Privilege | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 1990 | |||
Genre | Punk rock, new wave | |||
Length | 46:40 | |||
Label | Fire [1] | |||
Producer | Phil Vinall, Television Personalities | |||
Television Personalities chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Chicago Tribune | [3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10 [5] |
Privilege is an album by English rock band Television Personalities. [6] [7] It was released in 1990 through Fire Records. [4] [8] The album was recorded as a trio, with former Swell Maps member Jowe Head and drummer Jeffrey Bloom accompanying Dan Treacy. [9]
Jason Ankeny of AllMusic gave the album a positive review, describing it as "one of the group's most personal and dark records." [2] Chicago Tribune critic David Levinsky wrote that "the LP suffers from overly lush production, supplying one too many monolithic synth chords." Levinsky also stated: "We get a record suffering from the shotgun approach: a couple of exceptional singles and a lot of also-rans." [3] In contrast, Ira Robbins of Trouser Press stated: "Privilege dresses Treacy's characteristically direct songs with just the right amount of keyboards, and his voice is as boyishly engaging as ever." [9] The Spin Alternative Record Guide called the album "overproduced," but wrote that "Treacy can still make his pop obsessions gleam like vintage Campbell's soup cans." [5]
All songs written by Dan Treacy, except where noted.
Privilege | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 1990 | |||
Genre | Punk rock, new wave | |||
Length | 46:40 | |||
Label | Fire [1] | |||
Producer | Phil Vinall, Television Personalities | |||
Television Personalities chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Chicago Tribune | [3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10 [5] |
Privilege is an album by English rock band Television Personalities. [6] [7] It was released in 1990 through Fire Records. [4] [8] The album was recorded as a trio, with former Swell Maps member Jowe Head and drummer Jeffrey Bloom accompanying Dan Treacy. [9]
Jason Ankeny of AllMusic gave the album a positive review, describing it as "one of the group's most personal and dark records." [2] Chicago Tribune critic David Levinsky wrote that "the LP suffers from overly lush production, supplying one too many monolithic synth chords." Levinsky also stated: "We get a record suffering from the shotgun approach: a couple of exceptional singles and a lot of also-rans." [3] In contrast, Ira Robbins of Trouser Press stated: "Privilege dresses Treacy's characteristically direct songs with just the right amount of keyboards, and his voice is as boyishly engaging as ever." [9] The Spin Alternative Record Guide called the album "overproduced," but wrote that "Treacy can still make his pop obsessions gleam like vintage Campbell's soup cans." [5]
All songs written by Dan Treacy, except where noted.