Spin the World

Spin the World
Studio album by
Royal Crescent Mob
Released1989
GenresFunk, rock
LabelSire[1]
ProducersRichard Goetterer, Royal Crescent Mob
Royal Crescent Mob chronology
Something New, Old and Borrowed
(1988)		 Spin the World
(1989)		 Midnight Rose's
(1991)
Singles from Spin the World
  1. "Hungry"
    Released: 1989

Spin the World is an album by the American band Royal Crescent Mob, released in 1989.[2][3] It was the band's major label debut.[4] They supported the album with a North American tour.[5]

The album's single, "Hungry", peaked at No. 27 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.[6]

Production

The album was produced by Richard Goetterer and the band.[7] "Big Show" is about the Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[9]
Robert ChristgauA−[10]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album GuideStarStarHalf star[11]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStarHalf star[12]
The StateStarStarStar[13]

Trouser Press wrote: "Reaching the majors, the Mob tightened its instrumental wig and reduced funk to a smaller component of its personality, making Spin the World good and credible, but only as far as it goes."[7] Robert Christgau determined that, "bridging the modest distance between Ohio Players fans and Aerosmith-for-the-fun-of-it, they lock into their groove and don't give a single song away."[10] The Los Angeles Times said that "the album’s blend of hip attitude and down-to-earth Berry/Stones fundamentals makes it a notice-serving LP."[14]

The Washington Post praised the "new-found eclecticism in [the band's] songwriting."[15] The Chicago Tribune thought that Spin the World "reinforces the energetic, but repetitious, heavy funk of their first releases by adding some diversity and pop hooks."[16] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called it "a crisp, collection of fun songs that range from a rap tribute to the day [frontman David] Ellison's mother met the Beatles ('The Big Show') to a driving ode to food and lust ('Let Me Eat') to a breakup song ('5 More Minutes') that could have come from the Rolling Stones' vault of unreleased tunes."[17] The State declared: "These guys are having fun—and that's one of rock 'n' roll's prime directives."[13]

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that Spin the World "finds the band in its glory ... [the writing] shows strong pop instincts."[12]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Big Show" 
2."Hungry" 
3."5 More Minutes" 
4."Walkin Down the Street" 
5."Corporation Enema" 
6."Nanana" 
7."Silver Street" 
8."Stock Car Race" 
9."Goin to the Hospital" 
10."Tundra" 

References

  1. ↑ Moon, Tom (July 7, 1989). "Royal Crescent Mob". Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 28.
  2. ↑ "Royal Crescent Mob Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ Corcoran, Michael (December 1989). "The Ohio Players". Spin. Vol. 5, no. 9. p. 26.
  4. ↑ Racine, Marty (May 18, 1989). "Crescent Mob plans to give audience royal treatment". Houston. Houston Chronicle. p. 1.
  5. ↑ Reilly, Terri F. (May 26, 1989). "Royal Crescent Mob: Sonic-Level Funk Sound". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. F3.
  6. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (September 23, 2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008. Hal Leonard Corporation. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Royal Crescent Mob". Trouser Press. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  8. ↑ Mawson, Dave (August 17, 1989). "Royal antidote for the blahs". Telegram & Gazette. p. D3.
  9. ↑ "Spin the World". AllMusic.
  10. 1 2 "Royal Crescent Mob". Robert Christgau.
  11. ↑ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 489.
  12. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 608.
  13. 1 2 Miller, Michael (June 23, 1989). "Greenstreet's Double Bill Features Bands with Recently Released Hit LPs". The State. p. 3D.
  14. ↑ "Ellison likes to write a nice story; : Mob in a Spin". Los Angeles Times. July 30, 1989. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  15. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (July 4, 1989). "Crescent Mob: Between Punk & Funk". The Washington Post. p. D6.
  16. ↑ Heim, Chris (September 22, 1989). "Royal Crescent Mob". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 6.
  17. ↑ DeVault, Russ (June 23, 1989). "Crescent Mob Broadening Its Clever Funk". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. F4.
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