Closed Captioned Radio
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Released | 1998 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Label | Arista[1] | |||
Producer | Bill Laswell, Godfrey Diamond, The Bogmen | |||
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Closed Captioned Radio is the second album by the American alternative rock band the Bogmen, released in 1998.[2][3] It sold around 10,000 copies.[4] The band broke up after its release, in part due to the effects of alcoholism.[5]
The album's first single was "Mexico".[6]
Production
[edit]The album was produced by Bill Laswell, Godfrey Diamond, and the band.[7][8][6]
Critical reception
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The Baltimore Sun | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The San Diego Union-Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Billboard determined that the album projects "a decadent, dissonant vibe reminiscent of David Bowie's late-'70s and early-'80s work, as well as of the cabaret music of 1920s Berlin."[12] The Austin American-Statesman thought that "this band is not an easy listen because they're so stylistically all-over-the-place that you never fall into the comfort zone that good pop music provides."[13] The San Diego Union-Tribune declared: "One moment, the music is a seamless blend of flute-filled melodies contrasted with electronic rhythms and triumphant, echoing chants; the next, all too bizarre noises, pounding drumbeats and distorted instruments beckon one to turn this Radio off (or shoot it)."[11]
The Baltimore Sun stated that "the band's sound—mid-period David Bowie with a healthy dose of David Byrne—isn't quite like anything else out there."[10] Newsday concluded that "like a latter-day Wall of Voodoo, The Bogmen layer poetry about everyday madness over quirky rhythms."[14] The Columbus Dispatch deemed the album "a melodic form of heavy metal resonant with faintly sinister themes ... Bill Laswell's production puts an added emphasis on the sextet's rhythm section."[15]
AllMusic wrote: "Influenced by such diverse global sources as Middle Eastern rhythms and Far East textures, the group's alt-rock aesthetic takes on intriguing new dimensions."[9]
Track listing
[edit]- "Failing Systems"
- "Speedfreak Lullaby"
- "Mexico"
- "Highway of Shame"
- "Mad Larry"
- "Extended Family"
- "Every Man Is an Orphan"
- "Dark Waltz"
- "Sloth"
- "The Cows Ain't Comin' Home Tonight"
- "Seadog"
- "Closed Captioned Radio"
- "You Are My Destiny"
References
[edit]- ^ Bruno, Franklin (Apr 1998). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly (56): 46.
- ^ "The Bogmen Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Tayler, Letta (30 Mar 1998). "Radio Play and Record Racks". Newsday. p. B4.
- ^ McKinley, Jesse (February 4, 2001). "Famous Long Ago" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Guzman, Rafer (7 Mar 2004). "They are the Campions". Newsday. p. C23.
- ^ a b Verna, Paul (Feb 14, 1998). "Closed Captioned Radio". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 7. p. 84.
- ^ Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 9781250083623 – via Google Books.
- ^ McLennan, Scott (12 May 1998). "Bogmen breaking down radio-play barriers". Telegram & Gazette. p. C5.
- ^ a b "Closed Captioned Radio - The Bogmen | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Schneider, Greg (16 Apr 1998). "The Bogmen Closed Captioned Radio". The Baltimore Sun. Features. p. 10.
- ^ a b Watters, Lora (February 26, 1998). "CLOSED CAPTIONED RADIO THE BOGMEN". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Entertainment. p. 20.
- ^ Verna, Paul (Feb 7, 1998). "With brash new sound, Arista's Bogmen go for 'radio' success". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 6. pp. 11, 91.
- ^ "SXSW CALLING CARD". Austin American-Statesman. 5 Mar 1998. p. 12.
- ^ "Hot Band". Newsday. 23 Apr 1998. p. C3.
- ^ Budzak, Gary (March 26, 1998). "Closed Captioned Radio, the Bogmen". The Columbus Dispatch. Weekender. p. 5.