Dyslexicon is the second and final album by the Philadelphia grunge band Dandelion, released in 1995.[3]
| Dyslexicon | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 1, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Grunge | |||
| Length | 41:41 | |||
| Label | Ruffhouse[1] | |||
| Producer | Phil Nicolo[2] | |||
| Dandelion chronology | ||||
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The band promoted the album by touring with Quicksand; they also played the 1995 Lollapalooza festival.[1][4] Its first single, "Weird-Out", reached No. 14 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[5][6]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Robert Christgau |  [7] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer determined that "the band rages through every cliche in the modern- rock lexicon yet manages to make each one as invigorating as a cold shower in a heat wave."[4] Trouser Press wrote: "Despite the extra instrumentation ... Dyslexicon is bland, and an anticlimactic false ending provides a poetic inkling of the sputtering fade-out soon in store for this over-hyped band."[8]
The Hartford Courant stated: "Cut through the trippy fuzz that gives this album such a homogeneous throwback acid-rock feel, and you're into some seriously hard-core rock 'n' roll."[9] The Record concluded that "there is an intriguingly ever-present babble of raw noise just beneath the surface of Dyslexicon, but the vague cliches of the song titles—'Super Cool', 'Weird-Out', 'Whatever'—bespeak a group directionless and muddled."[10]
Track listing
editAll tracks by Dandelion
- "Pass the Stone" – 2:45
- "Weird-Out" – 3:41
- "Trailer Park Girl" – 3:16
- "What a Drag" – 3:03
- "Super Cool" – 4:31
- "Retard" – 2:30
- "False Alarm" – 2:00
- "Tapped" – 5:17
- "Whatever" – 1:47
- "Snow Job" – 4:16
- "Viva Kneval" – 3:44
- "Melon from Heaven" – 4:51
Two promotional singles from the album were released, "Weird-Out" and "Trailer Park Girl." Both of these singles feature at least one or two remixes.
References
edit- ^ a b "To Catch A Thief". mycitypaper.com.
- ^ Sprague, David (Jun 24, 1995). "Dandelion's 2nd album springs up on Ruffhouse". Billboard. 107 (25): 19.
- ^ "Perfect Sound Forever: Dandelion- grunge, Philly style- interview". Perfect Sound Forever.
- ^ a b Moon, Tom (28 July 1995). "NO BIG NAMES? NO BIG DEAL . . . LOLLAPALOOZA CAN SELL ITSELF". FEATURES WEEKEND. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 16.
- ^ Thompson, Stephen (15 Feb 1996). "All this isn't to say there aren't strong national bands...". Rhythm. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 7.
- ^ "Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard. 107 (36): 117. Sep 9, 1995.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Dandelion". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Dandelion". Trouser Press. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ Robinson, Kenton (21 Sep 1995). "POP/ROCK". CALENDAR. Hartford Courant. p. 5.
- ^ Weiler, Derek (19 Oct 1995). "Dandelion Dyslexicon". The Record. p. D6.