Shimmer is the second and final album by Surgery.[3][4] It was released in 1994 through Atlantic Records.[5] Due to the death of frontman Sean McDonnell nine months after the album's release, the band broke up.
| Shimmer | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 5, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | Sound City, Van Nuys, California Entourage Studios, North Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 45:15 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | GGGarth, Surgery | |||
| Surgery chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
Critical reception
editThe New York Times wrote that Surgery "operates in the low end of rock's frequency spectrum, bringing the bass to the center of their sound, rarely hitting the high strings on the guitar, and churning out music that values density over melody."[6] The Washington Post deemed the album "unexceptional electric blues-rock."[7] The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that the band's "riffing and tandem vocals are a modern-rock reduction of Bachman-Turner Overdrive."[8]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Surgery
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bootywhack" | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Off the A-List" | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Shimmer" | 2:17 |
| 4. | "Vibe Out" | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Mr. Scientist" | 2:53 |
| 6. | "Low Cut Blues" | 6:37 |
| 7. | "D-Nice" | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Gulf Coast Score" | 4:55 |
| 9. | "Nilla Waif" | 3:24 |
| 10. | "Didn't I Know You Once" | 3:30 |
| 11. | "No. 1 Pistola" | 5:38 |
Personnel
edit- Surgery
- Scott Kleber – guitar
- John Lachapelle – bass guitar
- John Leamy – drums
- Sean McDonnell – vocals
- Production and additional personnel
- Billy Anderson – recording
- Joe Barresi – mixing, recording
- GGGarth – production, mixing
- Allen Hori – art direction
- Michael Lavine – photography
- Anastasia Stefanik – cover model
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Brian Scheuble – mixing
- Surgery – production
- Valerie Wagner – art direction, design
References
edit- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Shimmer". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ^ Sinclair, Tom (May 13, 1994). "Shimmer". Entertainment Weekly. No. 222. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ^ "Surgery | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 9781250083623 – via Google Books.
- ^ Sprague, David (2007). "Surgery". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ^ Strauss, Neil (July 24, 1994). "RECORDINGS VIEW; An Earful of Noisy Sludge From Three New York Bands (Published 1994)" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (July 29, 1994). "STRAIGHT SURGERY" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ Moon, Tom (May 13, 1994). "Two different kinds of N.Y. bands hit town". The Philadelphia Inquirer.