Dither (moe. album)

Infobox Album | Name = Dither
Type = Studio album
Artist = moe.


Released = February 6 , 2001
Recorded = 1999 - 2000
Genre = Rock
Length = 1:12:58
Label = Fatboy Records
Producer = moe. & Jon Siket
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kk4gtq4zpu4o link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/moe/albums/album/177384/review/5942713/dither link]
Last album = "L Version 3.1"
(2000)
This album = "Dither"
(2001)
Next album = ""
(2001)

"Dither" is the fifth studio album by the American rock band moe. It was released on February 6, 2001 on the bands new, self-owned label Fatboy Records. It was their first album after their split with former label Sony BMG. It was recorded in several studios around the country, from the summer of 1999 through the summer of 2000. The album features guest appearances by DJ Logic, Kirk Juhas, and the Nykw-ILL bros.

Reception

Rolling Stone magazine noted that most of the songs are "airtight groove-adelia, compact essays in twin-guitar sunshine and boyish-vocal cheer" and that the album is "muscular guitar pop with room for rambling."cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/moe/albums/album/177384/review/5942713/dither|title=moe. Dither review|author=David Frick|posted=March 20, 2001|accessdate=2006-12-08] The Jambands.com review also says the song placement was "usually complementary, although [occasionally cluttered] " but noted that "when everything falls into place ... the disc is captivating"; Allmusic was more critical of the structure, however.cite web|url=http://www.jambands.com/mar01/monthly/cdreviews.html#cd1|title=Dither by moe.|author=Ezra Smith|accessdate=2006-12-08] cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:9jivad6kl8w6~T1|title=Dither by moe.|author=Jess Jarnow|accessdate=2006-12-08]

Track listing

#"Captain America" (Derhak) - 3:42
#"Faker" (Derhak) - 4:23
#"Understand" (Schnier) - 4:18
#"Tgorm" (Derhak) - 3:36
#"So Long" (Schnier) - 7:21
#"New York City" (Derhak) - 3:27
#"Can't Seem to Find" (Schnier) - 3:43
#"Water" (Derhak) - 7:08
#"Tambourine" (Derhak) - 2:17
#"In a Big Country" (Big Country) - 3:36
#"Rise" (Schnier) - 5:46
#"Opium" (Derhak) - 23:37

Personnel

moe.
*Vinnie Amico - drums
*Rob Derhak - bass, vocals
*Chuck Garvey - guitar (acoustic, electric), vocals
*Jim Loughlin - flute, percussion
*Al Schnier - guitar (acoustic, electric, 12 string), harmonica, piano, vocals, moog synthesizerPersonnel:
*Vinnie Balzano - drums
*Claudio Disefalo - performer
*DJ Logic - turntables
*Bill Emmons - engineer
*Jeff Jakubowski, Damian Shannon, John Shyloski - overdub assistants
*Kirk Juhas - Hammond synth
*Fred Kevorkian - mastering
*John Siket - producer, engineer, mixing
*Naomi Watanabe - assistant engineer

Still, Rolling Stone mentions that the band is a "few years and LPs away from" the transendence that the Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers Band, and Cream were able to attain. Jambands.com seemed a bit more optomistic, saying "moe.'s songwriting has pointed towards something more mature, beyond the frolicking rave-ups of musical youth."

Charts

Album - Billboard

References

External links

* [http://www.moe.org Official webpage for moe.]
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