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This article is about the album by The Dandy Warhols. For the Gigolo Aunts song, see Tales from the Vinegar Side.
…The Dandy Warhols Come Down Studio album by The Dandy Warhols Released July 15, 1997 Recorded 1996 Genre Alternative rock, neo-psychedelia, power pop Length 66:23 Label Capitol Producer Tony Lash, The Dandy Warhols The Dandy Warhols chronology Dandys Rule OK
(1995)…The Dandy Warhols Come Down
(1997)Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia
(2000)Singles from ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down - "Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth"
Released: 1997 - "Every Day Should Be a Holiday"
Released: 1997 - "Boys Better"
Released: 1998
…The Dandy Warhols Come Down is the second studio album by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols, released in July 1997 on Capitol Records. The album features a change in style from the garage rock- and shoegaze-influenced sound of their previous album, Dandys Rule OK, to a more psychedelic, Britpop-influenced alternative rock sound with elements of power pop. It features the single "Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth", which helped to establish the band's popularity.[1]
It is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[2]
Contents
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, unless otherwise stated.
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Be-In" 7:00 2. "Boys Better" 4:31 3. "Minnesoter" 3:03 4. "Orange" 5:41 5. "I Love You" 4:12 6. "Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth" 3:11 7. "Every Day Should Be a Holiday" 4:02 8. "Good Morning" 5:01 9. "Whipping Tree" 3:49 10. "Green" 3:10 11. "Cool as Kim Deal" 3:03 12. "Hard On for Jesus" Taylor-Taylor, Peter Holmstrom 4:36 13. "Pete International Airport" Taylor-Taylor, Holmstrom 5:57 14. "The Creep Out" The Dandy Warhols 8:59 Vinyl bonus track No. Title Length 15. "One" Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [3]
Alternative Press (favourable)[4] The Austin Chronicle [5]
NME (favorable)[6] Piero Scaruffi [7]
Pitchfork (6.5/10)[8] Q [9]
Q [10]
Rolling Stone (favorable)[11] Select [12]
The album received a mixed critical reception. Allmusic criticised the album's consistency, writing "The band has talent for not just punchy hooks, but for layered sonics as well, but they don't know how to meld the two together."[3] Rolling Stone, on the other hand, called the album "the most exhilarating '60s-into-'90s excursion yet attempted by an American band", following with "if this is the Dandy Warhols coming down, the mind boggles at the thought of them flying high."[11]
Personnel
- Courtney Taylor-Taylor – vocals, guitar
- Zia McCabe – keyboards, bass (synthesized)
- Peter Holmstrom – guitar, vocals
- Eric Hedford – drums, vocals
- Tony Lash – keyboards, percussion
References
- ^ Dig!. 2004.
- ^ 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. 2008. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/steveparker/1001albums.htm. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Dandy Warhols Come Down - The Dandy Warhols". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r278311. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ Jeremy Helligar (1 September 1997). Alternative Press.
- ^ Raoul Hernandez (29 August 1997). "Record Reviews". The Austin Chronicle. http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/1997-08-29/529516/. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ NME.
- ^ "Dandy Warhols". scaruffi.com. Piero Scaruffi. http://www.scaruffi.com/vol5/dandywar.html. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ James P. Wisdom. "Pitchfork's ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down review (6.5 stars out of 10)". Pitchfork. http://www.slabtown.net/albums/reviews/album_pitchforkcomedown.html. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ Steve Malins. Q (June 1998).
- ^ Danny Eccleston. Q (December 2000).
- ^ a b Rolling Stone 764 (July 10 1997).
- ^ Steve Lowe. Select (June 1998).
External links
- ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down at The Dandy Warhols' official website
- ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down at Allmusic
- ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down at Discogs (list of releases)
Studio albums Dandys Rule OK · ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down · Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia · Welcome to the Monkey House · The Black Album · Odditorium or Warlords of Mars · …Earth to the Dandy Warhols… The Dandy Warhols Are Sound · This MachineCompilation albums Come On Feel the Dandy Warhols · The Capitol Years 1995–2007EPs Little Drummer Boy · Tales from Slabtown · Tales from Slabtown Vol. 2 · Bohemian Like You Australian Tour · Earth to the Remix E.P. Volume One · Earth to the Remix E.P. Volume TwoSingles "The Dandy Warhols' T.V. Theme Song" · "Ride" · "Every Day Should Be a Holiday" · "Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth" · "Boys Better" · "Get Off" · "Bohemian Like You" · "Godless" · "We Used to Be Friends" · "You Were the Last High" · "Plan A" · "Smoke It" · "All the Money or the Simple Life Honey" · "Horny as a Dandy" · "Have a Kick Ass Summer (Me and My Friends)" · "Good Luck Chuck" · "The World Come On" · "Mission Control" · "Blackbird"Related articles Categories:- 1990s alternative rock album stubs
- The Dandy Warhols albums
- 1997 albums
- Capitol Records albums
- "Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth"
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