Visions of Excess
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| Studio album by The Golden Palominos | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | Radio City Music Hall Studio | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 37:09 | |||
| Label | Celluloid | |||
| Producer | Anton Fier | |||
| The Golden Palominos chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[2] |
Visions of Excess is the second album by the Golden Palominos. The band's line-up was substantially different from their first album. It includes a cover of Moby Grape's "Omaha", with Michael Stipe singing lead.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Boy (Go)" | Anton Fier, Jody Harris, Michael Stipe | 5:30 |
| 2. | "Clustering Train" | Anton Fier, Jody Harris, Michael Stipe | 6:07 |
| 3. | "Omaha" | Skip Spence | 3:11 |
| 4. | "The Animal Speaks" | Robert Kidney | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Silver Bullet" | Jack Bruce, Paul Cullum, Anton Fier, Jody Harris, Syd Straw | 5:09 |
| 6. | "(Kind of) True" | Anton Fier, Jody Harris, Syd Straw | 4:47 |
| 7. | "Buenos Aires" | Anton Fier, Nicky Skopelitis, Syd Straw | 3:48 |
| 8. | "Only One Party" | Anton Fier, Jody Harris, Arto Lindsay | 4:30 |
File:The Golden Palominos-Visions of Excess (alt album cover).jpg
Alternative album cover
Personnel
- Anton Fier – drums, DMX, percussion
- Bill Laswell – bass guitar
- Jody Harris – guitars, slide guitar
- Richard Thompson – guitars
- Mike Hampton – guitar
- Henry Kaiser – guitars
- Nicky Skopelitis – guitars
- Arto Lindsay – guitar, vocals
- Chris Stamey – guitar, piano, vocals
- Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ
- Carla Bley – Hammond organ
- Syd Straw – vocals
- Michael Stipe – vocals
- Jack Bruce – vocals, harp
- John Lydon – vocals
References
External links
- Visions of Excess at Discogs (list of releases)
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