Manic Pop Thrill
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 22 May 1986 | |||
| Studio | Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales. *Recorded live at the Electric Ballroom | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, post-punk, noise pop, neo-psychedelia | |||
| Label | Demon | |||
| Producer | Hugh Jones | |||
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Manic Pop Thrill is the debut studio album by Irish indie rock band That Petrol Emotion. It was released in 1986, through record label Demon.
Two singles were released from the album: "It's A Good Thing" and "Natural Kind Of Joy".
Release and reception
Manic Pop Thrill reached No. 84 in the UK Albums Chart.[1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | A–[3] |
AllMusic called Manic Pop Thrill "an inspired debut".[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Written by | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fleshprint" | J. O`Neill and R. O`Gorman | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Can't Stop" | J. O`Neill and R. O`Gorman | 2:52 |
| 3. | "Lifeblood" | R. O`Gorman | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Natural Kind Of Joy" | J. O`Neill | 2:45 |
| 5. | "It's A Good Thing" | J. O`Neill | 2:34 |
| 6. | "Circusville" | J. O`Neill | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Mouth Crazy" | J. O`Neill | 3:07 |
| 8. | "Tightlipped" | C. McLaughlin | 3:06 |
| 9. | "A Million Miles Away" | S. O`Neill | 2:21 |
| 10. | "Lettuce" | J. O`Neill | 2:26 |
| 11. | "Cheapskate" | J. O`Neill | 3:44 |
| 12. | "Blindspot" | J. O`Neill | 4:19 |
| No. | Title | Written by | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "V2" (Non-album single) | J. O`Neill | 3:52 |
| 14. | "Jesus Says" (B-side) | D. O`Neill | 2:28 |
| 15. | "The Deadbeat" (B-side) | C. McLaughlin and D. Ó Néill | 2:52 |
| 16. | "Mine" (B-side) | S. Mack and D. O`Neill | 3:40 |
| 17. | "Non-Alignment Pact" (B-side) | Pere Ubu | 2:56 |
Personnel
- That Petrol Emotion
- Steve Mack - vocals
- John O'Neill - guitar
- Raymond O'Gorman - guitar, vocals, keyboards
- Damian O'Neill - bass, vocals, keyboards
- Ciaran McLaughlin - drums, percussion
References
- ^ "That Petrol Emotion | Artist | Official Charts". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ a b Ogg, Alex. "Manic Pop Thrill – That Petrol Emotion : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: That Petrol Emotion". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
External links
- Manic Pop Thrill at Discogs (list of releases)
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