Human Cannonball (album)
Human Cannonball | ||||
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Released | February 23, 1993[1] | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, jangle pop | |||
Length | 52:31 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Matt Wallace | |||
School of Fish chronology | ||||
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Singles from Human Cannonball | ||||
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Human Cannonball is the second and final album by the alternative rock group School of Fish, released in 1993 by Capitol Records.[4][5]
Production
[edit]The album was produced by Matt Wallace.[6][7] Frontmen and songwriters Josh Clayton-Felt and Michael Ward were joined by a new bassist, John Pierce, and drummer, Josh Freese, for the recording of the album.[8][9]
Promotion
[edit]"Take Me Anywhere" was released as a lead single and peaked at #5 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.[10] The single featured a non-album track "Unrecognizable". The band supported the album with a North American tour.[11]
Critical reception
[edit]The Kitchener-Waterloo Record called the album "melodic, harmonic rock with an extremely hard edge."[12] The Toronto Star concluded that "Human Cannonball offers a leaner, fresher sound than the band's debut, with a concentration on feel instead of perfection."[13]
The Dallas Morning News wrote that the guitars "reign, at times engulfing singer-guitarist Josh Clayton-Felt's occasionally whiny vocals with little effort."[14] The Los Angeles Daily News opined: "Caked with musical grunge, School of Fish's sophomore effort ... bridges the gap between melodiousness and guitar-driven chaos as well as any album since Nirvana's Nevermind."[3]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by Felt & Ward.
- "Complicator" – 3:07
- "Take Me Anywhere" – 4:44
- "1/2 a Believer" – 3:17
- "Fountain" – 6:14
- "Fuzzed and Fading" – 5:05
- "Blackout" – 3:29
- "Everyword" – 3:37
- "Jump Off the World" – 4:15
- "Drop of Water" – 3:50
- "Drag" – 5:20
- "Stand in the Doorway" – 3:16
- "Kerosene" – 6:17
- "Lament" – 2:37
Personnel
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- Matt Wallace - Production
References
[edit]- ^ "School of Fish". SPIN Media LLC. May 30, 1993 – via Google Books.
- ^ Human Cannonball at AllMusic
- ^ a b Britt, Bruce (March 26, 1993). "ROCK". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L26.
- ^ "School's Out". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 13, 1993 – via Google Books.
- ^ "School of Fish Biography by John Floyd". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "MUSIC". PART II. Newsday. 22 Feb 1993. p. 34.
- ^ Zak, Albin (November 20, 2001). "The Poetics of Rock: Cutting Tracks, Making Records". University of California Press – via Google Books.
- ^ Jaeger, Barbara (March 19, 1993). "COULD BE THE CATCH DU JOUR". LIFESTYLE/PREVIEWS. The Record. Hackensack. p. 8.
- ^ Renzhofer, Martin (July 14, 1993). "SCHOOL OF FISH SWIMS INTO SLC TONIGHT". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. C4.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (September 23, 2008). "Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- ^ Scott, Jane (February 12, 1993). "FISH STORY". Friday. The Plain Dealer. p. 34.
- ^ Randall, Neil (11 Mar 1993). "Human Cannonball School of Fish". The Kitchener-Waterloo Record. p. D9.
- ^ Punter, Jennie (13 Mar 1993). "School of Fish swimming in the sophomore stream". Toronto Star. p. K12.
- ^ Broadwater, Lisa (March 5, 1993). "Two musical entrees: Phish or School of Fish". Guide. The Dallas Morning News. p. 31.