Gomez - Bring It On

Artist:

Gomez

See Also:

Doves (00`s) Travis Elbow Clapton, Eric Muse (UK)

Description:

Gomez: Ian Ball, Paul Blackburn, Tom Gray, Ben Ottewell, Olly Peacock.
Additional personnel: Steve Fellows (guitar); Ian Bracken (cello); Susie Wright (saxophone); Mat Quinton (tuba).
In simple terms, Gomez` debut is the result of a long studio woodshedding session by five Scottish lads sick to death of Britpop. So rather than nick riffs from the whole history of English rock, as many of their UK contemporaries had been doing throughout the `90s, Gomez looked to America for inspiration. Their reverence for the roots-influenced sounds of California rock circa 1971 is only exceeded by their admiration of Beck`s ability to update folk-rock records by cutting and pasting modern textures onto them. And all of BRING IT ON swings between these musical ideas.
Thus, while singer Ben Ottewell does a good Rod Stewart (another Scot who looked to American roots music for his muse), and acoustic guitars lead standard bar band instrumentation through the faux blues-rock grooves of mid tempo raves like "78 Stone Wobble" and "Get Myself Arrested," sampled vinyl scratches and dubbed out vocals date the songs as late-`90s creations (ain`t no retro here). Seamlessly combining these philosophies during their finest moments, Gomez play like Primal Scream`s laid-back and understated younger siblings--heads full of the same old American jive, but powered by booze and pot smoke rather than Ecstasy.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Get Miles
2. Whippin` Piccadilly
3. Make No Sound
4. 78 Stone Wobble
5. Tijuana Lady - (Spanish)
6. Here Comes the Breeze
7. Love Is Better Than a Warm Trombone
8. Get Myself Arrested
9. Free to Run
10. Bubble Gum Years
11. Rie`s Wagon
12. Comeback, The

Album Information

Release Date:

09/08/1998

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Brit Pop

Label:

Virgin Records (USA)

Producer:

Gomez

Catalog Number:

45592

Original Release Year:

1998

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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