Denim on Ice
| Denim on Ice | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 19 February 1996 | |||
| Recorded | August 1993 – December 1995 | |||
| Genre | New wave,[1] pop,[2] Britpop | |||
| Length | 56:41 | |||
| Label | Echo | |||
| Producer | Denim & Brian O'Shaughnessy | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| KZSU | Favourable[2] |
| Melody Maker | Favourable[3] |
| Select | 4/5[4] |
| Trouser Press | Favourable[5] |
| NME | 5/10[6] |
Denim on Ice is the second album by Denim. It was released in 1996. The band went on their first tour supporting Pulp on their stadium tour.[4]
The song "The Great Pub Rock Revival" jokingly namechecks musician Wreckless Eric, who in retaliation penned a scathing response with his group The Hitsville House Band, entitled "Lawrence of Arabia on Ice".
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Lawrence, except where noted.
- "The Great Pub Rock Revival" – 4:14
- "It Fell Off the Back of a Lorry" – 3:21
- "Romeo Jones Is in Love Again" – 1:44
- "Brumburger" – 4:23
- "The Supermodels" – 4:02
- "Shut Up Sidney" – 2:27
- "Mrs. Mills" – 3:55
- "Best Song in the World" – 2:44
- "Synthesisers in the Rain" – 4:59
- "Job Centre" – 3:00
- "Council Houses" – 2:39
- "Glue and Smack" – 3:44
- "Jane Suck Died in 77" – 3:09
- "Grandad's False Teeth" – 2:53
- "Silly Rabbit" – 2:03
- "Don't Bite Too Much Out of the Apple" – 3:20
- "Myriad of Hoops" – 2:32
- "Denim on Ice" – 1:32
Personnel
[edit]- Lawrence – Lead Vocals & Lyrics
- Tony Barber – Guitar, Synthesizer
- Bill Bass – Bass, Background Vocals
- K.V. Brake – Engineer
- Paul Brook – Programming
- Kevin Dempsey – Guitar
- Denim – Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer
- Tim Dorney – Electronics, Programming
- Duncan Goddard (Radio Massacre International) – Synthesizer
- Gerry Hogan – Dobro, Guitar, Pedal Steel
- Gerard Johnson – Engineer, Synthesizer, Vocoder
- Alex Jones – Engineer
- Terry Miles – Farfisa Organ, Hammond Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Background Vocals, Wurlitzer
- Russell Milton – Bass
- Brian O'Shaughnessy – Engineer, Producer, Roland MC-303, Synthesizer
- Peter Phipps (drummer) – Drums (Simmons kit), Background Vocals
- Sean Read – Background Vocals
- John A. Rivers – Mixing, Clap Trap, Programming
- Neil Scott – Guitar, Background Vocals
- Gerry Shephard – Guitar, Background Vocals
- Steve Walwyn – Guitar
- Norman Watt-Roy – Bass
- John Williams – Roland MC-303
- Pete Z. – Mellotron, Hammond Organ, Piano, Roland MC-303, Synthesizer
- Smithy – Synthesizer, 303, piano, guitar, backing vocals, human beatbox, some arranging
Reception
[edit]Upon its release, Simon Price of the Melody Maker magazine gave it a favorable review, stating that the album was "possibly the funniest record ever made" and "an act of aesthetic warfare...and commercial suicide".[7] John Sutherland included "Denim on Ice" in a list of "great storytelling albums", alongside The Kinks and The Pet Shop Boys.[8] In April 2024, Uncut Magazine placed the album in the 222th spot while listing the "500 Greatest Albums Of The 1990's".[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Denim on Ice – Denim | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Spring '96 Program Guide Page 15-18". Archived from the original on 6 March 2005. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Denim". Trouserpress.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "REVIEW: Denim - Denim on ice (NME)". NME.com. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Price, Simon (24 February 1996). "Jean Genius". Melody Maker. p. 38.
- ^ Sutherland, John (30 April 2004). "Ripping yarns". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Rocklist.net..Uncut Ultimate Record Collection: the 500 1990's ..." www.rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
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