Tripping Daisy (album)
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Tripping Daisy is the final studio album by Tripping Daisy
, released a few months after the band disbanded following the death of guitarist Wes Berggren
. The album was released on the independent label Sugar Fix Records following the band's release from their contract with Island Records
and is now out of print. Tim Delaughter
has mentioned the possibility of re-releasing the record on his own label Good Records
in either 2009 or 2010. The majority of the album, starting with the track "Drama Day Weekend" flows like the second half of The Beatles
' Abbey Road record where the tracks flow into each other almost creating one long composition.
Tripping Daisy
Tripping Daisy was a neo psychedelic pop rock band that was formed in Dallas, Texas, USA by lead singer/guitarist Tim DeLaughter in 1990 along with Jeff Bouck , Wes Berggren and Mark Pirro .-History:...
, released a few months after the band disbanded following the death of guitarist Wes Berggren
Wes Berggren
Wes Berggren was an American musician and former guitarist for the rock band Tripping Daisy.Berggren was found dead of a drug overdose in his apartment on October 27, 1999. The Dallas County Medical Examiner's office found traces of cocaine, propoxyphene, and benzodiazepine in his body...
. The album was released on the independent label Sugar Fix Records following the band's release from their contract with Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
and is now out of print. Tim Delaughter
Tim DeLaughter
Tim DeLaughter , is a singer and songwriter. He has gained attention as a very energetic and engaging frontman for both Tripping Daisy and his current band, The Polyphonic Spree....
has mentioned the possibility of re-releasing the record on his own label Good Records
Good Records
Good Records is the record label formed by Tim DeLaughter, the lead singer of The Polyphonic Spree and Tripping Daisy. It has its own record store in Dallas, Texas.Other bands on the Good Records label include Pilotdrift, Grandaddy, Philip E...
in either 2009 or 2010. The majority of the album, starting with the track "Drama Day Weekend" flows like the second half of The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
' Abbey Road record where the tracks flow into each other almost creating one long composition.
Track listing
- "Community Mantra"
- "Kids Are Calling"
- "Stella Is a Planet"
- "Soothing Jubilee"
- "Drama Day Weekend"
- "Tragiverse"
- "Jim's Longtime Voice"
- "One Through Four"
- "You First"
- "I Am Good"
- "Halo Comb"
- "This Cradle Song"
- "Foot Dance"
- "The Sudden Shift Worried Him"