Isolation Party
| Isolation Party | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Power pop, rock | |||
| Label | Matador Records | |||
| Producer | Tommy Keene[1] | |||
| Tommy Keene chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[4] |
Isolation Party is an album by the American musician Tommy Keene.[5][6] It was released in 1998 by Matador Records.[7] It includes a cover version of Mission of Burma's "Einstein's Day".[8]
Critical reception
[edit]Entertainment Weekly concluded that "power-pop enthusiasts should find plenty to admire in these melodically acute tunes, although true highlights are in short supply."[4] The Chicago Tribune praised the "ringing, buoyant guitar lines, sing-along choruses, thoughtful lyrics and a touch of melancholy that never grows depressed but keeps things from ever getting giddy."[3]
AllMusic wrote that the album is "a harder and leaner set than he usually offered up in his earlier days ... though the hallmarks of his style—moody but graceful melodies, a nimble and efficient rhythm section, and Keene's passionate vocals and subtly sublime guitar work—are still very much in evidence."[2]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Tommy Keene, except where noted
- "Long Time Missing" – 4:38
- "Getting Out From Under You" – 3:19
- "Take Me Back" – 4:44
- "Never Really Been Gone" – 3:29
- "The World Outside" – 3:21
- "Einstein's Day" – 4:43 (Roger Miller)
- Originally recorded by Mission of Burma, 1982
- "Battle Lines" – 5:11
- "Happy When You're Sad " – 3:31
- "Love Dies Down" – 3:44
- "Tuesday Morning" – 2:37
- "Waiting Without You" – 3:55
- "Weak And Watered Down" – 4:15
- "Twilight's In Town" – 3:38
Personnel
[edit]The band
[edit]- Tommy Keene — Guitar, back-up vocals
- John Richardson — Drums, percussion
Additional musicians
[edit]- Jay Bennett — Organ, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar
- Leroy Bocchieri — Bass guitar
- Tom Broeske — Bass guitar
- Jeff Murphy — Back-up vocals
- Jeff Tweedy — Back-up vocals
- Jesse Valenzuela — Back-up vocals
Production
[edit]- Jay Bennett — Engineer, production assistant, editing, mastering, mixing, assistant producer
- Brendan Gamble — Engineer
- Jeff Murphy — Engineer
- Jonathan Pines — Engineer, production assistant, editing, mastering, mixing, assistant producer
- Adam Schmitt — Editing, mastering
References
[edit]- ^ "ONCE THE RAGE". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Isolation Party - Tommy Keene | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b "Tommy Keene Isolation Party". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Isolation Party". EW.com.
- ^ "Tommy Keene Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ "Tommy Keene – Isolation Party". No Depression. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Tommy Keene". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Tommy Keene Organizes His Own Party". MTV News. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021.
