...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

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...The Dandy Warhols Come Down is the second studio album by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols. It was recorded in 1996 and released on 15 July 1997 by Capitol Records.

The album featured a shift in style from the garage rock- and shoegaze-influenced sound of their previous album (1995's Dandys Rule OK) to a more psychedelic rock and power pop-influenced sound.[1] It is the final album with founding member Eric Hedford, who was replaced by frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor's cousin Brent DeBoer in 1998. Three singles were released from the album: "Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth" (which helped to establish the band's popularity),[2] "Every Day Should Be a Holiday" and "Boys Better".

The Black Album

The band's first effort for Capitol Records was an album which was recorded before Come Down called The Black Album, which was rejected by Capitol for, according to frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor, containing "no songs".[2] It was later released as a double album in 2004 with Come On Feel the Dandy Warhols, an album composed of B-sides and previously unreleased material.

Release

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down was released on 15 July 1997 by Capitol Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars[1]
Alternative Press favorable[3]
The Austin Chronicle 2/5 stars[4]
NME 7/10 [5]
Pitchfork 6.5/10[6]
Q 3/5 stars (1998)[7]
4/5 stars (2011)[8]
Rolling Stone 4.5/5 stars(1997) 3.5/5 stars(2000) [9]
Select 3/5 stars[10]

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down has sold 103,000 copies as of 2008.[11]

The album has received a generally positive reception from critics. AllMusic criticized the album's consistency, writing, "the band has talent for not just punchy hooks but for layered sonics as well, but they don't know how to meld the two together."[1] Rolling Stone, on the other hand, called it "the most exhilarating '60s-into-'90s excursion yet attempted by an American band", following with "if this is The Dandy Warhols coming down, the mind boggles at the thought of them flying high."[9]

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, except where noted. 

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Be-In"     7:00
2. "Boys Better"     4:31
3. "Minnesoter"     3:03
4. "Orange"     5:41
5. "I Love You"     4:12
6. "Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth"     3:11
7. "Every Day Should Be a Holiday"     4:02
8. "Good Morning"     5:01
9. "Whipping Tree"     3:49
10. "Green"     3:10
11. "Cool as Kim Deal"     3:03
12. "Hard On for Jesus"   Taylor-Taylor, Peter Holmström 4:36
13. "Pete International Airport"   Taylor-Taylor, Holmström 5:57
14. "The Creep Out"   Taylor-Taylor, Holmström, Zia McCabe, Eric Hedford 8:59
Vinyl bonus track
No. Title Length
15. "One"    

Personnel

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The Dandy Warhols
Additional personnel
  • Tony Lash – keyboards and percussion
  • Aquaman – additional production
  • Stephen Birch – sleeve design and art direction
  • Jeff Bizzell – sleeve photography (larger live photos)
  • Tchad Blake – mixing on tracks 1–7 and 10–12 at: Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, California; White Horse Studios, Portland, Oregon; and Bundy's, Los Angeles, California
  • Mario Caldato Jr. – mixing at Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, California; White Horse Studios, Portland, Oregon; and Bundy's, Los Angeles, California and additional production on "The Creep Out"
  • S. Husky Hoskolds – engineering assistance
  • Lisa Johnson – sleeve photography
  • Mario Lalich – album cover photography
  • Tony Lash – mixing on "Good Morning" and "Pete International Airport", production and recording
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Oregon
  • Mickey Petralia – mixing on "The Creep Out"
  • David Schiffman – additional recording
  • Clark Stiles – additional recording

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Gold 100,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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External links

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