The Beast Inside

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The Beast Inside
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Studio album by
Inspiral Carpets
Released22 April 1991 (1991-04-22) [1]
Recorded Ridge Farm Studios, Surrey
Genre Indie rock, Madchester
Length56:11
Label Mute [2]
Producer Chris Nagle
Inspiral Carpets chronology
Life
(1990)		The Beast Inside
(1991)		 Revenge of the Goldfish
(1992)
Singles from The Beast Inside
  1. "Caravan"
    Released: 18 March 1991 [3]
  2. "Please Be Cruel"
    Released: 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Entertainment Weekly C+ [6]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Select 4/5 [2]

The Beast Inside is the second studio album from British indie rock band Inspiral Carpets. [9] [10] It was released on 22 April 1991 on Mute Records.

Contents

The album made the Top 10 in the United Kingdom. [11]

Critical reception

The Rolling Stone Album Guide called the album "a leap forward," writing that "Sleep Well Tonight" "recalled the Velvets at their most Teutonically romantic." [8] Trouser Press called it "a misbegotten attempt at formula- tinkering that broadens the band’s dynamic net but doesn’t pull anything worthwhile in." [12] The Los Angeles Times wrote that The Beast Inside "bears plenty of beat-heavy ecstasy, as well as sounds o’ the ‘60s (notably Clint Boon’s swirling organ)." [10] The Chicago Tribune wrote that "few of the tunes are immediate powerhouses, but as the Carpets maintain their garage-rock energy while keeping the soundscapes changing ... they provide their eventual, if minor, rewards." [13]

Track listing

LP: Cow Records / DUNG 14 (UK)

  1. "Caravan" (4:17)
  2. "Please Be Cruel" (3:38)
  3. "Born Yesterday" (5:23)
  4. "Sleep Well Tonight" (5:10)
  5. "Grip" (3:16)
  6. "Beast Inside" (5:09)
  7. "Niagara" (7:10)
  8. "Mermaid" (4:29)
  9. "Further Away" (13:38)
  10. "Dreams Are All We Have" (4:01)

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [14] 157
UK Albums (Official Charts Company)5

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References

  1. ↑ "New Releases". Music Week . 20 April 1991. p. 14.
  2. 1 2 Griffiths, Nick (May 1991). "The Beastly Boys". Select: 70.
  3. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 16 March 1991. p. 19.
  4. ↑ "The Beast Inside - Inspiral Carpets | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  5. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 481.
  6. ↑ "The Beast Inside". EW.com.
  7. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 576.
  8. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 344.
  9. ↑ "Inspiral Carpets | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  10. 1 2 "SUMMER ALBUM ROUNDUP : A New Weave From Manchester Lads : *** INSPIRAL CARPETS "The Beast Inside" Mute/Elektra". Los Angeles Times. 30 June 1991.
  11. ↑ Buckley, Peter (22 October 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN   9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  12. ↑ "Inspiral Carpets". Trouser Press. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  13. ↑ Caro, Mark. "Inspiral CarpetsThe Beast Inside (Mute/Elektra) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)Inspiral Carpets..." chicagotribune.com.
  14. ↑ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 12 August 1991" . Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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