Revenge of the Goldfish

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Revenge of the Goldfish
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Studio album by
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

  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

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