Into the Oh

Into the Oh
Studio album by
Geggy Tah
Released2001
LabelLuaka Bop/Virgin[1]
Geggy Tah chronology
Sacred Cow
(1996) 		Into the Oh
(2001)

Into the Oh is the third album by the American band Geggy Tah, released in 2001.[2][3] It was the band's final album.[4] Geggy Tah supported it by playing shows with labelmate Shuggie Otis.[5]

Production

Geggy Tah started work on the album in 1997; due to personal issues and label trouble, the album was delayed for four years.[6] James Gadson played drums on three of the album's tracks.[7] Laurie Anderson appears on "Aliens Somewhere," reading "a postcard from a strange cloud."[8][7] The album was mixed by Michael Patterson.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[11]
The Press of Atlantic City[8]
The Tampa Tribune[12]

The Philadelphia Inquirer called the album a collection of "silky smooth and gorgeously appointed meditations on love."[11] The Boston Phoenix determined that "amiable hippie rock doesn’t get better than this."[13] The Chattanooga Times Free Press noted that Into the Oh "employs contemplative, but odd lyrics, trippy melodies and unique instruments that create a surreal, multilayered effect."[14]

The Toronto Sun praised "Holly Oak", likening it to a "nimble amalgam [that] sounds like nothing so much as Tim Buckley, or perhaps a very young Paul Simon, trying to play Steely Dan's 'Only a Fool Would Say That'."[15] Steve Slosarek, of The Indianapolis Star, listed the album as the fifth best of 2001, praising the "soothing ... funk-jazz-experimental rock music."[16] The Tampa Tribune concluded that the band "has largely dispensed with the power pop that peppered past efforts, and instead concentrates on creating dance grooves and throwing in odd instrumental choices."[12] David Byrne stated that the album has "the most beautiful and unexpected songs" and that listening to it made him "personally envious."[17]

The Orange County Register included Into the Oh on its list of the 10 best "overlooked" albums of 2001.[18] The State considered it the 16th best album of 2001.[19]

Track listing

  1. "Goodnight to the Machine" – 0:57
  2. "One Zero" – 3:10
  3. "Dumb Submarine" – 3:54
  4. "Sweat" – 4:36
  5. "Holly Oak" – 3:00
  6. "Space Heater" – 4:01
  7. "Love Is Alone" – 4:44
  8. "Special Someone" – 3:51
  9. "I Forgot" – 4:05
  10. "Aliens Somewhere" – 4:10
  11. "I'll Find My Way" – 4:03
  12. "Love Is in Love" – 4:13

References

  1. ^ "Geggy Tah Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Gallo, Phil (June 25, 2001). "Geggy Tah". Variety.
  3. ^ "Geggy Tah". The Pitch. September 13, 2001.
  4. ^ Wood, Mikael (4 Dec 2012). "POP & HISS". Los Angeles Times. p. D3.
  5. ^ Shuster, Fred (6 July 2001). "ROCK HISTORY". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L4.
  6. ^ Maestri, Cathy (June 24, 2001). "Exotic rhythms: Pomona-based Geggy Tah uses a variety of off-the-wall instruments to create a unique sound on its newly released album". The Press-Enterprise. p. F10.
  7. ^ a b Stein, Maggie (Jun 2, 2001). "Geggy Tah goes 'Into The Oh' on Luaka Bop". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 22. p. 20.
  8. ^ a b Cronin, Steve (June 8, 2001). "MUSIC". At the Shore. The Press of Atlantic City. p. 33.
  9. ^ Ellis, Bill (27 Apr 2002). "EX-LOCAL PUT STAMP ON DIDDY'S TOP DITTY". The Commercial Appeal. p. E1.
  10. ^ "Geggy Tah - Into the Oh Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  11. ^ a b Moon, Tom (3 June 2001). "The Music Report". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. H16.
  12. ^ a b Walker, Kevin (June 1, 2001). "Spin this". FRIDAY EXTRA!. The Tampa Tribune. p. 15.
  13. ^ "Off the Record | Geggy Tah". bostonphoenix.com.
  14. ^ Wilfong, Cathy (June 1, 2001). "GEGGY TAH. 'Into the Oh'". Chattanooga Times Free Press. p. 21.
  15. ^ Sakamoto, John (May 16, 2001). "The week's 10 coolest tunes". Toronto Sun. Entertainment. p. 82.
  16. ^ Slosarek, Steve (30 Dec 2001). "Year's CDs had first-class contributions". The Indianapolis Star. p. I1.
  17. ^ Byrne, David (17 Oct 2024). "Some History: The Story of Luaka Bop". Luaka Bop. Retrieved 17 Oct 2024.
  18. ^ Wener, Ben (July 13, 2001). "In salute of 10 overlooked albums". Show. Orange County Register. p. 4.
  19. ^ Miller, Michael (December 30, 2001). "50 BEST: YOU DIDN'T HEAR THEM ON THE RADIO, BUT 2001 HAD AT LEAST 50 GREAT CDS". The State. p. E1.