Paint as a Fragrance

Paint as a Fragrance
Studio album by
Rocket from the Crypt
Released1991
Recorded1990
Genre
Length27:59
LabelCargo/Headhunter
ProducerJohn Reis
Rocket from the Crypt chronology
Paint as a Fragrance
(1991) 		Circa: Now!
(1992)

Paint as a Fragrance is the first studio album by the American band Rocket from the Crypt.[4][5] It was released in 1991 by Cargo Records and Headhunter Records.[6] It is the band's only recording featuring their original lineup, which included drummer Sean Flynn and backing vocalist Elaina Torres.[2]

Production

The album was recorded for $1,000.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[8]

Westword called the album "an impressive, although scattered, sampler of the band's distinctive punk/pop sound."[3] Trouser Press wrote that "while the album does boast a surfeit of energy, the band often feints when it should jab, backing off intensely memorable riffs while dragging uneventful throbs to the point of tedium."[9] Stylus Magazine called it a "muscular, Pixies-ish, less than stellar 1991 debut that rarely hinted at the brilliance to come."[10]

Track listing

  1. "French Guy"
  2. "Maybelline"
  3. "Shy Boy"
  4. "Basturds"
  5. "Velvet Touch"
  6. "Evil Party"
  7. "Stinker"
  8. "Jiggy Jig"
  9. "Weak Superhero"
  10. "Thumbmaster"

Personnel

Additional musicians

  • Rick Froberg, Ian Roarty, Mike Kennedy, and Chuck - additional backing vocals

Album information

  • Record label:Cargo Records/Headhunter Records
  • Recorded at Westbeach Recorders in Los Angeles
  • Produced by John Reis
  • Preproduction by Gar Wood
  • Engineered by Donnell Cameron
  • Mastered at K-Disc
  • Photography by Jonny Donhowe
  • Disc art by Mark Gariss
  • CD layout by O, Jonny Donhowe, and Dean Kegler
  • Cover model: Tim Johnson
  • Insert drawing by Dean Reis

References

  1. ^ a b "Paint as a Fragrance Rocket from the Crypt". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b Baird, Robert (April 7, 1993). "Cryptic Grunge". Phoenix New Times.
  3. ^ a b c Jones, Brad (February 9, 1994). "Tales from the Crypt". Westword.
  4. ^ "Rocket from the Crypt Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. December 29, 2003. ISBN 9781858284576.
  6. ^ Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760346488.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 83.
  8. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 950.
  9. ^ "Rocket from the Crypt". Trouser Press. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Rocket from the Crypt". Stylus Magazine.