| El Moodio | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Studio | Sorcerer Sound | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Jim Rondinelli | |||
| Eleventh Dream Day chronology | ||||
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El Moodio is an album by the American band Eleventh Dream Day, released in 1993.[1][2] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[3] It was Eleventh Dream Day's final album for Atlantic Records.[4]
Production
Recorded in New York, the album was produced by Jim Rondinelli.[5] Nine of its 10 songs were written by Janet Beveridge Bean and Rick Rizzo.[6] Matthew O'Bannon joined as the second guitar player.[7] The band started the album with Brad Wood, in Chicago, and also recorded songs that were released on 2013's New Moodio.[8] Velvet Crush's Ric Menck played drums on "That's the Point".[9]
Critical reception
Rolling Stone concluded that "the lion's share of the material reveals a knack for emotionally charged scenes, underscored by Bean's brusque drums," writing that "the root of great rock & roll isn't originality but spirit—and Eleventh Dream Day has passion to burn."[16] The Washington Post determined that the album "still doesn't unite the band's influences—the Velvet Underground, Neil Young and the Dream Syndicate, to name just a few—into a distinctive whole."[18] Greil Marcus, in Artforum, wrote that "on 'Rubber Band', singer/guitarist Rick Rizzo asks the musical question, How far can a phrase be stretched before every trace of the meaning it began with is gone?, and doesn't answer it."[19]
USA Today praised "the shimmery harmonies, grabby melodies and guitar-rock intensity."[20] The Calgary Herald called the album "outsider rock that doesn't try to overthrow the system, that just wants to hang on and hope—and rock with a controlled rage."[11] The Gazette opined that "when Rizzo and Matthew O'Bannon's guitars work alchemy in the ballads, the band approaches grandeur."[21] The Virginian-Pilot deemed El Moodio "an album of moody, nervous guitars and edgy singing."[22]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Makin' Like a Rug" | |
| 2. | "Figure It Out" | |
| 3. | "After This Time Is Gone" | |
| 4. | "Murder" | |
| 5. | "Honeyslide" | |
| 6. | "That's the Point" | |
| 7. | "Motherland" | |
| 8. | "The Raft" | |
| 9. | "Bend Bridge" | |
| 10. | "Rubberband" |
References
- ^ Rogers, Ray (Apr 1993). "Sweet dreams are made of these — El Moodio by Eleventh Dream Day". Interview. Vol. 23, no. 4. p. 42.
- ^ Moran, Caitlin (Apr 17, 1993). "Albums — El Moodio by Eleventh Dream Day". Melody Maker. Vol. 69, no. 16. p. 30.
- ^ Rothschild, David (5 Feb 1993). "Family Affair". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. R.
- ^ "Eleventh Dream Day Biography by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ Kot, Greg (2 Apr 1993). "Eleventh Dream's (new) Day Chicago group on track with a hot album". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 5.
- ^ McDonnell, Evelyn (29 June 1993). "Drifting Away". The Village Voice. Vol. 38, no. 26. p. 74.
- ^ Eichenberger, Bill (March 4, 1993). "Rackety Rock". Weekender. The Columbus Dispatch. p. 8.
- ^ Mervis, Scott (17 Jan 2013). "Meanwhile, Eleventh Dream Day...". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. W8.
- ^ Smith, Andy (May 5, 1993). "Eleventh Dream Day keeps it rough and deep". The Providence Journal. p. E4.
- ^ "El Moodio Review by Ned Raggett". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ a b Muretich, James (11 July 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. B9.
- ^ "Eleventh Dream Day". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 255.
- ^ Tinkham, Chris (25 July 1993). "In Brief". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 69.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 384.
- ^ a b Young, Jon (Jul 8, 1993). "Recordings — El Moodio by Eleventh Dream Day". Rolling Stone. No. 660/661. p. 116.
- ^ (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 275.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (30 Apr 1993). "Eleventh Dream Not Yet Realized". The Washington Post. p. N17.
- ^ Marcus, Greil (Mar 1993). "El Moodio". Artforum. Vol. 31, no. 7. p. 8.
- ^ Gundersen, Edna (19 Apr 1993). "Jamming tunes from out-of-towners". USA Today. p. 6D.
- ^ Lepage, Mark (21 Aug 1993). "Windy City band hits the ground running with a riff-rock twist". The Gazette. p. E2.
- ^ Morrison, Jim (June 11, 1993). "Reviews". Preview. The Virginian-Pilot. p. 18.
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