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bedsitter23) wrote2020-06-24 11:55 am
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Great Lost Albums #5: Whipping Boy
Great Lost Albums # 5
A series in which I share albums that should have got more exposure. Unheard gems? I don't know. I liked them anyway.
Whipping Boy
Heartworm
1995
Columbia Records
Though my intent was to share some off-the-beaten-path records, I really enjoyed, this fits the criteria of a 'great lost album'. It landed without much impact at the time, but in recent years, has become a cult classic, landing as a top 7 "Irish Album of All time" in polls taken in 2005 and 2013.
It has led some to ponder why it stiffed. One theory is that it was released late in 95, three weeks after Oasis's "(What's the Story) Morning Glory", an environment that had moved past records like this. It is also true that this band never toured America. In England, there was a delay between appearing on Jools Holland and getting product into stores.
It's hard to consider. I heard it at the time, and thought it was wonderful, but sometimes records just don't take off.
Often described as a mix of U2/Bunnymen/New Model Army stadium rock tempered by Ferghal McKee's voice which pulled in that direction from Cure and Joy Division influences, and produced and mixed by Warne Livesay and Lou Giordano, who had worked with Midnight Oil and Sugar respectively- who really captured a great sound.
If you have missed The Big Takeover's Jack Rabid talking passionately about it over the years, and now just hearing about it, check it out. The band made a third album but was forced to self-release in 2000, and a partial reunion happened in 2011. Truly, a great lost album.
A series in which I share albums that should have got more exposure. Unheard gems? I don't know. I liked them anyway.
Whipping Boy
Heartworm
1995
Columbia Records
Though my intent was to share some off-the-beaten-path records, I really enjoyed, this fits the criteria of a 'great lost album'. It landed without much impact at the time, but in recent years, has become a cult classic, landing as a top 7 "Irish Album of All time" in polls taken in 2005 and 2013.
It has led some to ponder why it stiffed. One theory is that it was released late in 95, three weeks after Oasis's "(What's the Story) Morning Glory", an environment that had moved past records like this. It is also true that this band never toured America. In England, there was a delay between appearing on Jools Holland and getting product into stores.
It's hard to consider. I heard it at the time, and thought it was wonderful, but sometimes records just don't take off.
Often described as a mix of U2/Bunnymen/New Model Army stadium rock tempered by Ferghal McKee's voice which pulled in that direction from Cure and Joy Division influences, and produced and mixed by Warne Livesay and Lou Giordano, who had worked with Midnight Oil and Sugar respectively- who really captured a great sound.
If you have missed The Big Takeover's Jack Rabid talking passionately about it over the years, and now just hearing about it, check it out. The band made a third album but was forced to self-release in 2000, and a partial reunion happened in 2011. Truly, a great lost album.