Shimmer (Surgery album)
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ReleasedApril 5, 1994
RecordedSound City, Van Nuys, California
Entourage Studios, North Hollywood, California
Entourage Studios, North Hollywood, California
Length45:15
| Shimmer | ||||
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| Released | April 5, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | Sound City, Van Nuys, California Entourage Studios, North Hollywood, California | |||
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| Length | 45:15 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | GGGarth, Surgery | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
Shimmer is the second and final album by Surgery.[3][4] It was released in 1994 through Atlantic Records.[5] Due to the death of frontman Sean McDonnell nine months after the album's release, the band broke up.
The New York Times wrote that Surgery "operates in the low end of rock's frequency spectrum, bringing the bass to the center of their sound, rarely hitting the high strings on the guitar, and churning out music that values density over melody."[6] The Washington Post deemed the album "unexceptional electric blues-rock."[7] The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that the band's "riffing and tandem vocals are a modern-rock reduction of Bachman-Turner Overdrive."[8]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Surgery.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bootywhack" | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Off the A-List" | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Shimmer" | 2:17 |
| 4. | "Vibe Out" | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Mr. Scientist" | 2:53 |
| 6. | "Low Cut Blues" | 6:37 |
| 7. | "D-Nice" | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Gulf Coast Score" | 4:55 |
| 9. | "Nilla Waif" | 3:24 |
| 10. | "Didn't I Know You Once" | 3:30 |
| 11. | "No. 1 Pistola" | 5:38 |