Super Tasty

Super Tasty is the second album by Gumball.[3] It was released in 1993 via Columbia, the band's first album for a major label.[4][5]

Super Tasty
Studio album by
Gumball
Released1993
Recorded1993
GenreAlternative rock, grunge, indie rock
Length39:55
LabelColumbia
ProducerButch Vig[1]
Gumball chronology
Wisconsin Hayride
(1992)		 Super Tasty
(1993)		 Revolution on Ice
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Three singles, "Accelerator," "The Damage Done" and "Real Gone Deal," received airplay on alternative radio and 120 Minutes. Dinosaur Jr's J Mascis plays on two tracks.

Production

The album was partly recorded in a barn close to Vig's Smart Studios.[6]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "A bit more bite would not have gone amiss; much of Fleming’s lyric irony sounds more weary than wired. Still, Super Tasty is a buzzin’ good time, if only for its wonderfully retro sonic glitz."[7] The Chicago Tribune called the album "overproduced," writing that the songs sounded better in concert.[8] New York Magazine called it "full of rollicking, loose-limbed road songs."[6] The New York Times wrote: " In songs that are well-made but never break free of their genres, the band seems content to be a throwback, while a listener is left waiting for the twist."[9] Spin wrote that Super Tasty "has a nice, loose, rockin' vibe."[10]

Track listing

All songs by Don Fleming unless otherwise noted

  1. "Accelerator"
  2. "Hell of a Message"
  3. "Here It Comes Again"
  4. "Tumbling"
  5. "Marilyn"
  6. "The Damage Done"
  7. "Real Gone Deal"
  8. "Thunder"
  9. "Black Payback" - (Gumball)
  10. "No More"
  11. "Got the Cure" - (Vermillion)
  12. "Upsetters Theme Song"

Personnel
  • Don Fleming - vocals, guitar
  • Jay Spiegel - drums
  • Eric Vermillion - bass, vocals on "Got the Cure"
  • J Mascis - guitar on "Here It Comes Again" and "Upsetters Theme Song"
  • Butch Vig - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Greg Calbi - mastering

References
  1. "Smart Studios". La Crosse Tribune.
  2. "Super Tasty - Gumball". AllMusic.
  3. "Gumball | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. Harrington, Richard (August 7, 1993). "GUMBALL'S LOUDER NOISE" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  5. Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 9781250083623 – via Google Books.
  6. "Chew On This!". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. April 26, 1993 – via Google Books.
  7. "Gumball". Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  8. Herrmann, Brenda. "DINOSAUR JR. SAVED BY ITS RHYTHM SECTION". chicagotribune.com.
  9. Pareles, Jon (April 8, 1993). "Pop and Jazz in Review (Published 1993)" – via NYTimes.com.
  10. "Pure Chewing Satisfaction". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. April 8, 1993 – via Google Books.


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