Candlebox - Candlebox

Artist:

Candlebox

UPC:

093624531326

Description:

Candlebox: Kevin Martin (vocals); Peter Klett (guitar); Bardi Martin (bass); Scott Mercado (drums).
Additional personnel: Randy Gane (Hammond organ); Scott Heard, Laurie Lewis (background vocals).
Producers: Thomas Newman, Candlebox, Kelly Gray, Jon Plum.
All songs written or co-written by Candlebox.
Personnel: Kevin Martin (vocals); Peter Klett (guitar); Scott Mercado (drums); Scott Heard, Laurie Lewis (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Kelly Gray; Candlebox.
Recording information: Bob Lang Studios (??/1992-04/1993); London Bridge Studios, Seattle, WA (??/1992-04/1993).
Photographer: Kevin Westenberg.
The first rock band signed to Madonna`s Maverick label, Candlebox have handsomely paid off the distinction by selling a few million copies of their self-titled debut while clocking in over a year on the Billboard Album Chart. Although Candlebox hail from Seattle, their style is not as dour or dirty-sounding as their grunge brethren. Musically, they straddle the gap between the glam metal of the late `80s and the Pacific Northwest sound that came roaring to the top of the charts in the early `90s. Kevin Martin`s singing has a rasp that lends itself well to the minimal angst that permeates these songs, whether it`s the desperation that comes with seeing a loved one slide into an abyss of drug addiction in "You" or the prequel of initial abandonment that is "Far Behind."
Contrasting these low-key numbers are rockers like "Arrow" and "Don`t You" that howl with Peter Klett`s aggressive leads. There are even mellower pastiches of jazz ("No Sense") and low-key blues ("Rain") showing Candlebox to be a band ignoring the conservative parameters of hard rock.
Atypical of the modern rock climate, Candlebox represents a long untapped corner of Seattle`s music scene, and has found success on its own terms--without the benefit of flannel.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Don`t You
2. Change
3. You
4. No Sense
5. Far Behind
6. Blossom
7. Arrow
8. Rain
9. Mother`s Dream
10. Cover Me
11. He Calls Home

Album Information

Release Date:

07/01/1993

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Grunge

Label:

Warner Bros.

Catalog Number:

9362453132

Original Release Year:

1993

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

53 : 15

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