Suburban Rock 'N' Roll
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Suburban Rock 'N' Roll is the third (fourth if you count the unreleased Love You More than Football
) and, so far, final studio album by Space, released on March 8, 2004. It is their first proper album release since 1998's Tin Planet
. The tracks "Zombies", "Suburban Rock 'N' Roll" and "20 Million Miles from Earth" were released as singles, all of them failing to reach top 40 (as well as the top 75).
For this album Space ditched the polished, commercial-friendly sound that inhabited Tin Planet and Love You More than Football and returned to the darker style of their debut Spiders
. Tommy Scott's lyrical themes also changed, as they aim to move away from the character-driven lyrics of old and are a lot more impressionist, with songs dealing with death, crime and surveillance amongst other serious and controversial themes. The band also reunited with Spiders producer Stephen Lironi, who is credited as songwriter of a few tracks, though Scott has insisted he wrote all the material himself.
Suburban Rock 'N' Roll is the first Space album with no techno
/electronic
instrumentals from Franny Griffiths, as the band wanted the album to be more song-orientated.
The album was not a great success, as public interest had waned in the band almost six years previously, and promotion for the record was almost non-existent. Despite the failure of both album and singles, the album remains a favourite amongst fans.http://www.spacetheband.com/community/index.php?showtopic=752
Additional Musicians:
Production:
Love You More than Football
Love You More Than Football is an unreleased Space album from 2000. Originally scheduled for release in July 2000, the album was to be a follow up to 1998’s Tin Planet. The album, briefly known as Bulletproof, was later reschedule for December 4, 2001, but was never released.Most of the 14 tracks...
) and, so far, final studio album by Space, released on March 8, 2004. It is their first proper album release since 1998's Tin Planet
Tin Planet
Tin Planet is the second album from Liverpool-based Britpop group Space. It was released on March 9, 1998 and peaked at #3 in the UK charts, two places higher than their debut album Spiders....
. The tracks "Zombies", "Suburban Rock 'N' Roll" and "20 Million Miles from Earth" were released as singles, all of them failing to reach top 40 (as well as the top 75).
For this album Space ditched the polished, commercial-friendly sound that inhabited Tin Planet and Love You More than Football and returned to the darker style of their debut Spiders
Spiders (album)
Spiders is the debut album by Space, released on September 16, 1996, peaking at #5 in the UK album charts and later going platinum. "Money", "Kill Me", "Neighbourhood", "Female of the Species", "Me and You Versus the World" and "Dark Clouds" were released as singles.-Track listing:# "Neighbourhood"...
. Tommy Scott's lyrical themes also changed, as they aim to move away from the character-driven lyrics of old and are a lot more impressionist, with songs dealing with death, crime and surveillance amongst other serious and controversial themes. The band also reunited with Spiders producer Stephen Lironi, who is credited as songwriter of a few tracks, though Scott has insisted he wrote all the material himself.
Suburban Rock 'N' Roll is the first Space album with no techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
/electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
instrumentals from Franny Griffiths, as the band wanted the album to be more song-orientated.
The album was not a great success, as public interest had waned in the band almost six years previously, and promotion for the record was almost non-existent. Despite the failure of both album and singles, the album remains a favourite amongst fans.http://www.spacetheband.com/community/index.php?showtopic=752
Track listing
- "Suburban Rock 'N' Roll" (Scott/Space/Lironi) – 3:34
- "Zombies" (Scott/Space/Lironi) – 3:54
- "Hitch Hiking" (Scott/Space) – 3:10
- "Punk Rock Funeral" (Scott/Space) – 3:17
- "Hell's Barbecue" (Scott/Space) – 4:20
- "Paranoid 6teen" (Scott/Space) – 3:35
- "The English Language Let Me Down" (Scott/Space/Lironi) – 3:44
- "Pretty Suicide" (Scott/Space) – 3:39
- "20 Million Miles from Earth" (Scott/Space/Lironi) – 2:57
- "Quiet Beach" (Scott/Space) – 4:34
- "The Goodbye Song" (Scott/Space) – 3:28
- All lead vocals: Tommy Scott
Personnel
Space:- Tommy Scott - lead vocals, guitar
- Franny GriffithsFranny GriffithsFranny Griffiths is a keyboardist, producer and remixer, who is best known for being a member of the band, Space. He also plays guitar, melodica and piano. His main influences are Kraftwerk, hip-hop, Can, various electro bands and Crass...
- keyboards, electronics - Dave "Yorkie" PalmerYorkie (musician)David Palmer , also known as Yorkie, is a British musician who was a member of the Liverpool-based band Space from 1997 to its later years.- External links :***...
- bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals - Leon Caffrey - drums
Additional Musicians:
- Stephen Lironi - additional guitar, keyboards
- Ged Lynch - percussion
Production:
- Stephen Lironi - producer
- Doug Trantow - engineering & mixing
- Jack Jelfs - assistance
- Alan Yoshida - mastering
- Mark Cowley @ HUG Management - management
- Tommy Scott - original artwork
- Dave "Yorkie" Palmer - layout & design
- Roy Elridge & Mike AndrewsMike AndrewsMichael Jay Andrews is a retired American Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics. He is currently the chairman of The Jimmy Fund, an event fundraising organization affiliated with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston,...
@ RandM - record label