Gear Blues
| Gear Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997–1998 | |||
| Genre | Garage rock | |||
| Length | 55:45 | |||
| Label | Triad[1] | |||
| Thee Michelle Gun Elephant chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| NME | [3] |
| Sputnikmusic | 5/5[4] |
Gear Blues is an album by the band Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, released in 1998.[5][6] It was released in the United States in 2000.[7]
Critical reception
[edit]NME wrote: "Armed with an arsenal of hooks, chiselled cheekbones and oodles of self belief, Thee Machine Gun Elephant are credible heirs to the garageland throne, and, if that wasn’t enough, a paragon of internationalism."[3] LA Weekly thought that "vocalist Yusuke Chiba is a hoarsely authoritative presence, and bassist Koji Ueno and drummer Kazuyuki Kuhara have eliminated the Who-derived busyness of their early approach in favor of seamless, no-nonsense propulsion."[8] Rolling Stone concluded that "the attention to visceral detail is what distinguishes Gear Blues from mere Nuggets and Brit-punk slavishness."[9]
AllMusic wrote that "the album ends with a bittersweet, melancholy, space punk groove on 'Danny Go'."[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "West Cabaret Drive" – 5:26
- "Smokin' Billy" – 3:26
- "Satanic Boom Boom Head" – 2:50
- "Dog Way" – 3:15
- "Free Devil Jam" – 2:42
- "Killer Beach" – 5:10
- "Brian Down" – 4:45
- "Hotel Bronco" – 1:43
- "Give The Gallon" – 5:15
- "G.W.D." – 3:52
- "Ash" – 3:34
- "Soul Wrap" – 4:14
- "Boiled Oil" – 4:10
- "Danny Go" – 4:54
- "Jenny" - 3:22
European Release
[edit]The European release does not contain 'Jenny' but has an extra bonus disk with 'Get Up Lucy' and 'Cisco'
References
[edit]- ^ Botchick, Cheryl (Mar 22, 1999). "Must Hear". CMJ New Music Report. 57 (610): 3.
- ^ a b "Gear Blues - Thee Michelle Gun Elephant | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b "Thee Michelle Gun Elephant : Gear Blues". NME. September 12, 2005.
- ^ "Review: Thee Michelle Gun Elephant - GEAR BLUES". Sputnikmusic.
- ^ "Thee Michelle Gun Elephant Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Morris, Chris (Oct 16, 1999). "Japanese rockers Thee Michelle Gun Elephant rip it up". Billboard. 111 (42): 73.
- ^ "Thee Michelle Gun Elephant: Gear Blues, PopMatters". October 30, 2000.
- ^ "Soul Warp". LA Weekly. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Fricke, David (Jan 18, 2001). "Gear Blues". Rolling Stone (860): 57–58.