Super Tasty
| Super Tasty | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, grunge, indie rock | |||
| Length | 39:55 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Butch Vig[1] | |||
| Gumball chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
Super Tasty is the second album by Gumball.[3] It was released in 1993 via Columbia, the band's first album for a major label.[4][5]
Three singles, "Accelerator," "The Damage Done" and "Real Gone Deal," received airplay on alternative radio and 120 Minutes. Dinosaur Jr's J Mascis plays on two tracks.
Production
[edit]The album was partly recorded in a barn close to Vig's Smart Studios.[6]
Critical reception
[edit]Trouser Press wrote: "A bit more bite would not have gone amiss; much of Fleming’s lyric irony sounds more weary than wired. Still, Super Tasty is a buzzin’ good time, if only for its wonderfully retro sonic glitz."[7] The Chicago Tribune called the album "overproduced," writing that the songs sounded better in concert.[8] New York Magazine called it "full of rollicking, loose-limbed road songs."[6] The New York Times wrote: " In songs that are well-made but never break free of their genres, the band seems content to be a throwback, while a listener is left waiting for the twist."[9] Spin wrote that Super Tasty "has a nice, loose, rockin' vibe."[10]
Track listing
[edit]All songs by Don Fleming unless otherwise noted
- "Accelerator"
- "Hell of a Message"
- "Here It Comes Again"
- "Tumbling"
- "Marilyn"
- "The Damage Done"
- "Real Gone Deal"
- "Thunder"
- "Black Payback" - (Gumball)
- "No More"
- "Got the Cure" - (Vermillion)
- "Upsetters Theme Song"
Personnel
[edit]- Don Fleming - vocals, guitar
- Jay Spiegel - drums
- Eric Vermillion - bass, vocals on "Got the Cure"
- J Mascis - guitar on "Here It Comes Again" and "Upsetters Theme Song"
- Butch Vig - producer, engineer, mixing
- Greg Calbi - mastering
References
[edit]- ^ "Smart Studios". La Crosse Tribune.
- ^ "Super Tasty - Gumball". AllMusic.
- ^ "Gumball | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Harrington, Richard (August 7, 1993). "GUMBALL'S LOUDER NOISE" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 9781250083623 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Chew On This!". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. April 26, 1993 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Gumball". Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Herrmann, Brenda. "DINOSAUR JR. SAVED BY ITS RHYTHM SECTION". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (April 8, 1993). "Pop and Jazz in Review (Published 1993)" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Pure Chewing Satisfaction". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. April 8, 1993 – via Google Books.
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