K (album)
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Austin Chronicle |  [2] |
| Robert Christgau | C [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [4] |
| Rolling Stone | favorable [5] |
K is the debut album by Kula Shaker, released on 16 September 1996. When it was released, it became the fastest selling debut album in Britain since Oasis's Definitely Maybe.[citation needed] The album reached the #1 position in the UK charts, however in America it stalled at #200 in the Billboard charts.
The track "Grateful When You're Dead/Jerry Was There" is a homage to Jerry Garcia and his band The Grateful Dead.[citation needed] The Grateful Dead's psychedelic rock style is an influence on Kula Shaker's first and second albums. The hidden track after "Hollow Man" is a recording of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, speaking about his own guru.
The cover art (by comic-book artist Dave Gibbons) consists of various images related to the letter K, including: John F. Kennedy, Lord Kitchener, Karl Marx, Gene Kelly, Katharine Hepburn, Ken Dodd, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Danny Kaye, Kal-El (Superman), Boris Karloff (as Frankenstein's monster), Krishna, King Kong, Martin Luther King, Jr., 2 Knights (a pair of Keys on one of them), a Kettle, Kali, the Kaiser, Nikita Khrushchev, Grace Kelly, the number 11 (symbolizing K) and Rudyard Kipling's book Kim.
In 1998 K was placed at number 44 on Q's 100 greatest albums of all time list.[citation needed] In 2011, K once again made into a Q Magazine list for the 250 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Tracks
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hey Dude" | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Knight on the Town" | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Temple of Everlasting Light" | 2:33 |
| 4. | "Govinda" | 4:57 |
| 5. | "Smart Dogs" | 3:16 |
| 6. | "Magic Theatre" | 2:38 |
| 7. | "Into the Deep" | 3:49 |
| 8. | "Sleeping Jiva" | 2:02 |
| 9. | "Tattva" | 3:46 |
| 10. | "Grateful When You're Dead/Jerry Was There" | 5:42 |
| 11. | "303" | 3:08 |
| 12. | "Start All Over" | 2:35 |
| 13. | "Hollow Man Parts 1 & 2" | 6:10 (plus 0:12 hidden track after – 13:04 silence) |
Credits
Kula Shaker are:
- Crispian Mills – Singing, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Tamboura.
- Alonza Bevan – Bass, Piano, Tabla, Backing Vocals
- Paul Winterhart – Drums
- Jay Darlington – Organ, Mellotron, Piano.
Guest musicians:
- Sarod on Sleeping Jiva by Wajahat Kahn.
- Tabla on Govinda and Jerry Was There by Himangsu Goswami.
- Backing Vocals on Govinda by Gauri.
- Horns on Start All Over by The Kick Horns.
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Allmusic review". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ "Record Reviews - Music Review". The Austin Chronicle. 15 November 1996. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ "CG: Kula Shaker". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ Reviewed by Tracey Pepper (25 October 1996). "K Review | Music Reviews and News". EW.com. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ [1][dead link]