Voyager (Space Needle album)

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Voyager
Voyager (Space Needle) album cover.gif
Studio album by
Released1995
Genre Indie rock
Length41:47
Label Zero Hour Records
Space Needle chronology
Voyager
(1995)
The Moray Eels Eat The Space Needle
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [2]
Orlando Sentinel Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Spin 7/10 [4]

Voyager is the debut album by Space Needle, released in 1995. [5] [6]

Contents

Critical reception

The Orlando Sentinel called the album "mysterious, often combining lo-fi sound and mock-futuristic sound effects." [3] Guitar Player wrote that Space Needle "shoots into the astral realm with billowing feedback clusters, pulsating noise dementia, and scattershot drum grooves—like Hendrix playing the 'Star-Spangled Banner' in a Long Island basement." [7]

Paste listed Voyager as the ninth best indie rock album of 1995. [8]

Track listing

  1. "Eyes To The World" 3:40
  2. ""Dreams"" 2:03
  3. "Put It On The Glass" 2:49
  4. "Beers In Heaven" 4:55
  5. "Patrick Ewing" 3:49
  6. "Starry Eyes" 4:56
  7. "Before I Lose My Style" 5:42
  8. "Scientific Mapp/Junky's Fingers/Callwood's Lament" 13:47

Personnel

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References

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  2. Christgau, Robert. "Space Needle". Robert Christgau.
  3. 1 2 Gettelman, Parry (18 Aug 1995). "SPACE NEEDLE". Orlando Sentinel. Calendar. p. 6.
  4. Davis, Erik (Aug 1995). "Spins". Spin. 11 (5): 95–97.
  5. "Space Needle Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
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  8. "The 20 Best Indie Rock Albums of 1995". pastemagazine.com. June 30, 2020.