Visions of Excess

Visions of Excess is the second album by the Golden Palominos.[4][5] The band's line-up was substantially different from their first album.[6] It includes a cover of Moby Grape's "Omaha," with Michael Stipe singing lead.

Visions of Excess
Studio album by
Released1985
RecordedRadio City Music and Evergreen Studio Hall Studio
GenrePost-punk
Length37:09
LabelCelluloid
ProducerAnton Fier
The Golden Palominos chronology
The Golden Palominos
(1983)
Visions of Excess
(1985)
Blast of Silence
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called Visions of Excess "a brilliant neo-pop album of tuneful, lyrical songs."[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Boy (Go)"Anton Fier, Jody Harris, Michael Stipe5:30
2."Clustering Train"Anton Fier, Jody Harris, Michael Stipe6:07
3."Omaha"Skip Spence3:11
4."The Animal Speaks"Robert Kidney4:07
5."Silver Bullet"Jack Bruce, Paul Cullum, Anton Fier, Jody Harris, Syd Straw5:09
6."(Kind of) True"Anton Fier, Jody Harris, Syd Straw4:47
7."Buenos Aires"Anton Fier, Nicky Skopelitis, Syd Straw3:48
8."Only One Party"Anton Fier, Jody Harris, Arto Lindsay4:30
Alternative album cover

Personnel

References

  1. Ankeny, Jason. "Visions of Excess". Allmusic. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "The Golden Palominos: Visions of Excess". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  3. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 via Google Books.
  4. Buckley, Peter (August 14, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 via Google Books.
  5. "Golden Palominos". Trouser Press. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  6. Popson, Tom. "PALOMINOS HEAD TOWARD CHICAGO". chicagotribune.com.
  7. Visions of Excess (album jacket). The Golden Palominos. New York, New York: Celluloid Records. 1985. Cell 6118.CS1 maint: others (link)
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