Boom! Boom! Boom! | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 26, 1997 [1] | |||
Length | 41:08 | |||
Label | Nice Records [2] | |||
Producer | Kelley Deal | |||
Kelley Deal 6000 chronology | ||||
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Boom! Boom! Boom! is the second album by the Kelley Deal 6000, released in 1997. [3] [4] "Brillo Hunt" was the album's first single; the title refers to the practice of using steel wool to filter crack cocaine. [5] [6]
The album was produced by Deal, who also cowrote or wrote all of the album's songs. [7] [8] It was recorded over a period of two and half weeks in February 1997. [9]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [10] |
Boston Herald | [11] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [12] |
Entertainment Weekly | B− [13] |
The Guardian | [14] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [15] |
The Plain Dealer | B [16] |
The Times | 7/10 [5] |
Stereo Review wrote that "the sex-rocking 'Shag, the punk-snarling 'Get the Writing Off My Back', and the boom-boom-booming 'Brillo Hunt' are as catchy as anything on Last Splash but more fully arranged." [17] Rolling Stone called Boom! Boom! Boom! "a fun and arty fuck-about of a solo album," writing that "there's a lot of sonic debris here, too: bratty Mouseketeer-like cheers, hokey ditties such as 'Stripper' and arbitrary instrumentation like military snare drums and penny whistles." [18] The Columbus Dispatch concluded: "While several cuts spill over with resonating guitar pop, many ride the fence between full-on heavy metal and numbing alt-rock. While the latter is inoffensive, its impact is ephemeral at best." [19]
The Guardian deemed the album "splenetic punky numbers one minute, lovelorn crooning the next," writing that it "veers between the actually-quite-good and arrant nonsense." [14] The Albuquerque Journal determined that "though most of the 15 songs (like the loosely structured 'Stripper', a sort of poke at the dancing profession, and the drumroll march of 'Total War') are experimental to be sure, there are still a couple of radio-ready pop gems, like the album opener, 'Shag', and 'Confidence Girl'." [20] The Boston Herald remarked that "the odd 'When He Calls Me Kitten' transfixes with a bizarre Ann-Margret-visits-the-Mississippi-Delta-blues vibe." [11] The Plain Dealer thought that "while [Sugar Altar's] lyrics seemed to evade serious issues, [Deal]'s now developing an oblique, personal language to explore them." [16]
All tracks composed by Kelley Deal; except where indicated
Boom! Boom! Boom! | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 26, 1997 [1] | |||
Length | 41:08 | |||
Label | Nice Records [2] | |||
Producer | Kelley Deal | |||
Kelley Deal 6000 chronology | ||||
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Boom! Boom! Boom! is the second album by the Kelley Deal 6000, released in 1997. [3] [4] "Brillo Hunt" was the album's first single; the title refers to the practice of using steel wool to filter crack cocaine. [5] [6]
The album was produced by Deal, who also cowrote or wrote all of the album's songs. [7] [8] It was recorded over a period of two and half weeks in February 1997. [9]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [10] |
Boston Herald | [11] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [12] |
Entertainment Weekly | B− [13] |
The Guardian | [14] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [15] |
The Plain Dealer | B [16] |
The Times | 7/10 [5] |
Stereo Review wrote that "the sex-rocking 'Shag, the punk-snarling 'Get the Writing Off My Back', and the boom-boom-booming 'Brillo Hunt' are as catchy as anything on Last Splash but more fully arranged." [17] Rolling Stone called Boom! Boom! Boom! "a fun and arty fuck-about of a solo album," writing that "there's a lot of sonic debris here, too: bratty Mouseketeer-like cheers, hokey ditties such as 'Stripper' and arbitrary instrumentation like military snare drums and penny whistles." [18] The Columbus Dispatch concluded: "While several cuts spill over with resonating guitar pop, many ride the fence between full-on heavy metal and numbing alt-rock. While the latter is inoffensive, its impact is ephemeral at best." [19]
The Guardian deemed the album "splenetic punky numbers one minute, lovelorn crooning the next," writing that it "veers between the actually-quite-good and arrant nonsense." [14] The Albuquerque Journal determined that "though most of the 15 songs (like the loosely structured 'Stripper', a sort of poke at the dancing profession, and the drumroll march of 'Total War') are experimental to be sure, there are still a couple of radio-ready pop gems, like the album opener, 'Shag', and 'Confidence Girl'." [20] The Boston Herald remarked that "the odd 'When He Calls Me Kitten' transfixes with a bizarre Ann-Margret-visits-the-Mississippi-Delta-blues vibe." [11] The Plain Dealer thought that "while [Sugar Altar's] lyrics seemed to evade serious issues, [Deal]'s now developing an oblique, personal language to explore them." [16]
All tracks composed by Kelley Deal; except where indicated