Tropic of Scorpio
| Tropic of Scorpio | ||||
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| Released | December 2, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | August 1991 | |||
| Studios | Inner Ear, Arlington, VA | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 31:09 | |||
| Label | Adult Swim | |||
| Producer | Eli Janney | |||
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Tropic of Scorpio is the debut studio album by American band Girls Against Boys, released in 1992 by record label Adult Swim.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
Trouser Press wrote that the album "rocks savagely on 'Wow Wow Wow', staggers drunkenly on 'Wasting Away' and pushes the distortion envelope on 'Plush'." The Washington Post noted that "'Matching Wits with Flaming Frank' and 'Wasting Away' possess some needed vehemence, but such jazzy tracks as 'Everywhere I Go I Seem to Spend $20' ... are just so much vapor."
AllMusic called it "a slightly off-and-on affair, but when it works it fulfills the promise of the earliest recordings and then a little bit more."
Track listing
All tracks are written by Girls Against Boys.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Night of Pleasure (With the Mudjacking Contractors)" | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Wow Wow Wow" | 2:29 |
| 3. | "Matching Wits with Flaming Frank" | 2:46 |
| 4. | "Can't Do Anything but Love You, Babe" | 3:05 |
| 5. | "Wasting Away" | 2:54 |
| 6. | "Plush" | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Everything I Do Seems to Cost Me $20" | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Taste All the Fruit" | 2:55 |
| 9. | "Little Buccaneer" | 2:01 |
| 10. | "Everywhere I Go I Seem to Spend $20" | 1:44 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Tropic of Scorpio liner notes.
- Girls Against Boys
- Alexis Fleisig – drums
- Eli Janney – sampler, production, engineering
- Scott McCloud – lead vocals, guitar
- Johnny Temple – bass guitar
- Production and additional personnel
- Nathan Larson – trumpet, backing vocals
- Yuri Martyr – photography
- David Rathbone – charango
- Chris Thomson – backing vocals
- Zeke Weiner – tabla
- Luke Wood – guitar
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1992 | Adult Swim | CD, CS, LP | AS4 |
References
- ↑ "Tropic of Scorpio, by Girls Against Boys". Girls Against Boys.
- ↑ Tricarico, Antonia (2023). The Inner Ear of Don Zientara: A Half Century of Recording in One of America’s Most Innovative Studios, Through the Voices of Musicians. Akashic Books.
- ↑ Sweeting, Adam (June 11, 1992). "Bile and Bite of the Indie Underdogs". The Guardian. p. 28.
- ↑ The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 428.
- 1 2 Raggett, Ned. "Tropic of Scorpio". AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ↑ Kot, Greg (2007). "Girls Against Boys". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ↑ Jenkins, Mark (January 1, 1993). "Girls Against Boys: A Sonic Standoff". Weekend. The Washington Post. p. 16.
- ↑ Tropic of Scorpio (booklet). Girls Against Boys. Washington, D.C.: Adult Swim Records. 1992.
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External links
- Tropic of Scorpio at Discogs (list of releases)
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