Bend (The Origin album)
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Bend is the second and final album by the band The Origin, released in 1992. The lead single, "Bonfires Burning", charted at number 17 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks.[3]
Release and reception
Bend was released on CD and cassette on February 11, 1992 with eleven tracks featuring a more mature sound with elements of psychedelia, folk, rock, and power pop. Upon release, Bend did not chart on the Billboard 200, receiving little attention during the changing era of grunge at the time. Two of the album's tracks were released as singles, with one charting on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks.[3] The album is currently out of print and unavailable on digital stores and streaming sites.
Allmusic gave the album an editor rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, with Stanton Swihart describing it as "elastic, funky, vaguely spacey, rhythm heavy, soulful. The songs were significantly stronger both melodically and thematically and the playing much more dynamic than their self-titled debut. The quartet sounds less reigned in, and, as a result, they were able to let the songs find their own forms and create a considerably more organic and rootsy vibe." Swihart continues... "the most impressive songs position themselves in a long Golden State lineage, from the Neil Young echoes of "Giving It All" to the gloomy, epic folk-rock of "Candymine" and the glimmering, sun-over-the-horizon feel of "Never Again." And the title track has a subdued beauty that seems to take an orchestral grandeur from the California landscape."[2]
Track listing
All songs written by The Origin except * written by Michael Andrews. All words by Michael Andrews.[4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jumping To Fall" | Michael Andrews/The Origin | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Bonfires Burning" | Michael Andrews/The Origin | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Candymine" | Michael Andrews/The Origin | 8:00 |
| 4. | "Racing With The Moon" | Michael Andrews/The Origin | 5:34 |
| 5. | "Never Again" | Michael Andrews/The Origin | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Waiting" | Michael Andrews/The Origin | 4:08 |
| 7. | "Yes, I Want" | Michael Andrews/The Origin | 4:25 |
| 8. | "Giving It All" | Michael Andrews/The Origin | 5:24 |
| 9. | "Autonomous" | Michael Andrews/The Origin | 4:08 |
| 10. | "Bend*" | Michael Andrews | 5:16 |
| 11. | "Trapped In A Dream Machine" | Michael Andrews/The Origin | 8:26 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Michael Andrews – lead vocals, acoustic, electric and lap steel guitars, words, harmonica
- Topper Rimel – bass, background vocals
- Daniel Silverman – piano, organ, background vocals
- Rony Abada – drums
Production
- Produced by Jeffrey Wood[4]
- Recorded at Brilliant Studio, San Francisco
- Engineer: Andy Taub
- Assistant Engineers: Chris Haley
- Additional Recording at Studio II, Culver City
- Engineers: Jason Wolchin, Richard Kaplan, Chris Kupper
- Assistant Engineer: Jordan Jannone
- Mixed at Ground Control, Santa Monica
- Engineer: Mark Ettel
- Assistant Engineer: Ken Koroshetz
- Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering
- A&R Direction: Andy Factor
- Guitar Tech: Jay Moxley
- Art Direction and Photography: Melanie Nissen
- Design: Inge Schaap
- Cover Art: Jeremy Farson
Singles
| Year | Title | US Alt. [3] |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Bonfires Burning" | 17 | Bend |
| 1992 | "Waiting"[1] | — |
Music videos
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1992 | "Bonfires Burning" |
| 1992 | "Bend" |
External links
- Official rare music video for "Bend" on YouTube
- Video of "Waiting" live for the Details Beach Party 1992 on YouTube
References
- ^ a b "The Origin - Waiting/Candymine". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ^ a b Swihart, Stanton. "Review: The Origin – Bend". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ a b c "The Origin - Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard. allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ a b Bend (CD sleeve notes). The Origin. Virgin Records. 1992. p. 6.
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