Human Cannonball (album)
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| Released | February 23, 1993[1] | |||
| Genres | Alternative rock, jangle pop | |||
| Length | 52:31 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Matt Wallace | |||
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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.[2][3]
Production
The album was produced by Matt Wallace.[4][5] 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.[6][7]
Promotion
"Take Me Anywhere" was released as a lead single and peaked at No. 5 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.[8] The single featured a non-album track "Unrecognizable". The band supported the album with a North American tour.[9]
Critical reception
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| Los Angeles Daily News | [11] |
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."[11]
Track listing
All tracks written by Felt and 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
- Josh Clayton-Felt – Guitar, Vocals
- Michael Ward – Guitar, Vocals
- John Pierce – Bass, Cello
- Josh Freese – Drums, Dancing
- Production
- Tony Phillips – Engineer, Mixing
- Matt Wallace – Production
References
- ↑ "School of Fish". Spin. Spin Media LLC. May 30, 1993.
- ↑ "School's Out". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 13, 1993.
- ↑ "School of Fish Biography by John Floyd". AllMusic. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ↑ "Music". PART II. Newsday. February 22, 1993. p. 34.
- ↑ Zak, Albin (November 20, 2001). The Poetics of Rock: Cutting Tracks, Making Records. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-23224-2.
- ↑ 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. ISBN 978-0-89820-174-1.
- ↑ Scott, Jane (February 12, 1993). "Fish Story". Friday. The Plain Dealer. p. 34.
- ↑ Human Cannonball at AllMusic
- 1 2 Britt, Bruce (March 26, 1993). "Rock". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L26.
- ↑ Randall, Neil (March 11, 1993). "Human Cannonball School of Fish". The Kitchener-Waterloo Record. p. D9.
- ↑ Punter, Jennie (March 13, 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.