In Loving Memory Of...

In Loving Memory Of... is the debut studio album by American-Canadian rock band Big Wreck. Released in 1997, the album features the single "The Oaf," which became a Top Ten hit in the U.S. Subsequent singles, "That Song" and "Blown Wide Open", found airplay in the United States but experienced greater success in Canada where they both reached the Top Ten on the country's alternative chart. "Under the Lighthouse" was released as a single exclusively in Canada.

In Loving Memory Of...
Studio album by
Big Wreck
ReleasedOctober 7, 1997
StudioPresence Studios, Toronto, Ontario
GenreHard rock, alternative rock, progressive rock
Length60:30
LabelWEA, Atlantic
ProducerMatt DeMatteo, Big Wreck, Chris Wardman
Big Wreck chronology
In Loving Memory Of...
(1997)		 The Pleasure and the Greed
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

In Loving Memory Of... features layered progressive elements in addition to its heavy Southern rock style. Lyrically, it deals predominately with relationship issues. Frontman Ian Thornley noted, "The majority of the album is actually written about one girl. Somebody who's still fucking me up." He also admitted that the track "Look What I Found" was intended to sound like Soundgarden as a reference to how popular bands gain fame emulating other groups.[2]

To promote their debut album, Big Wreck opened for progressive metal band Dream Theater in what was their first major national tour.

In 2018, Big Wreck embarked on a 35-date North American tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of In Loving Memory Of..., in which they performed every song from the album at each show.[3] The album was also reissued the same year with new artwork and two previously unreleased outtakes from the recording sessions. This reissue also saw the album's first vinyl press.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Ian Thornley; all music is composed by Ian Thornley except where noted.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."The Oaf" 4:39
2."That Song" 5:04
3."Look What I Found" 4:55
4."Blown Wide Open" 5:55
5."How Would You Know"Ian Thornley, Brian Doherty4:36
6."Oh My" 3:23
7."Under the Lighthouse"Forrest Williams4:11
8."Fall Through the Cracks"Ian Thornley, David Henning4:20
9."Waste"Ian Thornley, Brian Doherty4:00
10."By the Way" 5:10
11."Between You and I" 3:45
12."Prayer" 3:49
13."Overemphasizing" 6:43
Total length:60:30
Outtakes released for the 20th anniversary edition
No.TitleOriginal single releaseLength
14."Ill Advice""That Song" (Japanese release only)4:03
15."Still Holding" (Demo)"The Oaf" (Japanese release only)4:00
Total length:68:33

"Fall Through the Cracks" and "Overemphasizing" were produced by Chris Wardman.

Personnel

Charts

Singles

Year Title Chart positions
U.S. Modern Rock U.S. Mainstream Rock CAN CAN
Alt.
1997 "The Oaf (My Luck Is Wasted)" 24 9 21 3
1998 "That Song" - 32 31 7
1998 "Blown Wide Open" - - 31 8
1998 "Under the Lighthouse" (released in Canada only) - - 12 -

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Worley, Gail An Interview with Ian Thornley Ink19.com (1998). Retrieved on 11-01-09.
  3. Big Wreck Take 'In Loving Memory Of' on 20th Anniversary Tour. Exclaim!. Retrieved January 19, 2019.



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