Purple Blue

Purple Blue
Studio album by
Eric's Trip
ReleasedJanuary 16, 1996 (1996-01-16)
RecordedSeptember 1995[1]
StudioCMS Studios, Moncton, New Brunswick[2]
GenreIndie rock, grunge
Length45:12
LabelSub Pop[3]
ProducerEric's Trip
Eric's Trip chronology
The Road South 7"
(1995) 		Purple Blue
(1996) 		Long Days Ride 'Till Tomorrow
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

Purple Blue is the third studio album by the Canadian indie band Eric's Trip.[5][6][7] The album marked a turn to a heavier, more psychedelic sound, which Rick White would further explore with Elevator.[8]

A tribute to the album can be found in the song "Eric Sleeps," by Australian indie band Youth Group, from their debut album Urban and Eastern.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "An assured slip of a record that favors full-on distorted rocketry over airy folk-pop and dinky minimalism, Purple Blue merely lacks the tunes that would defer tedium."[9]

Track listing

  1. "Introduction Into The..., Pt. 1-4" – 8:13[10]
  • a) "Hurt II"
  • b) "Grammy"
  • c) "Rib Bones"
  • d) "Purple Blue"
  1. "Hourly" – 2:47
  2. "Sixteen Hours" – 3:05
  3. "Universe" – 3:08
  4. "Eyes Shut" – 1:37
  5. "Alone and Annoyed" – 2:12
  6. "Lighthouse" – 2:09
  7. "Spaceship Opening" – 2:18
  8. "Universal Dawn" – 3:32
  9. "One Floor Below" – 1:40
  10. "Now a Friend" – 1:54
  11. "Soon, Coming Closer" – 3:37
  12. "Not Yours" – 2:26
  13. "Sun Coming Up" – 2:20
  14. "Beach" – 4:14

Personnel

  • Julie Doiron – bass
  • Mark Gaudet – drums
  • Chris Thompson – guitar
  • Rick White – guitar, vocals

References

  1. ^ "Eric's Trip A Love Supreme | Exclaim!". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Re: Wanting Eric's Trip info". Mail-archive.com. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ Records, Sub Pop. "Purple Blue". Sub Pop Records.
  4. ^ "Purple Blue: Eric's Trip". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Eric's Trip A Love Supreme". Exclaim.ca.
  6. ^ Shimp, Rachel (July 9, 2008). "Eric's Trip at SP20". Seattle Weekly.
  7. ^ "Windsor Star - Eric's Trip 'active band again'" – via PressReader.
  8. ^ Barclay, Michael; Jack, Ian A. D.; Schneider, Jason (June 10, 2011). Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance, 1985-1995. ECW Press. ISBN 9781554909681 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Eric's Trip". Trouser Press. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Eric's Trip hinterland - who's who". Archived from the original on 2007-10-30.



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