Special Kiss

Special Kiss
Studio album by
Gumball
Released1991
Recorded1990
GenreAlternative rock
Length35:51
LabelPrimo Scree
ProducerDon Fleming
Gumball chronology
Special Kiss
(1991)		 Wisconsin Hayride
(1992)

Special Kiss is the first album by Gumball. It was released in 1991 on the Primo Scree label. It contains contributions from Thurston Moore and Teenage Fanclub.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Robert Christgau(neither)

Trouser Press called the album "a locomotive blur of abrasive pop and gnarly guitar psychosis." 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."

Track listing

  1. "This Town" - (Fleming)
  2. "All the Time" - (Fleming)
  3. "Window Pain" - (Fleming)
  4. "Wake Up" - (Gumball)
  5. "Summer Days" - (Fleming)
  6. "Yellow Pants" - (Fleming)
  7. "Restless" - (Fleming)
  8. "Gone Too Far" - (Gumball)
  9. "Gettysburg" - (Gumball)
  10. "Alternate Feed" - (Fleming)
  11. "You Know" - (Teenage Fanclub and Gumball)
  12. "Pre" - (Gumball)
  13. "High or Low"
  14. "Gettysburg (Twister Mix)" - (Gumball)

Personnel

Technical

References

  1. ↑ "Gumball Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ Robb, John (Jun 15, 1991). "Special Kiss by Gumball". Melody Maker. Vol. 67, no. 24. p. 41.
  3. ↑ Lees, Jaime. "The Year Punk Broke Finally Gets Reissued: Where the Featured Bands Are Today". Riverfront Times.
  4. ↑ "Special Kiss Gumball". AllMusic.
  5. ↑ "Gumball". Robert Christgau.
  6. ↑ "Gumball". Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "New Revolutions". Spin. Spin Media LLC. September 8, 1991.