Soft Bomb is a Rock album by The Chills, originally released in 1992. On Gatefold: 16 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
About
The Chills had had modest international success with 1990's <i>Submarine Bells</i>, which went to No. 1 in their New Zealand homeland. Yet that only led to Martin Phillipps rolling over the band roster and returning with a largely American cast of musicians—The dBs’ Peter Holsapple, Lisa Mednick, and Clay Idols’ Steve Schayer—and going to Los Angeles to record the band’s final album as The Chills. (The group's few future releases would be credited Martin Phillipps & The Chills.) Songs such as “The Male Monster from the Id,” “Background Affair,” and “Ocean Ocean” proved an effective opening trio, while the variously numbered “Soft Bomb” tracks (aside from the fully formed first installment) serve as little intrusions into the album's flow, made even more pronounced by “There Is No Harm in Trying” and “There Is No Point in Trying” providing their half-minutes of music-hall entertainment. Tucked inside these crazy points are genuinely great songs: the masterful “Song for Randy Newman Etc.” and the wistful “Double Summer.” Van Dyke Parks orchestrated the chilling “Water Wolves.”
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Tracklist
- 1The Male Monster from the Id3:46
- 2Background Affair4:17
- 3Ocean Ocean3:56
- 4Soft Bomb3:12
- 5There Is No Harm In Trying0:39
- 6Strange Case3:56
- 7Soft Bomb II1:02
- 8So Long3:20
- 9Song for Randy Newman Etc.3:02
- 10Sleeping Giants3:25
- 11Double Summer3:13
- 12Sanctuary3:53
- 13Halo Fading3:34
- 14There Is No Point In Trying0:34
- 15Entertainer3:20
- 16Water Wolves4:40
- 17Soft Bomb III1:06
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Psych Rock
- jangly
- bittersweet
- DIY
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Gavin MacKillopBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS , KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS
- Lisa MednickACCORDION BACKING VOCALS KEYBOARDS
- Martin PhillippsKEYBOARDS LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, WRITTEN-BY, PERCUSSION , PERCUSSION
- Mauro RubbiDRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Mauro RubyDRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Peter HolsappleELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, DOBRO, SLIDE GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, VIOLIN ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, RESONATOR GUITAR , SLIDE GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, VIOLIN ELECTRIC GUITAR, GUITAR , RESONATOR GUITAR , ACOUSTIC GUITAR, VIOLIN
- Steven SchayerBACKING VOCALS
- Terry MooreBACKING VOCALS BASS GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS, PROGRAMMED BY BASS GUITAR, PROGRAMMED BY , BACKING VOCALS
- Barbra PorterVIOLIN
- Berj GarabedianVIOLIN
- Debra PriceVIOLIN
- Dimitrie LeiviciVIOLIN
- Gayle LevantHARP
- Herschel WiseVIOLA
- Israel BakerVIOLIN
- Joel DerouinVIOLIN
- Ken WildBASS
- Larry CorbettCELLO
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 16 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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