This Is Our Art

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This Is Our Art
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Studio album by
the Soup Dragons
Released1988
StudioPicnic, West Peckham, Kent; The Chocolate Factory, London; Power Plant, Willesden, London
Genre Rock, [1] pop
Label Sire [2]
Producer Julian Standen, Pete Brown
The Soup Dragons chronology
Hang-Ten!
(1987)		This Is Our Art
(1988)		 Lovegod
(1990)

This Is Our Art is the debut studio album by the Scottish band the Soup Dragons, released in 1988. [3] [4]

Contents

The album peaked at No. 60 on the UK Albums Chart. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Trouser Press wrote that the album demonstrates "an amazing range, yet there’s something insincere about these songs, which seemingly don’t know when to end." [10] The Washington Post stated that it displays "a deft, if overreaching, eclecticism." [11]

The Toronto Star deemed This Is Our Art "spikey guitar pop." [12] The Omaha World-Herald called it "catchier and more melodic" than the band's debut. [13]

AllMusic noted that "the Soup Dragons are far more effective when they're gorging themselves on bubblegum like the sweet jangle pop of 'Soft As Your Face' and 'Turning Stone'." [6] The Rolling Stone Album Guide panned the "astonishingly pointless stylistic range." [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sean Dickson; except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kingdom Chairs" 5:20
2."Great Empty Space" 3:01
3."The Majestic Head?" 3:34
4."Turning Stone" 2:48
5."Vacate My Space" 3:39
6."On Overhead Walkways" 2:25
7."Passion Protein" 5:22
8."King of the Castle" 2:46
9."Soft as Your Face" 3:39
10."Family Ways" 4:38
11."Another Dreamticket"music: Sushil K. Dade; lyrics: Sean Dickson2:58

Personnel

The Soup Dragons

with:

References

  1. ↑ Oldfield, Paul (May 7, 1988). "Albums". Melody Maker. Vol. 64, no. 19. p. 38.
  2. ↑ "The Soup Dragons Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Blackwell, Mark (Jan 1991). "New Music Preview". Spin. Vol. 6, no. 10. p. 41.
  4. ↑ Buckley, Peter (March 5, 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides.
  5. ↑ "SOUP DRAGONS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  6. 1 2 "This Is Our Art - The Soup Dragons | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  7. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 627.
  8. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1058.
  9. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 657.
  10. ↑ "Soup Dragons". Trouser Press. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  11. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (26 Oct 1990). "Post-Punks Mix Neo-Disco, Blues". The Washington Post. p. N18.
  12. ↑ Dafoe, Chris (2 Nov 1990). "Dragons roll on Stones tune". Toronto Star. p. D14.
  13. ↑ Healy, James (May 22, 1988). "The Soup Dragons, 'This Is Our Art'". Entertainment. Omaha World-Herald. p. SD.
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