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
ReleasedJanuary 21, 1997
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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork Media 6.6/10 [5]

The Moray Eels Eat the Space Needle is the second album by the American band Space Needle, released in 1997. [6] [7] Its title is a tribute to a 1968 album by the Holy Modal Rounders. [8] The album artwork is by the British artist Roger Dean. [9]

Contents

Critical reception

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." [4]

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

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