Special Kiss Explained
Special Kiss is the first album by Gumball.[1] [2] It was released in 1991 on the Primo Scree label. It contains contributions from Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth and Teenage Fanclub.[3]
Critical reception
Trouser Press called the album "a locomotive blur of abrasive pop and gnarly guitar psychosis."[4] Spin wrote that "some tracks rock out a la Black Sabbath, some slam your head against the wall courtesy of blazing hardcore, and some make your stomach sick with wimpy pop."[5]
Track listing
- "This Town" - (Fleming)
- "All the Time" - (Fleming)
- "Window Pain" - (Fleming)
- "Wake Up" - (Gumball)
- "Summer Days" - (Fleming)
- "Yellow Pants" - (Fleming)
- "Restless" - (Fleming)
- "Gone Too Far" - (Gumball)
- "Gettysburg" - (Gumball)
- "Alternate Feed" - (Fleming)
- "You Know" - (Teenage Fanclub and Gumball)
- "Pre" - (Gumball)
- "High or Low"
- "Gettysburg (Twister Mix)" - (Gumball)
Personnel
- Don Fleming - vocals, guitar, producer
- Jay Spiegel - drums, vocals ("Gone Too Far")
- Eric Vermillion - bass, vocals ("Wake Up", "You Know")
- Raymond McGinley - guitar, background vocals ("You Know")
- Brendan O'Hare - background vocals ("You Know")
- Norman Blake - background vocals ("You Know")
- Gerard Love - background vocals ("You Know")
- Paul Crisholm - bass ("You Know")
- Thurston Moore - keyboards ("Gettysburg")
- Technical
- Jim Waters - engineer
- James Kavoussi - engineer
- Wharton Tiers - engineer
Notes and References
- Web site: Gumball Biography & History. AllMusic.
- Robb . John . Special Kiss by Gumball . Melody Maker . Jun 15, 1991 . 67 . 24 . 41.
- News: The Year Punk Broke Finally Gets Reissued: Where the Featured Bands Are Today. Jaime. Lees. Riverfront Times.
- Web site: Gumball . Trouser Press . 8 October 2020.
- Web site: New Revolutions. SPIN. September 8, 1991. Spin Media LLC.
