Libido Speedway
1997 studio album by Orbit
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Libido Speedway is an album by Orbit, released in 1997 on A&M Records.[1][2] It won a Boston Music Award, for the best debut album of 1997.[3]
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| Released | February 25, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 45:34 | |||
| Label | A&M Records | |||
| Producer | Ben Grosse, Orbit | |||
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The album's first single was "Medicine", which was a modern rock radio hit; the band had considered rewriting it after determining that it sounded too much like Pixies.[4] Orbit supported the album by playing the second stage on select 1997 Lollapalooza dates.[5][6]
Production
The album was produced by Ben Grosse and the band.[7] Many of the songs were written by coming up with the bass line first.[8]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Chicago Tribune | [10] |
| Daily Breeze |  [11] |
| San Antonio Express-News | [6] |
The Chicago Reader called "Medicine" a "memorable car-radio rocker."[12] The Chicago Tribune thought that "echo tracks and excessive vocal layering clutter an otherwise peppy, involving record."[10]
The Daily Breeze determined that "Orbit has the rare ability to juxtapose a ferocious instrumental attack with buzzing melodies and make it work."[11] The Omaha World-Herald deemed the album "crunchy, stripped-down rock that has a melodic aftertaste."[13]
AllMusic called the album "an entertaining collection of punk-pop and post-grunge power-pop, driven by fizzy melodies and fuzzy guitar riffs."[9]
Track listing
All songs written by Jeff Lowe Robbins, except where stated.
- "Yeah" – 2:35
- "Bicycle Song" – 5:33
- "Wake Up" – 3:50
- "Amp" – 2:43
- "Medicine" – 3:56
- "Rockets" – 4:17 (Buckley / Robbins)
- "Motorama" – 3:01
- "Nocturnal Autodrive" – 4:21
- "Why You Won't" – 3:46 (Brookner / Buckley / Robbins)
- "Carnival" – 3:25
- "Chapel Hill" – 1:41 (Brookner / Buckley / Robbins)
- "Paper Bag" – 4:44 (Buckley / Robbins)
- "Gazer" – 1:42
- "Untitled (Hidden Track)" – 3:04
Credits
- Jeff Lowe Robbins – vocals, guitars
- Paul Buckley – drums, vocals
- Wally Gagel – bass, vocals
- Produced by Ben Grosse (except "Motorama", produced by Orbit)
- Engineered by Grosse and Gagel (except "Motorama", engineered by Gagel)
- Mixed by Grosse (except "Motorama", mixed by Gagel)
- Mastered by Bob Ludwig