Famous (Super Deluxe album)

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Famous
Studio album by
Super Deluxe
Released1995
GenreAlternative rock, power pop
LabelTim/Kerr Records[1]
ProducerMartin Feveyer, Gavin Guss, Super Deluxe
Super Deluxe chronology
Electric Holiday EP
(1995) 		Famous
(1995) 		Via Satellite
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Fort Worth Star-Telegram[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[5]
USA Today[6]
Vancouver Sun[7]

Famous is the debut album by the American alternative rock band Super Deluxe, released in 1995.[8][9] The album was remastered and rereleased the following year by the Warner Bros. Records subsidiary Revolution Records, with an extra track.[10][11]

Production[]

The album was produced by Martin Feveyer, Gavin Guss and Super Deluxe.[5] The former Posie Mike Musberger contributed percussion to Famous.[1] The band's demo tape of Famous served as the Tim/Kerr release.[12]

Critical reception[]

Trouser Press wrote: "On its brief, splendid debut, the young Seattle foursome Super Deluxe demonstrates a clear awareness of ’90s noise but primarily brings Squeeze-like harmonic subtlety to winning originals rooted in that nonexistent netherworld between the original British Invaders and their softhearted new wave receptors."[13]

USA Today thought that "the honey-coated tunes of Braden Blake and John Kirsh are stirred and shaken by feverish rhythms and punchy guitars, then topped by creamy harmonies."[6] The Albuquerque Journal called the band "tuneful in its own right," but wrote that the album "gets downright boring as [it] plods along after an energetic opening."[14] The Austin American-Statesman opined that "the singer and his many voice overdubs recall the Rembrandts, while the guitars are dull, dull, dull."[15]

AllMusic praised the "upbeat, sugary songs bursting with catchy hooks and sing-along choruses."[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Lizadrin" 
2."Famous" 
3."She Came On" 
4."Love Her Madly" 
5."Flustered" 
6."Disappearing" 
7."Johnny's Gone Fishin'" 
8."Holly's Dream Vacation" 
9."Smile" 
10."Suitcases" 
11."Sunshine For Now" 

References[]

  1. ^ a b Rowland, Hobart (June 6, 1996). "Static". Houston Press. Music.
  2. ^ a b "Famous - Super Deluxe | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 7: MUZE. p. 851.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ Philpot, Robert (June 28, 1996). "Super Deluxe, Famous, Tim Kerr Records/Revolution". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Star Time. p. 32.
  5. ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1109.
  6. ^ a b Gundersen, Edna (30 July 1996). "POP/ROCK: Super Deluxe, Famous". USA Today. p. 10B.
  7. ^ Monk, Katherine (17 Aug 1995). "SUPER DELUXE Famous Tim/Kerr". Vancouver Sun. p. C8.
  8. ^ "Super Deluxe | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  9. ^ ASHER, TIZZY (December 16, 2005). "The Club Scene: Reunited Super Deluxe celebrates release of CD". seattlepi.com.
  10. ^ Borzillo, Carrie (Apr 27, 1996). "Famed Foursome". Billboard. 108 (17): 18.
  11. ^ Hughley, Marty (May 24, 1996). "SUPER DELUXE ONLY SOUNDS LIKE IT HAILS FROM PORTLAND". The Oregonian. ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. p. 37.
  12. ^ McLennan, Scott (July 16, 1996). "'BABY BANDS' GET THEIR WALKING SHOES". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. p. C3.
  13. ^ "Super Deluxe". Trouser Press. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  14. ^ Rodriguez, Kenn (7 June 1996). "FEST'S NOT EXACTLY ON CUTTING EDGE". Albuquerque Journal. p. E13.
  15. ^ Riemenschneider, Chris (14 Mar 1996). "REVIEWS OF CDS BY SXSW BANDS". Austin American-Statesman. p. 34.
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