The Moray Eels Eat the Space Needle

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The Moray Eels Eat The Space Needle
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Studio album by
Space Needle
Released1997
Genre Rock, art rock, experimental
Length66:18
Label Zero Hour [1]
Producer Adam Lasus, J. Cox, Space Needle [2]
Space Needle chronology
Voyager
(1995)		The Moray Eels Eat The Space Needle
(1997)		 Recordings 1994-1997
(2006)

The Moray Eels Eat the Space Needle is the second album by the American band Space Needle, released in 1997. [3] [4] Its title is a tribute to a 1968 album by the Holy Modal Rounders. [5] The album artwork is by the British artist Roger Dean. [6]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Pitchfork Media 6.6/10 [9]

Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Whereas Space Needle genuinely broke new ground with the eerie, distortion-drenched sound collages of their debut, they now seem a bizarre parody of themselves, liberally mixing several of the most self-indulgent musical genres—from free jazz to prog rock—into one overlong, soporific outing." [10] The Austin Chronicle thought that "Space Needle just can't seem to make up their mind about whether they want to be cacophonous feedback pushers or subtle purveyors of sweet melody." [8]

Spin deemed the album "a handful of pretty 'lullabies' encased in an infinitely longer handful of space rock instrumentals." [11]

Track listing

  1. "Where the Fuck's My Wallet" (Ehrbar, Gatland, Parker) 13:20
  2. "Flowers for Algernon" (Ehrbar, Gatland, Parker) 7:47
  3. "Never Lonely Alone" (Ehrbar) 3:57
  4. "Love Left Us Strangers" (Ehrbar) 4:00
  5. "Hyapatia Lee" (Buckholtz, Ehrbar, Gatland, Parker) 9:29
  6. "Old Spice" (Ehrbar) 3:21
  7. "Hot for Krishna" (Buckholtz, Ehrbar, Gatland, Parker) 2:33
  8. "More Than Goodnight" (Ehrbar) 3:56
  9. "Bladewash" (Ehrbar, Gatland, Parker) 11:44
  10. "One Kind of Lullaby" (Parker) 6:11

Personnel

Additional personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Lost Classics: Space Needle "The Moray Eels Eat The Space Needle"". Magnet. February 22, 2009.
  2. ↑ Verna, Paul (February 1, 1997). "The Moray Eels Eat The Space Needle". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 5. p. 63.
  3. ↑ "Space Needle Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ "The Needle and the Damage Done". mycitypaper.com.
  5. ↑ Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. Macmillan. ISBN   9781250083616 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ DiCostanzo, Frank (March 8, 1997). "Space Needle Campaign Has It Covered". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 10. p. 44.
  7. ↑ AllMusic review
  8. 1 2 "Record Reviews". www.austinchronicle.com.
  9. ↑ "Space Needle: The Moray Eels Eat The...: Pitchfork Record Review". May 4, 2008. Archived from the original on May 4, 2008.
  10. ↑ "The Moray Eels Eat the Space Needle". EW.com.
  11. ↑ Weisbard, Eric (February 1997). "Whatever". Spin. 12 (11): 91.
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