Gear Blues
1998 studio album by Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
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Gear Blues is an album by the band Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, released in 1998.[5][6] It was released in the United States in 2000.[7]
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| Released | November 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997–1998 | |||
| Genre | Garage rock | |||
| Length | 55:45 | |||
| Label | Triad[1] | |||
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Critical reception
NME wrote: "Armed with an arsenal of hooks, chiselled cheekbones and oodles of self belief, Thee Machine Gun Elephant are credible heirs to the garageland throne, and, if that wasn’t enough, a paragon of internationalism."[3] LA Weekly thought that "vocalist Yusuke Chiba is a hoarsely authoritative presence, and bassist Koji Ueno and drummer Kazuyuki Kuhara have eliminated the Who-derived busyness of their early approach in favor of seamless, no-nonsense propulsion."[8] Rolling Stone concluded that "the attention to visceral detail is what distinguishes Gear Blues from mere Nuggets and Brit-punk slavishness."[9]
AllMusic wrote that "the album ends with a bittersweet, melancholy, space punk groove on 'Danny Go'."[2]
Track listing
- "West Cabaret Drive" – 5:26
- "Smokin' Billy" – 3:26
- "Satanic Boom Boom Head" – 2:50
- "Dog Way" – 3:15
- "Free Devil Jam" – 2:42
- "Killer Beach" – 5:10
- "Brian Down" – 4:45
- "Hotel Bronco" – 1:43
- "Give the Gallon" – 5:15
- "G.W.D." – 3:52
- "Ash" – 3:34
- "Soul Wrap" – 4:14
- "Boiled Oil" – 4:10
- "Danny Go" – 4:54
- "Jenny" – 3:22
The European release does not contain "Jenny" but has an extra bonus disc with the tracks "Get Up Lucy" and "Cisco".