Volo Volo
Volo Volo | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1992 | |||
Genre | Worldbeat | |||
Label | Columbia Records | |||
Producer | Alan Winstanley, Clive Langer, Jerry Harrison | |||
Poi Dog Pondering chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Chicago Tribune | [2] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Volo Volo is an album by the American worldbeat band Poi Dog Pondering.[5][6] It was released in 1992 via Columbia Records.[7]
The album was a commercial disappointment, with only 50,000 copies sold by the fall of 1993.[8] Columbia dropped the band; to regroup, several members of Poi moved from Austin to Chicago.[9]
Production[]
The band built the songs by creating the rhythms first, before adding other instruments on top of the drum patterns.[10] About half of the album was produced by Alan Winstanley and Clive Langer.[2] Jerry Harrison also worked on Volo Volo.[11][12]
Critical reception[]
The Washington Post wrote that "instead of acoustic rag-tag charm and unpredictability, something [the band's] early recordings had in abundance, Volo Volo offers a more focused and groove-oriented sound."[10] Trouser Press thought that the album "bears an occasional disconcerting resemblance to smart UK popsters like the Smiths, Wedding Present and Waterboys."[13]
The New York Times deemed the band's sound "a kind of world beat-influenced earth music," writing that Volo Volo "celebrates buildings, collarbones, thunder and the joy of shaking one's booty."[14] Spin panned the album, declaring that "this is kinda like a 'Don't Worry Be Happy' stew that's so dull you'll be jonesin' for some raw flesh to bite into."[15] The Philadelphia Inquirer disparaged the "techno-dance seasonings," opining that Poi had hopped on the "EMF/Happy Mondays bandwagon."[16]
AllMusic wrote that "interestingly, Poi Dog Pondering here seems to be attempting a move into a more pop-oriented direction, sounding at times like a bizarre meeting between Santana, the Meters, Wham!, and Simple Minds."[1] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide praised the "amazingly haunting" violin of Susan Voeltz.[3]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lackluster" | |
2. | "Collarbone" | |
3. | "Get Me On" | |
4. | "The Hardest Thing" | |
5. | "Ta Bouche Est Tabou" | |
6. | "I've Got My Body" | |
7. | "Jack Ass Ginger" | |
8. | "Be the One" | |
9. | "Tall" | |
10. | "Building" | |
11. | "Te Manu Pukarua" | |
12. | "Blood and Thunder" | |
13. | "Entrance" | |
14. | "Endtrance" |
References[]
- ^ a b "Volo Volo - Poi Dog Pondering | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Caro, Mark. "Poi Dog Pondering Volo Volo (Columbia)". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 882.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 549–550.
- ^ "Poi Dog Pondering Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Zane (Jun 6, 1992). "Albums -- Volo Volo by Poi Dog Pondering". Melody Maker. 68 (23): 30.
- ^ "Poi Dog Pondering, Unleashed : Free of Record-Label Control, the Chicago Band Has Emerged With a New Groove-Heavy Beat". Los Angeles Times. September 10, 1996.
- ^ Szilagyi, Pete (21 Oct 1993). "SPINNING POPULARITY INTO SALES // Critical acclaim doesn't mean commercial success for Austin albums". Austin American-Statesman. Onward. p. 3.
- ^ "Poi Dog Pondering: The Best of the Austin Years Album Review". www.austinchronicle.com.
- ^ a b "POI DOG'S HAWAIIAN PUNCH". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (September 2, 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- ^ Christensen, Thor (1 May 1992). "Shank Hall Spicy blend". The Milwaukee Journal. p. D2.
- ^ "Poi Dog Pondering". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ Schoemer, Karen (April 24, 1992). "Sounds Around Town" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Spencer, Lauren (Feb 1992). "Spins". Spin. 7 (11): 70.
- ^ Quintavell, Faith (30 Apr 1992). "POI DOG PONDERING AT THE TROC". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C5.
- 1992 albums
- Columbia Records albums