Grinderman (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Grinderman
Type = Album
Artist = Grinderman


Released = March 5, 2007
Recorded = RAK Studios, London, March 2006
Genre = Garage rock
Length = 40:03
Label = ANTI- / Mute Records
Producer = Nick Launay, Grinderman
Reviews =

* AMG Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fxfyxqurldfe~T1 link]
* "Aversion" Rating|4|5 [http://www.aversion.com/bands/reviews.cfm?f_id=3041 link]
* "Entertainment.ie" Rating|3|5 [http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Grinderman---Grinderman/4893.htm link]
* "The Guardian" Rating|4|5 [http://music.guardian.co.uk/rock/alexispetridis/story/0,,2019135,00.html link]
* "Mansized" Rating|4|5 [http://www.mansized.co.uk/reviews/review.phtml/522/649.html link]
* Music Emissions Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.musicemissions.com/artists/albums/index.php?album_id=6187 link]
* Pitchfork Media (7.7/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/42040-grinderman link]
* "Playlouder" Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.playlouder.com/review/+grinderman-0/ link]
* "PopMatters" rating-10|8 [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/31993/grinderman-grinderman1/ link]
* Stylus Magazine (B+) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/grinderman/grinderman.htm April 10, 2007]

"Grinderman" is the self-titled debut of the band Grinderman, a side project of various members of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, specifically, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos. Aiming to recreate the more raw, primal sound of all the band members' pasts, the songs reflect a different side of Nick Cave when compared to his recent work with the Bad Seeds. The album has had mild success in the US, hitting #1 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. "Honey Bee (Let's Fly to Mars)" was #97 on "Rolling Stone"'s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. [No byline (December 11, 2007). [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601363/the_100_best_songs_of_2007/25 "The 100 Best Songs of 2007"] "Rolling Stone". Retrieved 2007-12-21]

Track listing

Lyrics by Nick Cave, music by Grinderman.

# "Get It On" – 3:07
# "No Pussy Blues" – 4:20
# "Electric Alice" – 3:15
# "Grinderman" – 4:33
# "Depth Charge Ethel" – 3:47
# "Go Tell the Women" – 3:24
# "(I Don't Need You To) Set Me Free" – 4:06
# "Honey Bee (Let's Fly to Mars)" – 3:18
# "Man in the Moon" – 2:10
# "When My Love Comes Down" – 3:32
# "Love Bomb" – 4:26

Quotes

* Warren Ellis: "It was meant to be really open liberating thing, push those elements where we'd normally say 'I don't know about that' and push on, relentless."
* Nick Cave: "We're just searching for a bit of freedom"
* Jim Sclavunos: "Ceaselessly banging away."
* Warren Ellis: "Having Nick on the guitar changed the whole dynamic of the thing and threw us into a much more rudimentary ballpark."
* Martyn Casey: "It wasn't consciously two fingers to maturity but I remember thinking, all the way through, 'This isn't bad for a bunch of old farts.'"

Personnel

* Nick Cave - Vocals, Electric Guitar, Electric Organ, Piano
*Warren Ellis - Electric Bouzouki, Fendocaster, Viola, Violin, Acoustic Guitar, Hohner Guitaret, Backing Vocals
*Martyn Casey - Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
*Jim Sclavunos - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
*Nick Launay - Production

References