Love with the Proper Stranger (album)

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Love with the Proper Stranger
Studio album by
The Aquanettas
Released1990
GenreRock, alternative rock
LabelNettwerk Records/I.R.S. Records
ProducerMike Landolt
The Aquanettas chronology
Love with the Proper Stranger
(1990) 		Roadhaüs
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]
Los Angeles Daily News4/4 stars[2]
St. Petersburg Times3/4 stars[3]

Love with the Proper Stranger is the debut album by the American rock band the Aquanettas, released in 1990.[4][5] A video was produced for the album's lead single, "Diplomat".[6]

Production[]

All four band members contributed to the songwriting; they also worked with outside writers.[7] Nettwerk Records intentionally distorted the band photo on the album's cover, so that the group would not be perceived as merely a "girl group".[6]

Critical reception[]

Trouser Press wrote: "Without pushing it as a gimmicky signature, singer/guitarist Deborah Schwartz’s mighty voice is redolent of West Coast ’60s folkrockers like the Mamas and the Papas (and, therefore, the early Bangles as well); drummer Stephanie Seymour’s high harmonies enhance and elevate the effect, as do the acoustic strummings and Jill Richmond’s tradition-packed lead guitar interjections."[8] The Washington Post thought that the Aquanettas "aren't significantly retooling garage-rock, but they are keeping the engine warm," writing that the "melodic and vigorous ... tunes are vaguely Go-Go-ish, but more rakish."[9] The New York Times deemed the music "classic, basic rock-and-roll: just rugged guitar riffs and lyrics about the more bothersome aspects of romance."[10]

The Los Angeles Daily News called the album "a celebration of acid- etched melody, reverberant guitars and monotone vocals," writing that the music "suggests the Bangles on hallucinogens."[2] USA Today lamented that the Aquanettas "weren't produced very well."[11] The New Haven Register deemed Love with the Proper Stranger "one of 1990's overlooked gems."[12]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Diplomat"3:00
2."Faults"4:39
3."Beach Party"5:12
4."Up!"3:34
5."Connecting Line"3:20
6."Footsteps"3:46
7."Love with the Proper Stranger"3:44
8."15 Men"3:37
9."Lose My Mind"4:17
10."Pictures of Italy"3:00
11."That Ain't Right"3:48
12."Black on Blonde"3:44

Personnel[]

  • Jill Richmond - guitar
  • Deborah Schwartz - guitar, vocals
  • Stephanie Seymour - drums
  • Claudine Troise - bass

References[]

  1. ^ "Love with the Proper Stranger - The Aquanettas | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Britt, Bruce (April 27, 1990). "Sound Check". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L38.
  3. ^ Carey, Jean (1 June 1990). "SOUND BITES". St. Petersburg Times. Weekend. p. 16.
  4. ^ Watson, Ian (Oct 13, 1990). "Albums: The Aquanettas". Melody Maker. 66 (41): 43.
  5. ^ "Rock and Rouge". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. August 6, 1990 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Pisik, Betsy (May 25, 1990). "Rocking Aquanettas: Not just a girl group, and not new Bangles". The Washington Times. p. E3.
  7. ^ Kim, Jae-Ha (June 3, 1990). "Democracy reigns in the free world of the Aquanettas". Chicago Sun-Times. Show. p. 6.
  8. ^ "Aquanettas". Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  9. ^ Jenkins, Mark (25 May 1990). "Aquanettas Hold Garage-Rock Style". The Washington Post. p. N20.
  10. ^ Schoemer, Karen (8 June 1990). "In Rocking East Village, The Beat Never Stops". The New York Times. p. C1.
  11. ^ Oermann, Robert K. (May 17, 1990). "RECORD REVIEWS". USA Today.
  12. ^ Fried, Fran (October 2, 1992). "Band won't be home making cookies". New Haven Register. Weekend Guide. p. 18.
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