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Crashing the Ether is the seventh album by Tommy Keene

Tommy Keene

Tommy Keene is an American singer-songwriter, best known for releasing critical acclaimed new wave/power pop songs in the 1980s. He has a longtime cult following among fans of the musical genre of power pop...

. Recorded at his home studio, Keene played most of the instruments himself; among others, John Richardson played drums and Gin Blossoms

Gin Blossoms

Gin Blossoms is an American pop rock band formed in 1987, in Tempe, Arizona. They took their name from a photo of W.C. Fields which bore the caption "W.C. Fields with gin blossoms", referring to what appeared to be the actor's gin-ravaged nose, but was actually a skin condition known as rosacea...

guitarist Jesse Valenzuela

Jesse Valenzuela

Jesse Valenzuela was the original vocalist of the alternative rock band Gin Blossoms when it was formed in 1987. In 1988, he switched roles with the band's new guitarist, Robin Wilson. He continued to be a member until the band's breakup in 1997, and reunited with the rest of the group in 2002...

chipped in with some back-up vocals.

Track listing

All songs written by Tommy Keene

"Black & White New York" – 4:56
"Warren in the '60s" – 3:26
"Quit That Scene" – 3:24
"Driving Down the Road in My Mind" – 5:28
"Wishing" – 4:15
"Lives Become Lies" – 5:08
"Eyes of Youth" – 3:45
"I've Heard That Wind Blow Before" – 3:35
"Alta Loma" – 4:13
"Texas Tower No.4" – 6:10

Additional musicians

Brad Quinn — Bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Jesse Valenzuela — Harmony vocals
Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
Steve Gerlach — Guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
Walter Vincent — Harmony vocals
John Richardson
John Richardson (drummer)
John Richardson is an American drummer who works in rock and alt-country with such artists as Gin Blossoms, Badfinger and Wilco guitarist Jay Bennett.-Early career:...

— Drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
R. Walt Vincent — Harmony vocals

Production

Tommy Keene — Producer
Walter Vincent — Producer, mixing
R. Walt Vincent — Producer, mixing
Jon Pines — Engineer, drum engineering
Louie Teran — Mastering
Kevin Lane Keller — Executive producer
Chris Widmer — Engineer, drum engineering

Additional credits

Cary Baker — Publicity
Jim Horan — Art direction
Steve Curtis — Photography
Tommy Keene — Photography

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