King James Version (album)
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ [2] |
Melodic | [3] |
Rolling Stone | [4] |
King James Version, originally released by Sire Records on September 12, 2000, is the second full-length album by alternative rock band Harvey Danger. Although it garnered critical acclaim, it failed to produce a hit song, unlike the earlier Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone?. After the release of King James Version, the band took a three-year hiatus.
The album is characterized by a polished and energetic indie rock style and lyrics laden with historical, literary, and pop cultural allusions.
Track listing
- "Meetings with Remarkable Men (Show Me the Hero)" – 2:53
- "Humility on Parade" – 4:30
- "Why I'm Lonely" – 3:33
- "Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo" – 3:28
- "You Miss the Point Completely I Get the Point Exactly" – 4:12
- "Authenticity" – 2:31
- "(Theme from) Carjack Fever" – 3:40
- "Pike St./Park Slope" – 4:42
- "(This Is) The Thrilling Conversation You've Been Waiting For" – 2:53
- "Loyalty Bldg." – 6:06
- "Underground" – 4:39
- "The Same as Being in Love" – 3:29
Personnel
- Aaron Huffman - Bass, guitar
- Jeff J. Lin - Guitar, piano, Hammond organ, theremin, xylophone, string arrangements
- Sean Nelson - Lead and backing vocals, keyboards, pump organ, tambourine
- Evan Sult - drums
- Anne Marie Ruljancich - Backing vocals
- Grant-Lee Phillips - Backing vocals
- Ben Gibbard - Backing vocals
- Ken Stringfellow - Backing vocals
- Lois Maffeo - Backing vocals
- Marc Olsen - Slide guitar
- Larry Sult - Banjo
- Terri Benshoof - Cello
- Rajan Krishnaswami - Cello
- Jami Sieber - Electric cello
- Joe Gottesman - Viola
- Shari Link - Viola
- Christopher Possanza - Writing credit, "Underground"
- John Goodmanson - Production, engineering, mixing
- Harvey Danger - Production
- Tae Won Yu - Art direction, design, photography
- Damien Shannon - Assistant engineering
- Aaron Franz - Assistant engineering
- Ryan Hadlock - Assistant engineering
- Zack Blackstone - Assistant engineering
- Okhee Kim - Assistant engineering
- Carl Plaster - Drum tech
- Fisher - Guitar tech
- Greg Calbi - Mastering
References
- ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. King James Version at AllMusic
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Winberg, Pär. "Harvey Dangers - King James Version". Melodic. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ Rolling Stone review