Visions of Excess

Infobox Album |
Name = Visions of Excess
Type = Album
Artist = The Golden Palominos


Released = 1985
Recorded = Radio City Music Hall Studio
Genre = Rock
Length = 37:09
Label = Celluloid
Producer = Anton Fier
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:78q8g4sttv1z link]
Last album = "The Golden Palominos"
(1983)
This album = "Visions of Excess"
(1985)
Next album = "Blast of Silence"
(1986)

"Visions of Excess" is the second album by the Golden Palominos, which were composed of a largely different line-up than appeared on their first album. It included a cover of Moby Grape's "Omaha", with Michael Stipe singing lead.

Track listing

ide one

# "Boy [Go] " (Anton Fier, Jody Harris, Michael Stipe) – 5:30
# "Clustering Train" (Fier, Harris, Stipe) – 6:07
# "Omaha" (Skip Spence) – 3:11
# "The Animal Speaks" (Robert Kidney) – 4:07

ide two

# "Silver Bullet" (Fier, Harris, Syd Straw, Cullum) – 5:09
# "(Kind of) True" (Fier, Harris, Straw) – 4:47
# "Buenos Aires" (Fier, Nicky Skopelitis, Straw) – 3:48
# "Only One Party" (Fier, Harris, Arto Lindsay) – 4:30

Personnel

*Anton Fier - drums, DMX, percussion
*Bill Laswell - bass
*Jody Harris - guitars, slide guitar
*Richard Thompson - guitars
*Mike Hampton - guitar
*Henry Kaiser - guitars
*Nicky Skopelitis - guitars
*Arto Lindsay - guitar, vocals
*Chris Stamey - guitar, piano, vocals
*Bernie Worrell - Hammond organ
*Carla Bley - Hammond organ
*Syd Straw - vocals
*Michael Stipe - vocals
*Jack Bruce - vocals, harp
*John Lydon - vocals