Suburban Rock 'N' Roll

Infobox Album | Name = Suburban Rock 'N' Roll
Type = Studio album
Artist = Space


Released = March 8 2004
Recorded = 2002-2003
Genre = Britpop
Length = 40:15
Label = RandM/Pinnacle
Producer = Stephen Lironi
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:nq2ibk09sakm]
Last album = "Tin Planet"
(1998)
This album = "Suburban Rock 'N' Roll"
(2004)
Next album =
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Type = Studio album
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Lower caption = Original artwork designed by Tommy Scott Extra album cover 2
Type = Studio album
Upper caption = Alternative cover


Lower caption = Promo artwork

"Suburban Rock 'N' Roll" is the third (fourth if you count the unreleased "Love You More than Football") and, so far, final studio album by Space, released on March 8, 2004. It is their first proper album release since 1998's "Tin Planet". The tracks "Zombies", "Suburban Rock 'N' Roll" and "20 Million Miles from Earth" were released as singles, all of them failing to reach top 40 (as well as the top 75).

For this album Space ditched the polished, commercial-friendly sound that inhabited "Tin Planet" and "Love You More than Football" and returned to the darker style of their debut "Spiders". Tommy Scott's lyrical themes also changed, as they aim to move away from the character-driven lyrics of old and are a lot more impressionist, with songs dealing with death, crime and surveillance amongst other serious and controversial themes. The band also reunited with "Spiders"' producer Stephen Lironi, who is credited as songwriter of a few tracks, though Scott has insisted he wrote all the material himself.

"Suburban Rock 'N' Roll" is the first Space album with no techno/electronic instrumentals from Franny Griffiths, as the band wanted the album to be more song-orientated.

The album was not a great success, as public interest waned in the band almost 6 years ago and promotion for the record was almost non-existent. Despite the failure of both album and singles, the album remains a favourite among fans, and, according to a poll on the official Space website, has proved to be a more popular record than "Tin Planet" [http://www.spacetheband.com/community/index.php?showtopic=752] .

Track listing

# "Suburban Rock 'N' Roll" (Scott/Space/Lironi) – 3:34
# "Zombies" (Scott/Space/Lironi) – 3:54
# "Hitch Hiking" (Scott/Space) – 3:10
# "Punk Rock Funeral" (Scott/Space) – 3:17
# "Hell's Barbecue" (Scott/Space) – 4:20
# "Paranoid 6teen" (Scott/Space) – 3:35
# "The English Language Let Me Down" (Scott/Space/Lironi) – 3:44
# "Pretty Suicide" (Scott/Space) – 3:39
# "20 Million Miles from Earth" (Scott/Space/Lironi) – 2:57
# "Quiet Beach" (Scott/Space) – 4:34
# "The Goodbye Song" (Scott/Space) – 3:28
#*"All lead vocals: Tommy Scott"

Personnel

Space:
* Tommy Scott - lead vocals, guitar
* Franny Griffiths - keyboards, electronics
* Dave "Yorkie" Palmer - bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
* Leon Caffrey - drums

Additional Musicians:
* Stephen Lironi - additional guitar, keyboards
* Ged Lynch - percussion

Production:
* Stephen Lironi - producer
* Doug Trantow - engineering & mixing
* Jack Jelfs - assistance
* Alan Yoshida - mastering
* Mark Cowley @ HUG Management - management
* Tommy Scott - original artwork
* Dave "Yorkie" Palmer - layout & design
* Roy Elridge & Mike Andrews @ RandM - record label

External links

* [http://www.spacetheband.com/discography/albums/suburban-rock-n-roll/ "Suburban Rock 'N' Roll" on SpaceTheBand.com]