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Fuzzy Logic is the debut album by the Super Furry Animals. It was listed in Q Magazine's Best British Albums Ever in July 2004, and in the same magazine's Top 10 Britpop Albums Ever in December 1996 and features in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[6] It contains two top 20 hits in "If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You" and "Something 4 the Weekend"; it also contains the singles "God! Show Me Magic" and "Hometown Unicorn". It reached #23 in the UK Albums Chart on release.[7]

The album title comes from a mathematical term which describes terms in an approximate rather than precise way.

Recording

In a 2008 interview with Uncut Gruff Rhys described the process of making the album:

We'd signed a deal and we were sort of blagging a bit ... We'd heard about Rockfield Studios and we wanted to record there because they had jacuzzis and you got three meals a day, all the wrong reasons for going to a studio.[8]

Although the album was conceived as a reaction to Britpop which the band felt represented a "conservative backwards movement in music" they soon realised that they were in an "old 70's studio making [a] 70's rock album".[8] Former members Rhys Ifans and Dic Ben contributed to the track "Long Gone" by leaving an answerphone message which plays as the song comes to a close.[9]

Cover

Fuzzy Logic is often noted for its cover depicting a variety of photos of international drug smuggler Howard Marks. Marks, who is paid tribute to on the song "Hangin' with Howard Marks", visited Rockfield during the making of the album at the band's request "wearing leather trousers and a cloak with a big entourage".[8] As a result, the band later struck up a friendship with Marks, and are referenced in his autobiography Mr Nice.

In 2005, the album was reissued with a second bonus disc containing additional tracks recorded around the same time period as the album.

Track listing

All songs by Super Furry Animals.

  1. "God! Show Me Magic" – 1:50
  2. "Fuzzy Birds" – 2:27
  3. "Something for the Weekend" – 2:34
  4. "Frisbee" – 2:21
  5. "Hometown Unicorn" – 3:33
  6. "Gathering Moss" – 3:22
  7. "If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You" – 3:17
  8. "Bad Behaviour" – 4:26
  9. "Mario Man" – 4:07
  10. "Hangin' with Howard Marks" – 4:20
  11. "Long Gone" – 5:20
  12. "For Now and Ever" – 3:32

The American release replaces "Something for the Weekend" with the longer single version of the song known as "Something 4 the Weekend".

Reissue Bonus CD

  1. "Organ yn Dy Geg" – 2:56
  2. "Crys Ti" – 1:56
  3. "Lazy Life (Of No Fixed Identity)" – 2:15
  4. "Death by Melody" – 2:32
  5. "Waiting to Happen" – 2:34

Personnel

Super Furry Animals
Additional musicians
Technical personnel
  • SFA – songs, production
  • Gorwel Owen – production
  • Andy Wilkinson – engineering
  • Nick Brine – assistance
  • Brian Cannon @ Microdot – design, art direction
  • Toby Egelnick – inside design, layout

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Fuzzy Logic". Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  2. ^ Delingpole, James (1997-01-04). "Rock records - Fuzzy Logic". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  3. ^ Hogan, Marc (June 6, 2005). "Review: Super Furry Animals - Fuzzy Logic / Radiator / Out Spaced / Guerilla / Mwng (Creation)". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  4. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (October 17, 1996). "Review: Super Furry Animals - Fuzzy Logic". Jann Wenner. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  5. ^ Beaumont, Mark. "Review: Super Furry Animals - Fuzzy Logic (Creation)". Vox (July 1996). IPC Media: 92.
  6. ^ Outline Page
  7. ^ "Search Results -- Albums". http://www.everyhit.com. 2008-03-24. Retrieved 2008-03-24. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  8. ^ a b c Martin, Piers (2008). "Album by album: Super Furry Animals". Uncut. 131: 70–72. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  9. ^ Fuzzy Logic (Media notes). London: Creation Records. 1996. p. 6. {{cite AV media notes}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |bandname= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |mbid= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |publisherid= ignored (help)
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