Total Evaporation
1991 studio album by the Radiators
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Total Evaporation is the fifth album by the Radiators, released in 1991.[3] The band and label parted ways before the year was over.[4] Total Evaporation sold more than 85,000 copies in its first six months of release.[5]
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Genres | Swamp rock,[1] roots rock | |||
| Label | Epic[2] | |||
| Producer | Jim Dickinson | |||
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"Let the Red Wine Flow" was the first single.[6] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[7]
Production
Recorded in Memphis, the album was produced by Jim Dickinson.[6][8] Most of the songs were written by Ed Volker; he thought that the album incorporated a more pronounced soul influence.[9][10] The Memphis Horns played on a few tracks.[11]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [12] |
| Calgary Herald | B+[1] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [13] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [11] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [14] |
USA Today praised the "funk-bitten Mardi Gras stomp."[15] The Chicago Tribune wrote that "the band has yet to kick the homily habit or its reliance on funky rock retreads straight out of Little Feat and the Neville Brothers."[13] The Waterloo Region Record opined that, "as a kind of roots-rock with country tinges, this album has too many competitors to make it worthwhile."[16] The Houston Chronicle deemed the Radiators a "quintessential bar band," writing that the majority of the album was the "usual funky-blues flow."[17] The Oregonian noted that the "relaxed arrangements ... avoid the beer-commercial-boogie cliches."[18]
Track listing
- "Soul Deep" (Ed Volker) — 4:34
- "Let the Red Wine Flow" (Volker, Dave Malone, Camile Baudoin) — 4:53
- "Total Evaporation" (Volker, Malone, Baudoin, Reggie Scanlan) — 5:33
- "Grain of Salt" (Volker) — 3:46
- "Molasses" (Malone, Volker) — 3:43
- "Solid Ground" (Volker) — 6:03
- "Never Let Your Fire Go Out" (Malone, Baudoin, Scanlan, Frank Bua) — 3:40
- "Everything Gets in the Way" (Volker) — 4:02
- "You Can't Take It with You" (Malone, Baudoin, Scanlan, Bua) — 5:06
- "Good as Gone" (Volker) — 4:31
- "Party 'Til the Money Runs Out" (Volker) — 2:09
- "Honey from the Bee" (Volker) — 3:58
- "I Want to Go Where the Green Arrow Goes" (Volker) — 5:25
Personnel
- Ed Volker – keyboards, vocals
- Dave Malone – guitars, vocals
- Camile Baudoin – guitars, vocals
- Reggie Scanlan – bass
- Frank Bua Jr. – drums
- Glenn Sears – percussion
- Jim Dickinson – producer
- East Memphis Slim – Hammond organ
- Wayne Jackson – trombone, trumpet
- Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
- The Memphis Horns
- Jay Mark – engineer