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The Only Thing That Shines

Shriekback

Album: Oil & Gold

Genre: Rock

Composer: Allen/Andrews/Barke


The Only Thing That Shines		4:23

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Show Track Metadata

ALBUM_ID	17934
TRACK_NAME	The Only Thing That Shines
COMPOSER	Allen/Andrews/Barke
TRACK_NUMBER	7
RUN_TIME	4:23
TRACK_ID	1010614
ALBUM_TITLE	Oil & Gold
ARTIST_NAME	Shriekback
SEARCH_NAME	Shriekback
RATED	4
GENRE_DESCRIPTION	Rock
FLAGS	L
SPIRALFROG_AVAILABLE	Yes
OFFICAL_LENGTH	0:04:17
SITE_REVIEW	Oil and Gold is surprising for several reasons. For one, the departure of singer/guitarist Carl Marsh midway through produced no noticeable dip in the record's quality. For another, live drums appear for the first time on a Shriekback album, thanks to Martyn Barker, a longtime associate who was added to the band at the tail end of the Jam Science sessions. Most surprising, though, is how much this album rocks out, particularly on the songs featuring ex-Damned guitarist Lu Edmonds. It even yielded an out of left field hit single in "Nemesis," which not only uses the word "parthenogenesis," but rhymes it successfully, and does so in the chorus. In truth, Oil and Gold is six-tenths of a great album. It leads off with the rip-roaring one-two-three punch of "Malaria," "Everything That Rises Must Converge," and "Fish Below the Ice," all featuring Marsh on vocals. These are followed by "This Big Hush" and "Faded Flowers," two tremendously beautiful slow numbers sung by Barry Andrews, who took over for Marsh as lead vocalist. The B side (vinylly speaking) begins nicely with "Nemesis" and quickly falls apart, with the nadir being the clunkers "Health and Knowledge and Wealth and Power" (sung by Marsh) and "Hammerheads" (sung by Andrews). Still, Oil and Gold's highlights make it a rewarding listen. ~ Bill Cassel, All Music Guide
ARTIST_ID	5423
UPC	00042284288224
ISRC	USWWW0201303
VOLUME	1
SIZE_OF_FILE	4250063
ASSOCIATEDISRC
LABEL	Island Records
LABEL_GROUP	UMG
Genre	Rock
ExplicitLyrics	No

media	label
LP	Island
CD	Island
CD	Island
CS	Island
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