Tropic of Scorpio
| Tropic of Scorpio | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | August 1991 | |||
| Studio | Inner Ear Studios, Arlington, VA[1] | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 31:09 | |||
| Label | Adult Swim | |||
| Producer | Eli Janney | |||
| Girls Against Boys chronology | ||||
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Tropic of Scorpio is the debut studio album by American band Girls Against Boys, released in 1992 by record label Adult Swim.[2][3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
Trouser Press wrote that the album "rocks savagely on 'Wow Wow Wow', staggers drunkenly on 'Wasting Away' and pushes the distortion envelope on 'Plush'."[5] The Washington Post noted that "'Matching Wits with Flaming Frank' and 'Wasting Away' possess some needed vehemence, but such jazzy tracks as 'Everywhere I Go I Seem to Spend $20' ... are just so much vapor."[6]
AllMusic called it "a slightly off-and-on affair, but when it works it fulfills the promise of the earliest recordings and then a little bit more."[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Girls Against Boys
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Night of Pleasure (With the Mudjacking Contractors)" | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Wow Wow Wow" | 2:29 |
| 3. | "Matching Wits with Flaming Frank" | 2:46 |
| 4. | "Can't Do Anything but Love You, Babe" | 3:05 |
| 5. | "Wasting Away" | 2:54 |
| 6. | "Plush" | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Everything I Do Seems to Cost Me $20" | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Taste All the Fruit" | 2:55 |
| 9. | "Little Buccaneer" | 2:01 |
| 10. | "Everywhere I Go I Seem to Spend $20" | 1:44 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Tropic of Scorpio liner notes.[7]
- Girls Against Boys
- Alexis Fleisig – drums
- Eli Janney – sampler, production, engineering
- Scott McCloud – lead vocals, guitar
- Johnny Temple – bass guitar
- Production and additional personnel
- Nathan Larson – trumpet, backing vocals
- Yuri Martyr – photography
- David Rathbone – charango
- Chris Thomson – backing vocals
- Zeke Weiner – tabla
- Luke Wood – guitar
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1992 | Adult Swim | CD, CS, LP | AS4 |
References
- ^ Tricarico, Antonia (2023). The Inner Ear of Don Zientara: A Half Century of Recording in One of America’s Most Innovative Studios, Through the Voices of Musicians. Akashic Books.
- ^ Sweeting, Adam (June 11, 1992). "Bile and Bite of the Indie Underdogs". The Guardian. p. 28.
- ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 428.
- ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Tropic of Scorpio". AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ Kot, Greg (2007). "Girls Against Boys". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (Jan 1, 1993). "Girls Against Boys: A Sonic Standoff". The Washington Post. p. N16.
- ^ Tropic of Scorpio (booklet). Girls Against Boys. Washington, D.C.: Adult Swim Records. 1992.
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External links
- Tropic Of Scorpio at Discogs (list of releases)
