Alive & Amplified

Infobox Album | | Name = Alive & Amplified
Type = Album
Artist = The Mooney Suzuki


Released = August 24, 2004
Recorded = Spring 2004
Genre = Garage Rock
Length = 40:58
Label = Columbia
Producer = The Matrix
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0ifrxqesldhe~T1 link]
*Pitchfork (5.0/10) [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20024/Mooney_Suzuki_Alive_and_Amplified 8/24/2004]
Last album = "Electric Sweat"
(2002)
This album = "Alive & Amplified"
(2004)
Next album = "Have Mercy" (2007)

"Alive & Amplified" is The Mooney Suzuki's fourth studio album, and their second under Columbia Records. Released on August 24, 2004, it came two years after their third album, Electric Sweat. It was recorded in various locations, including Paramount Studios, Ameraycan Studios, and Decoy Studios, all located in Los Angeles, California. Of its content, the band said it is "dense, kaleidoscopic, and that you could spend hours uncovering little nuggets of goodness." Many of the songs assume sexual innuendos, such as "Primitive Condition", "Alive & Amplified", "Shake That Bush Again", "Loose 'n' Juicy", "Messin' in the Dressin' Room", and "Naked Lady". Of the song "New York Girls", Sammy James, Jr. said "I love the song California Girls, and the women of New York didn't get a fair shake in California Girls, and he thought the New York Girls needed their fair shake, so we gave that to them."

Track listing

All songs written by Sammy James Jr. and Graham Tyler except where noted
#"Primitive Condition" – 4:18
#"Alive & Amplified" (James Jr., Tyler, Graham Edwards, Scott Spock, and Lauren Christy) – 3:04
#"Legal High" (James Jr., Tyler, Edwards, Spock, and Christy) – 2:50
#"New York Girls" (James Jr., Tyler, Edwards, Spock, and Christy) – 3:55
#"Shake That Bush Again" – 3:38
#"Sometimes Somethin'" – 4:39
#"Loose 'n' Juicy" – 3:11
#"Hot Sugar" – 3:22
#"Messin' in the Dressin' Room" – 3:47
#"Naked Lady" – 8:05

Hidden Track

Find "Love Bus" by fast forwarding after "Naked Lady". Song starts at 5:13 (approx.) "Love Bus" uses a similar riff to "Legal High."

Personnel

*Sammy James Jr. - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Percussion
*Graham Tyler - Lead Guitar, Vocals, Percussion
*Augie Wilson - Drum Kit, Percussion, Vocals
*Michael Miles - Bass Guitar, Percussion, Vocals
*Mike Finnegan - Clavinet on "New York Girls", Hammond Organ on "Sometimes Somethin'" and "Naked Lady"
*Lynn Davis - Vocals on "Alive & Amplified", "Loose 'n' Juicy", and "Naked Lady"
*The Matrix - Additional Vocals on "Alive & Amplified"
*Victor Indrizzo - Additional Percussion

References

External links

*The Mooney Suzuki Official Website [http://www.themooneysuzuki.com]
*The Mooney Suzuki's Myspace [http://www.myspace.com/themooneysuzuki]