale of a barfly with a fantasy woman, perfectly expressed by spare, biting guitar with occasional breaks of scorching rock." [5]

Track listing

All songs written by Joie Calio and Michael Gurley except as noted.

  1. "Dorina" – 6:06
  2. "Mary Sunshine Rain" (Calio, Gurley, Phil Leavitt) – 4:39
  3. "Dog" – 4:13
  4. "Dizz Knee Land" (Calio, Gurley, Leavitt)– 4:06
  5. "Surround" – 3:38
  6. "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" – 4:42
  7. "Posters" – 4:05
  8. "Timothy" – 4:00
  9. "Dim" (Calio, Gurley, Leavitt) – 4:21
  10. "Who You Are" – 3:24
  11. "Puzzle" (Calio, Gurley, Leavitt) – 6:20
  12. "Moon" - 5:18
  1. "Dorina"
  2. "Mary Sunshine Rain"
  3. "Dog"
  4. "Dizz Knee Land"
  5. "Surround"
  6. "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow"
  7. "Posters"
  8. "Timothy"
  9. "Dim"
  10. "Who You Are"
  11. "Puzzle"
  12. "Moon"
  13. "Colour" [Bonus Track]
  14. "Opera" [Bonus Track]
  15. "Little Way" [Bonus Track]
  16. "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" [Bonus Video]

Personnel

dada

Additional musicians

Production

References

  1. ↑ Tianen, Dave (Jan 22, 1993). "Dada swims against current". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 16D.
  2. ↑ Harrison, Tom (Dec 11, 1992). "dada melds styles: Band capitalizes on rock tradition with a difference". The Province. p. C25.
  3. ↑ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 10. Mar 6, 1993. p. 90.
  4. ↑ Roch Parisien. "Puzzle Dada". AllMusic . Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  5. 1 2 Gilbert, Scott (Nov 2, 1992). "Dada Puzzle". The Indianapolis Star. p. C5.
  6. ↑ "dada". Trouser Press. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  7. ↑ Takiff, Jonathan (Oct 6, 1992). "Post-Modern Bands Arty Hearty". Features Yo!. Philadelphia Daily News. p. 36.
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