The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz

The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz
Studio album by Radio Moscow
Released	October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11)
Recorded	Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California
Genre	Psychedelic rock, blues rock, garage rock
Length	50:26
Label	Alive Naturalsound
Producer	Parker Griggs
Radio Moscow chronology
Brain Cycles (2009) The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz (2011) 3 & 3 Quarters (2012)

The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz is the third studio album by American psychedelic rock band Radio Moscow. Released on October 11, 2011, it was recorded, mixed and mastered at California's Prairie Sun Recording Studios, produced by frontman Parker Griggs.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Classic Rock	[2]
PopMatters	[3]

A reviewer identified as the Barman from i94bar.com describes Radio Moscow as "an old-style power trio with an overload of psychedelic headspace, structured around guitarist Parker Griggs whose exemplary six-string work carves sonic holes." ^[4] He goes on to describe "The Great Escape of Lesilie Magnafuzz" as an album filled to the brim with "spiraling guitar lines and warm yet slightly disembodied Griggs vocals run through bubbling bass-lines and drumming that's all over the kit but firmly anchored to the floor." ^[4] While wrapping up his review, the Barman commends Radio Moscow for tapping into "a motherlode of bluesy, heavy but nimble psych", adding that it's "no wonder they've enjoyed the patronage of The Black Keys." ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Parker Griggs; "Little Eyes" and "Summer of 1942" co-written by Zach Anderson.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Little Eyes"	4:46
2.	"No Time"	3:47
3.	"Speed Freak"	3:14
4.	"Creepin'"	3:28
5.	"Turtle Back Rider"	4:19
6.	"Densaflorativa"	3:31
7.	"I Don't Need Nobody"	4:55
8.	"Misleading Me"	3:54
9.	"Summer of 1942"	2:59
10.	"Insideout"	5:12
11.	"Deep Down Below"	5:06
12.	"Open Your Eyes"	5:24

Personnel

Radio Moscow

• Parker Griggs – vocals, guitars, drums, percussion, harmonica, production, mixing, illustrations
• Zach Anderson – bass

Additional personnel

• Jason D'Ottavio – engineering, mixing
• Tim Gennert – mastering
• Allison Cobb – artwork
• Geoff Crowe – layout

References

1. Jason Lymangrover. "The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz – Review". AllMusic . Retrieved October 18, 2011.
2. Kendall, Jo (14 January 2012). "Radio Moscow: The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz". Classic Rock . Retrieved February 17, 2025.
3. Ezell, Brice (23 November 2011). "Radio Moscow: The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz". PopMatters . Archived from the original on November 24, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
4. Barman, The. "The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz - Radio Moscow (Alive Naturalsound)". i94bar.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2025.