Famous
Studio album by
Super Deluxe
Released1995
GenreAlternative rock, power pop
LabelTim/Kerr Records[1]
ProducerMartin Feveyer, Gavin Guss, Super Deluxe
Super Deluxe chronology
Electric Holiday EP
(1995)		 Famous
(1995)		 Via Satellite
(1997)

Famous is the debut album by the American alternative rock band Super Deluxe, released in 1995.[2][3] The album was remastered and rereleased the following year by the Warner Bros. Records subsidiary Revolution Records, with an extra track.[4][5]

Production

The album was produced by Martin Feveyer, Gavin Guss and Super Deluxe.[6] The former Posie Mike Musberger contributed percussion to Famous.[1] The band's demo tape of Famous served as the Tim/Kerr release.[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[9]
Fort Worth Star-Telegram[10]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[6]
USA Today[11]
Vancouver Sun[12]

Trouser Press wrote: "On its brief, splendid debut, the young Seattle foursome Super Deluxe demonstrates a clear awareness of ’90s noise but primarily brings Squeeze-like harmonic subtlety to winning originals rooted in that nonexistent netherworld between the original British Invaders and their softhearted new wave receptors."[13]

USA Today thought that "the honey-coated tunes of Braden Blake and John Kirsh are stirred and shaken by feverish rhythms and punchy guitars, then topped by creamy harmonies."[11] The Albuquerque Journal called the band "tuneful in its own right," but wrote that the album "gets downright boring as [it] plods along after an energetic opening."[14] The Austin American-Statesman opined that "the singer and his many voice overdubs recall the Rembrandts, while the guitars are dull, dull, dull."[15]

AllMusic praised the "upbeat, sugary songs bursting with catchy hooks and sing-along choruses."[8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Lizadrin" 
2."Famous" 
3."She Came On" 
4."Love Her Madly" 
5."Flustered" 
6."Disappearing" 
7."Johnny's Gone Fishin'" 
8."Holly's Dream Vacation" 
9."Smile" 
10."Suitcases" 
11."Sunshine For Now" 

References

  1. 1 2 Rowland, Hobart (June 6, 1996). "Static". Houston Press. Music.
  2. ↑ "Super Deluxe | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ ASHER, TIZZY (December 16, 2005). "The Club Scene: Reunited Super Deluxe celebrates release of CD". seattlepi.com.
  4. ↑ Borzillo, Carrie (Apr 27, 1996). "Famed Foursome". Billboard. 108 (17): 18.
  5. ↑ Hughley, Marty (May 24, 1996). "SUPER DELUXE ONLY SOUNDS LIKE IT HAILS FROM PORTLAND". The Oregonian. ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. p. 37.
  6. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1109.
  7. ↑ McLennan, Scott (July 16, 1996). "'BABY BANDS' GET THEIR WALKING SHOES". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. p. C3.
  8. 1 2 "Famous - Super Deluxe | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  9. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 851.
  10. ↑ Philpot, Robert (June 28, 1996). "Super Deluxe, Famous, Tim Kerr Records/Revolution". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Star Time. p. 32.
  11. 1 2 Gundersen, Edna (30 July 1996). "POP/ROCK: Super Deluxe, Famous". USA Today. p. 10B.
  12. ↑ Monk, Katherine (17 Aug 1995). "SUPER DELUXE Famous Tim/Kerr". Vancouver Sun. p. C8.
  13. ↑ "Super Deluxe". Trouser Press. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  14. ↑ Rodriguez, Kenn (7 June 1996). "FEST'S NOT EXACTLY ON CUTTING EDGE". Albuquerque Journal. p. E13.
  15. ↑ Riemenschneider, Chris (14 Mar 1996). "REVIEWS OF CDS BY SXSW BANDS". Austin American-Statesman. p. 34.
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