Safari is the first mini-album of the American rock band The Breeders , released by the labels 4AD and Elektra in 1992 [1] .
| Safari | ||||
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| The Breeders Mini Album | ||||
| Date of issue | April 6, 1992 | |||
| Recorded by | Looking Glass Studios, New York (1, 2, 4) First Protocol, London (3) | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Duration | 12:07 | |||
| Producer | Kim deel | |||
| Language of songs | English | |||
| Labels | 4AD (UK) 4AD / Elektra (USA) | |||
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Content
- 1 About the mini album
- 2 Critical Reviews
- 3 Cover
- 4 Commercial success
- 5 Reprint
- 6 List of Songs
- 7 Recording Members
- 7.1 In New York
- 7.2 In London
- 8 Notes
- 9 Literature
- 10 Links
About the mini album
Safari is the only record of the group, which was created at the same time by Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses and Kelly Deal , twin sister Kim Deal [2] . Kim introduced her relative to The Breeders as a lead guitarist and vocalist, even though Kelly was barely able to play the guitar by that time [1] [2] .
In 1991, after completing work on Safari , Donelly left the group [3] . By that time, Kim Dil decided to stay at Pixies to record the next album , and Donelly decided not to continue working with Throwing Muses and focus on her own project - Belly [3] .
Safari is partly a conceptual mini-album , the songs of which are dedicated to the separation of Kim Dil and her husband [1] .
The mini-album consists of three original compositions, as well as a cover version of The Who 's song “ So Sad About Us ” [1] [2] .
An early version of “Do You Love Me Now?”, “Don't Call Home” and “So Sad About Us” were recorded in New York . The title song was recorded in London by three musicians - Kim Deal, The Breeders bassist Josephine Wiggs and drummer John Mattock from Spiritualized and Spacemen 3 [4] .
Criticism Reviews
| Reviews | |
|---|---|
| Critics' ratings | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [5] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [one] |
| Spin | [2] |
| Robert Cristgau | A- [6] |
Safari has received critical acclaim from critics.
Allmusic online service editor Stephen Thomas Erlevine rated the mini-album at 3.5 points out of 5 [5] . According to the reviewer, Safari showed further creative growth and, in particular, building up the melodic potential of The Breeders. Separately, Erlevine singled out the compositions “Do You Love Me Now?” And “So Sad About Us”, which, according to criticism, correspond to the level of the most striking material from the debut album of the group Pod ( 1990 ) [5] .
Douglas Walk in his article on The Breeders in The New Rolling Stone Album Guide ( 2004 ) rated Safari 3 points out of 5 [1] . The reviewer described the mini-album as a collection of original songs, which have a clearer structure than the previous creations of the group, and a “mischievous” ( English spunky ) reading of “So Sad About Us” by The Who [1] .
Kari Weathering, compiling a review of The Breeders discography for the April 2008 issue of Spin magazine , awarded Safari 3 points out of 5 [2] . Weathering called the rehearsal of “So Sad About Us” “noisy” ( English raucous ) and simultaneously marked the group’s addiction to performing cover versions of classical rock compositions (in the case of Safari this is the song The Who, in the case of Pod - “ Happiness Is a Warm” Gun » The Beatles ) as a feature that distinguishes The Breeders from Pixies: according to the reviewer, such a worship of the classics of rock would simply have seemed out of place in the" escapist, eccentric universe "of Pixies [2] .
Music critic Robert Christgau assigned the mini-album A- rating [6] (according to the Christgau system - “ordinary good record”, English garden-variety good record [7] ). According to the observer, if at Pod The Breeders they sound like an art project, then at Safari they are like a musical group, which could well be called “ Postamateur Raincoats ” [6] .
Cover
As the cover of the mini-album, a charcoal drawing by Japanese artist Shinro Otake called “Nairobi VIII” ( Eng. Nairobi VIII , 1983) [4] was used .
Commercial Success
In April 1992, Safari reached 69th place in the British charts. [8]
Reprint
Especially for the Day of the music store in 2018 , the 4AD label released an exclusive re-release of the mini-album on vinyl with a circulation of 2 thousand numbered copies [4] .
List of Songs
| No. | Title | Author | Duration | ||||||
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| one. | "Do You Love Me Now?" | Kim Deal , Kelly Deal | 2:41 | ||||||
| 2. | "Don't Call Home" | Kim Dil; additional text: John Murphy | 3:35 | ||||||
| 3. | "Safari" | Kim deel | 3:30 | ||||||
| four. | "So Sad About Us" | Pete Townsend | 2:21 | ||||||
| 12:07 | |||||||||
Record Members
New York
- Kim Deal - guitar, vocals
- Tanya Donelli - guitar, vocals
- Josephine Wiggs - bass, cello, vocals
- Kelly Deal - guitar, vocals
- Mike Hunt - drums, vocals
In London
- Kim Deal - guitar, vocals
- Josephine Wiggs - Bass
- John Mattock - drums
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Wolk, 2004 , p. 104.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Wethington, 2008 , p. 74.
- ↑ 1 2 Frank et al., 2006 , p. 136.
- ↑ 1 2 3 BLACK FRIDAY 2018> The Breeders - Safari EP | Special Release Record Store Day . Date accessed August 31, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . Safari - The Breeders | Songs, Reviews, Credits . Allmusic . Date accessed August 31, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Christgau, Robert . Robert Christgau: CG: The Breeders . Robert Christgau: Home. Date accessed August 31, 2019.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert . Robert Christgau: CG 90s: Key to Icons Robert Christgau: Home. Date accessed August 31, 2019.
- ↑ safari (ep) | full Official Chart History . Official Charts Company . Date accessed August 31, 2019.
Literature
- Wolk, Douglas. The Breeders // The New Rolling Stone Album Guide . - New York: Fireside , 2004 .-- P. 104 .
- Wethington, Kari. The Spin Interview: Kim Deal // Spin : Magazine. - 2008. - April. - P. 70-74 .
- Frank, Josh; Ganz, Caryn. Fool the World: The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies . - St. Martin's Griffin. - New York, 2006 .-- 368 p. - ISBN 9780312340070 .