Electric Juices is the second album by the American band Fuzzy, released in 1996.[2][3]
| Electric Juices | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1996 | |||
| Studio | Fort Apache Studios | |||
| Genre | Alternative pop | |||
| Label | TAG/Atlantic[1] | |||
| Producer | Tim O’Heir, Paul Q. Kolderie | |||
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The first single from the album was "Someday".[4] Fuzzy promoted Electric Juices by touring with Velocity Girl and the Posies.[5]
Production
editRecorded at Fort Apache Studios, the album was produced by Paul Q. Kolderie and Tim O’Heir.[6][4] It contains a cover of the Beach Boys' "Girl Don't Tell Me", which was released as a single.[7]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [9] |
| Vancouver Sun | [10] |
Trouser Press wrote: "Sweetly engaging and as freshly cut as a suburban lawn on Sunday afternoon, Electric Juices is Fuzzy perfection."[6] The Washington Post called the songs "buoyantly tuneful in the manner of '60s Top-40 fare," writing that "Fuzzy's melodic gifts dwarf those of most of its peers."[11] The Orlando Sentinel concluded that "the distorted guitars and heavy, post-punk rhythms make for an interesting contrast with the New Wave-y 'Drag', the power-poppy 'Sleeper' and the bouncy 'Girl Don't Tell Me'."[12]
The Intelligencer Journal deemed the album "guitar pop of a high order," writing that "what makes Fuzzy special is the harmony singing of [Chris] Toppin and [Hilken] Mancini, whose voices blend beautifully."[13] The Vancouver Sun opined: "Blasting open with zippy burst of harmonies and a driving beat, Fuzzy fills out more space than the cuddle-core movement and its diametric opposite: riot-grrl thrust."[10] The New York Daily News thought that Mancini "boasts an appealingly impish sound, while her band specializes in dinky alternative-pop."[14] The Boston Herald included Electric Juices on its list of the 10 best albums of 1996.[15]
AllMusic wrote that "'Someday' and 'Christmas' are the only tracks that have the ambition to be more than just sunny mid-tempo rockers, but their impact is reduced by the sedated state of mindless comfort listeners are placed into over the course of the first nine songs."[8]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Glad Again" | |
| 2. | "Drag" | |
| 3. | "Throw Me a Bone" | |
| 4. | "Girl Don't Tell Me" | |
| 5. | "Miss the Mark" | |
| 6. | "Sleeper" | |
| 7. | "Flavor" | |
| 8. | "It Started Today" | |
| 9. | "One Request" | |
| 10. | "Someday" | |
| 11. | "Pop a Dime" | |
| 12. | "Uncut" | |
| 13. | "Christmas" |
Personnel
edit- Winston Braman – bass
- Hilken Mancini – vocals, guitar
- David Ryan – drums
- Chris Toppin – vocals, guitar
References
edit- ^ McLennan, Scott (17 Mar 1996). "Pop remains the genre that just wouldn't die". Datebook. Telegram & Gazette. p. 10.
- ^ "Fuzzy Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2021-10-17. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ Clow, Aaron (Mar 1996). "Becoming Clearer". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 31. p. 10.
- ^ a b Borzillo, Carrie (Mar 23, 1996). "Juicy Follow-Up". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 12. p. 20.
- ^ Gray, Michael (23 May 1996). "The Posies, Velocity Girl, Fuzzy". Nashville Banner. p. C4.
- ^ a b "Fuzzy". Trouser Press. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ Sullivan, Jim (23 Apr 1996). "Pop goes Velocity Girl, and it soothes as it stings". Arts & Film. The Boston Globe. p. 55.
- ^ a b "Electric Juices". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2021-10-17. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 649.
- ^ a b Monk, Katherine (20 June 1996). "Fuzzy Electric Juices". Vancouver Sun. p. D8.
- ^ "Focused Fuzzy". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ Gettelman, Parry (5 Apr 1996). "Velocity Girl, Fuzzy". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 10.
- ^ Ferguson, Jon (12 Apr 1996). "Fuzzy sharpened its skills the hard way". Happenings. Intelligencer Journal. p. 2.
- ^ Farber, Jim (March 24, 1996). "Fuzzy 'Electric Juices'". Spotlight. Daily News. p. 35.
- ^ Johnson, Dean (20 Dec 1996). "Critics' Favorites on Disc". Boston Herald. p. S24.