Are You Normal?
Are You Normal? | ||||
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Released | 3 November 1992 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 40:44[1] | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Andy Wallace | |||
Ned's Atomic Dustbin chronology | ||||
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Singles from Are You Normal? | ||||
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Are You Normal? is the second studio album by English rock band Ned's Atomic Dustbin, released on 3 November 1992 by Columbia Records.[3] It features the band's biggest American hit "Not Sleeping Around", which hit the top of Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.[4]
Music
[edit]Are You Normal? shows the band scaling back on the dual-bass, "punk-pop"-informed grebo sound of their debut album in order to "let the dynamics of the basses soak through the rush of power chords that dominate their early work."[5] It also shows the band beginning to work with electronics, sampling and "ultramodern production" that the band would continue to explore in their later work.[5] AllMusic said the result is "an almost bouncy, bright album, full of great hooks and lyrical cleverness."[5]
Track listing
[edit]- "Suave And Suffocated"
- "Walking Through Syrup"
- "Legoland"
- "Swallowing Air"
- "Who Goes First?"
- "Tantrum"
- "Not Sleeping Around"
- "You Don't Want To Do That"
- "A Leg End in His Own Boots"
- "Two And Two Made Five"
- "Fracture"
- "Spring"
- "Intact"[1]
Personnel
[edit]- Matt Cheslin – bass
- Alex Griffin – bass, vocals
- Jonn Penney – vocals
- Rat – guitar, vocals
- Dan Warton – drums
- Andy Wallace – producer, mixing, engineer
- Steve Sisco – mixing assistant
- Darren Galer – assistant engineer
- Steve Gullick – photography, snaps
- Leigh Smiler – lyricist, lettering
- Helga – design[6]
Charts
[edit]Chart (1992–1993) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 79 |
UK Albums (OCC)[8] | 13 |
Samples
[edit]The song "Suave and Suffocated" contains a sample of a monologue by Dennis Hopper in the movie Apocalypse Now.
References
[edit]- ^ a b [1][dead link]
- ^ Abebe, Nitsuh (3 November 1992). "Allmusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ Ned's Atomic Dustbin. "Are You Normal?: Information from". Answers.com. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Ned's Atomic Dustbin Billboard Singles". All Music. 2006. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
- ^ a b c Are You Normal? - Ned's Atomic Dustbin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic
- ^ "Are You Normal by Ned s Atomic Dustbin @ ARTISTdirect.com - Shop, Listen, Download". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 200.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 September 2022.