Twice Removed
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| Studio album by Sloan | ||||
| Released | August 30, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 44:48 | |||
| Label | Geffen Records (DGC) | |||
| Producer | Jim Rondinelli, Sloan | |||
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| Singles from Smeared | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (B+)[2] |
Twice Removed is the second album by Canadian rock band Sloan. It was released on Geffen Records in 1994, and is considered to be one of their best albums. It was more melodic and catchy than their previous album, Smeared, and as a result Geffen did not promote it very well because it didn't fit the commercially dominant grunge rock style of the time. The band was dropped from Geffen after Twice Removed was released. Although it was the record that made them famous in Canada, Sloan took time off from touring and writing after the troubles with Geffen, and they were rumoured to have broken up. The album was certified Gold in Canada on October 20, 1998.
Jennifer Pierce from Jale appears once again as a backup singer on "I Can Feel It".
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[edit] Artwork
Inside are hand-drawn pictures of a drum kit and two men. Other images include a lady talking on the phone, a motorbike, and two dogs.
On the back of the liner notes are drawings of cars and a binder with the title "Sloan" on it. On the back of the case, a snare drum with all the tracks' names on Twice Removed engraved into its side is displayed.
[edit] Legacy
In 1996, the music magazine Chart conducted a reader poll to determine the best Canadian albums of all time. Twice Removed topped that poll.[3] When the magazine conducted a follow up poll in 2000, Twice Removed lost the top spot to Joni Mitchell's Blue, but still placed third. In the third poll, in 2005, Twice Removed reclaimed the top spot.[4]
It was also ranked fourteenth in Bob Mersereau's 2007 book The Top 100 Canadian Albums.
[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Penpals" | C. Murphy, Sloan | 3:08 |
| 2. | "I Hate My Generation" | J. Ferguson, Sloan | 2:26 |
| 3. | "People of the Sky" | A. Scott, Sloan | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Coax Me" | C. Murphy, Sloan | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Bells On" | C. Murphy, Sloan | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Loosens" | P. Pentland, Sloan | 5:26 |
| 7. | "Worried Now" | P. Pentland, Sloan | 2:40 |
| 8. | "Shame Shame" | C. Murphy, Sloan | 3:04 |
| 9. | "Deeper Than Beauty" | C. Murphy, Sloan | 2:40 |
| 10. | "Snowsuit Sound" | J. Ferguson, Sloan | 3:47 |
| 11. | "Before I Do" | A. Scott, Sloan | 7:04 |
| 12. | "I Can Feel It" | P. Pentland, Sloan | 3:28 |
Japanese Bonus Tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "D Is For Driver" | C. Murphy, Sloan | 2:24 |
B-Sides
- "Coax Me (Icks Nay On The Evie Stay Micks)" (Coax Me 7")
- "One Professional Care" (Coax Me 7")
- "I Can Feel It (demo)" (promo 7")
[edit] Trivia
- "Penpals" was born out of broken English letters written by fans to Nirvana, which the Sloan guys rummaged through when they were signed to Geffen in the early '90s.[5]
- "Penpals" is referenced in the book Lost At Sea by Bryan Lee O'Malley when one character sings the lyrics from it
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Number 1 Canadian Album
- ^ "Sloan's Twice Removed Named Top Canadian Album Of All Time". Chart. http://www.chartattack.com/news/38133/sloans-twice-removed-named-top-canadian-album-of-all-time. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- ^ "Entertainment Weekly Popwatch Blog". http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2007/03/sxsw_past_or_pr.html. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
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