Revenge of the Goldfish

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Revenge of the Goldfish
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Studio album by
Inspiral Carpets
Released5 October 1992 (1992-10-05) [1]
Studio
  • Amazon (Liverpool)
  • Windings (Wales)
  • Konk (London)
Genre Dance rock [2]
Length43:23
Label Mute
Producer Pascal Gabriel [3]
Inspiral Carpets chronology
The Beast Inside
(1991)		Revenge of the Goldfish
(1992)		 Devil Hopping
(1994)
Singles from Revenge of the Goldfish
  1. "Dragging Me Down"
    Released: 17 February 1992 [4]
  2. "Two Worlds Collide"
    Released: 18 May 1992 [5]
  3. "Generations"
    Released: 7 September 1992 [6]
  4. "Bitches Brew"
    Released: 2 November 1992 [7]

Revenge of the Goldfish is the third studio album by the English band Inspiral Carpets. [8] It was released on 5 October 1992 through Mute Records. [9] The band supported the album by touring with Sunscreem. [10]

Contents

The album's cover art is a (cropped) 1981 photograph of an installation by contemporary artist Sandy Skoglund, also titled Revenge of the Goldfish .

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Calgary Herald C+ [9]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
NME 8/10 [14]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]

The Toronto Star wrote that the album "returns to the punk-tinged sounds and loose feel of the Inspirals' debut, Life." [16] The Chicago Tribune opined that "singer Tom Hingley bogs things down with his syrupy, overwrought vocals." [12] The Los Angeles Times noted the "reverb-heavy guitars, grinding organs and brooding lyrics." [13]

Track listing

All songs written by Inspiral Carpets

  1. "Generations" – 2:44
  2. "Saviour" – 3:36
  3. "Bitches Brew" – 3:43
  4. "Smoking Her Clothes" – 3:36
  5. "Fire" – 3:24
  6. "Here Comes the Flood" – 3:50
  7. "Dragging Me Down" – 4:30
  8. "A Little Disappeared" – 2:48
  9. "Two Worlds Collide" – 4:25
  10. "Mystery" – 3:12
  11. "Rain Song" – 4:42
  12. "Irresistible Force" – 2:53

Singles

  1. Dung 16 – "Dragging Me Down" (1992)
  2. Dung 17 – "Two Worlds Collide" (1992)
  3. Dung 18 – "Generations" (1992)
  4. Dung 20 – "Bitches Brew" (1992)

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Revenge of the Goldfish
Chart (1992–1993)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [17] 123
UK Albums (OCC) [18] 17
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] 30
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [20] 15

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases". Music Week . 3 October 1992. p. 10.
  2. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (12 February 1993). "Rave-Rock Carpets; Sunscreem Disco". The Washington Post. p. N14.
  3. ↑ Kim, Jae-Ha (19 February 1993). "Wall-to-Wall of Sound - Inspiral Carpets Resist the Stain of 'Manchester' Label". Weekend Plus. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 5.
  4. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 15 February 1992. p. 21.
  5. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 16 May 1992. p. 19.
  6. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 5 September 1992. p. 21.
  7. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 31 October 1992. p. 21.
  8. ↑ "Inspiral Carpets". Melody Maker. 68 (38): 43. 19 September 1992.
  9. 1 2 Bell, Mike (25 October 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C3.
  10. ↑ Sullivan, Jim (19 February 1993). "Ephemeral but pleasant Inspiral Carpets". Arts & Film. The Boston Globe. p. 33.
  11. ↑ "Revenge of the Goldfish - Inspiral Carpets | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic .
  12. 1 2 Webber, Brad (12 November 1992). "Inspiral Carpets Revenge of the Goldfish". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
  13. 1 2 McOmber, J. Martin (29 November 1992). "In Brief". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 54.
  14. ↑ "Inspiral Carpets: Revenge of the Goldfish". NME : 36. 3 October 1992.
  15. ↑ "Inspiral Carpets: Revenge of the Goldfish". Q . November 1992. p. 112.
  16. ↑ Punter, Jennie (1 October 1992). "Inspiral Carpets breeze in to play for fans who made them No. 1". Toronto Star. p. E8.
  17. ↑ "Inspiral Carpets chart history, received from ARIA on 23 November 2021". ARIA . Retrieved 24 June 2024– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
  18. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
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