Annunciation | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1994 | |||
Studio | Chez Flames Recordings | |||
Label | High Street | |||
Producer | The Subdudes, Keith Keller, Glyn Johns | |||
The Subdudes chronology | ||||
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Annunciation is an album by the American band the Subdudes, released in 1994. [1] [2] The album title refers to Annunciation Street, in New Orleans; the album was originally intended to be released on Annunciation Day. [3] [4] Annunciation was the band's first album for High Street Records. [5] The Subdudes supported the album with a North American tour. [6] Annunciation sold more than 120,000 copies in its first eight months of release. [7]
Annunciation's songs were written in a cabin in Colorado. [8] It was recorded primarily at Chez Flames Recordings in New Orleans, produced by the band and Keith Keller. [9] [10] Glyn Johns had produced five of the songs for an earlier, aborted album. [11] The band was chiefly inspired by gospel music; they also decided to make a mostly acoustic album. [12] [13] The title track describes being dropped by Atlantic Records. [14] "Late at Night" was cowritten by members of the Iguanas. [15] "Message Man" criticizes the music industry. [16] "Angel to Be" is about the death of bassist Johnny Ray Allen's mother. [17]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [18] |
Chicago Tribune | [19] |
The Indianapolis Star | [16] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [10] |
Orlando Sentinel | [15] |
Rolling Stone | [9] |
The Tampa Tribune | [20] |
The Chicago Tribune praised Tommy Malone's "soulful vocals and bluesy guitar work." [19] The Orlando Sentinel determined that the Subdudes "custom-blend their R & B with rock, gospel, funk and Cajun/Creole influences from New Orleans." [15] The Indianapolis Star called the music "a melodic mix of New Orleans blues and gospel and American pop, with a heavy emphasis on beat." [16] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette dismissed the album as "a lukewarm, white-bread retread of the Big Chill soundtrack." [21]
The Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph deemed the album "a mixture of N'awlins funk, deep South blues and Colorado folk." [22] Rolling Stone wrote that "this is New Orleans R&B at its most swinging, with touches of barroom blues, gospel-inspired harmonies, rock and country rhythms and, very simply, some fine playing." [9] Stereo Review opined that "Malone sometimes comes across like Michael McDonald—a white guy trying too hard to sing the blues." [3] The Boston Herald considered the music to be "folk-soul." [23]
AllMusic wrote that "the music combines joy, melancholy, gospel fervor, and blues sincerity to create a unique and appealing sound." [18]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "(You'll Be) Satisfied" | |
2. | "Why Can't I Forget About You" | |
3. | "Angel to Be" | |
4. | "I Know" | |
5. | "Late at Night" | |
6. | "Miss Love" | |
7. | "Poverty" | |
8. | "Message Man" | |
9. | "Save Me" | |
10. | "Fountains Flow" | |
11. | "Cold Nights" | |
12. | "Sugar Pie" | |
13. | "It's So Hard" |
Annunciation | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1994 | |||
Studio | Chez Flames Recordings | |||
Label | High Street | |||
Producer | The Subdudes, Keith Keller, Glyn Johns | |||
The Subdudes chronology | ||||
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Annunciation is an album by the American band the Subdudes, released in 1994. [1] [2] The album title refers to Annunciation Street, in New Orleans; the album was originally intended to be released on Annunciation Day. [3] [4] Annunciation was the band's first album for High Street Records. [5] The Subdudes supported the album with a North American tour. [6] Annunciation sold more than 120,000 copies in its first eight months of release. [7]
Annunciation's songs were written in a cabin in Colorado. [8] It was recorded primarily at Chez Flames Recordings in New Orleans, produced by the band and Keith Keller. [9] [10] Glyn Johns had produced five of the songs for an earlier, aborted album. [11] The band was chiefly inspired by gospel music; they also decided to make a mostly acoustic album. [12] [13] The title track describes being dropped by Atlantic Records. [14] "Late at Night" was cowritten by members of the Iguanas. [15] "Message Man" criticizes the music industry. [16] "Angel to Be" is about the death of bassist Johnny Ray Allen's mother. [17]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [18] |
Chicago Tribune | [19] |
The Indianapolis Star | [16] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [10] |
Orlando Sentinel | [15] |
Rolling Stone | [9] |
The Tampa Tribune | [20] |
The Chicago Tribune praised Tommy Malone's "soulful vocals and bluesy guitar work." [19] The Orlando Sentinel determined that the Subdudes "custom-blend their R & B with rock, gospel, funk and Cajun/Creole influences from New Orleans." [15] The Indianapolis Star called the music "a melodic mix of New Orleans blues and gospel and American pop, with a heavy emphasis on beat." [16] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette dismissed the album as "a lukewarm, white-bread retread of the Big Chill soundtrack." [21]
The Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph deemed the album "a mixture of N'awlins funk, deep South blues and Colorado folk." [22] Rolling Stone wrote that "this is New Orleans R&B at its most swinging, with touches of barroom blues, gospel-inspired harmonies, rock and country rhythms and, very simply, some fine playing." [9] Stereo Review opined that "Malone sometimes comes across like Michael McDonald—a white guy trying too hard to sing the blues." [3] The Boston Herald considered the music to be "folk-soul." [23]
AllMusic wrote that "the music combines joy, melancholy, gospel fervor, and blues sincerity to create a unique and appealing sound." [18]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "(You'll Be) Satisfied" | |
2. | "Why Can't I Forget About You" | |
3. | "Angel to Be" | |
4. | "I Know" | |
5. | "Late at Night" | |
6. | "Miss Love" | |
7. | "Poverty" | |
8. | "Message Man" | |
9. | "Save Me" | |
10. | "Fountains Flow" | |
11. | "Cold Nights" | |
12. | "Sugar Pie" | |
13. | "It's So Hard" |