The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz

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The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 11, 2011 (2011-10-11)
Recorded Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California
Genre Psychedelic rock, blues rock, garage rock
Length50:26
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.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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." [2] 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." [3] 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.TitleLength
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
Additional personnel

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References

  1. Jason Lymangrover. "The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz – Review". AllMusic . Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  2. The Barman. "The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz". http://i94bar.com/reviews/radiomoscow.php. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. The Barman. "The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz". http://i94bar.com/reviews/radiomoscow.php. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. The Barman. "The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz". http://i94bar.com/reviews/radiomoscow.php. Retrieved February 15, 2012.