Peeping Tom were an American rock band led by Mike Patton. To date, they have released one eponymous album and three singles on Ipecac Recordings. The band has featured a wide variety of well-known artists such as Amon Tobin, Massive Attack, Dub Trio, Odd Nosdam, Norah Jones, Bebel Gilberto, Dan the Automator, and Kool Keith.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2000–2007 |
| Labels | Ipecac |
| Members | Mike Patton |
Peeping Tom has been called Patton's most mainstream accessible work since his days with Faith No More.[1]
History edit
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Work began on Peeping Tom in 2000, but the album was delayed six years due to Patton's recording or touring work with Fantômas, Tomahawk, Lovage, General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners, Kaada/Patton. Additionally, around this time, he collaborated with Björk on her album medúlla, scored two feature films, acted in Firecracker and did video game voice work in The Darkness. Finally, in 2006, the self-titled debut album, Peeping Tom was released through Patton's own label, Ipecac Recordings.
The entire album was written by Patton with a wishlist of collaborators he had in mind and hoped would contribute to the finished tracks. The album featured performances by artists such as Norah Jones ("Sucker"), Kool Keith ("Getaway") and Massive Attack ("Kill the DJ"), although almost none of the featured artists recorded their parts with Patton there. "Instead of swapping spit and underwear, we were swapping files," Patton explained. He said that "plenty of people on the record are still complete strangers to [him]."
The first single from the album was Mojo. It was accompanied by a music video featuring appearances by Danny DeVito, Mark Hoppus of Blink-182, Rachel Hunter and song performers Dan the Automator and Rahzel. The video was created by music video director Matt McDermitt. The band made its worldwide live debut on the May 26, 2006 episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
Musical style and influences edit
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Peeping Tom's music style encompasses rock,[2][3][4] heavy metal,[2] experimental pop,[5] pop,[2][3][4] trip hop,[6][7][4] alternative hip hop,[8] underground hip hop[7] and hip hop.[2][3][9][10]
Collaborators edit
- Rahzel
- Dan the Automator
- Kool Keith
- Doseone
- Norah Jones
- Bebel Gilberto
- Massive Attack
- Dub Trio
- Jel
- Odd Nosdam
- Amon Tobin
- Kid Koala
- Mike Relm
- Imani Coppola
- Butterscotch
- Rob Swift
- DJ Z-Trip
- DJ Quest
- DJ D-Sharp
- Dale Crover
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||
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| US [11] |
US Heat. [11] |
US Ind. [11] |
AUS [12] |
BEL (FL) [13] |
BEL (WA) [13] |
FIN [14] |
FRA [15] |
NOR [16] |
UK [17] | ||||||
| 2006 | Peeping Tom | 103 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 86 | 31 | 115 | 22 | 136 | ||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||
Singles edit
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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| US Alt. [11] | ||||
| 2006 | "Mojo" | 40 | Peeping Tom | |
| 2007 | "We're Not Alone" | — | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||
Music videos edit
- 2006 – "Mojo"
References edit
- ^ "Peeping Tom - Peeping Tom". Allmusic. Metacritic. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ a b c d Raposa, David (September 13, 2006). "Peeping Tom". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ a b c Staff (June 5, 2006). "Peeping Tom". Blabbermouth. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ a b c Monger, James Christopher. "Peeping Tom Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ Grischow, Chad (May 17, 2012). "Peeping Tom - Peeping Tom". IGN. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ Speter, Tiana (August 5, 2020). "VINYL REVIEW: "Peeping Tom" (PEEPING TOM)". The Soundcheck. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Leveer (2006). "Peeping Tom". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ Collar, Cammila. "Peeping Tom Review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ Schiller, Mike (May 31, 2006). "PEEPING TOM: PEEPING TOM". PopMatters. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Kevin (June 12, 2006). "Peeping Tom". Scene Point Blank. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Peak chart positions in the United States:
- "Peeping Tom > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
- "Peeping Tom Album & Song Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
- ^ "Discography Peeping Tom". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
- ^ a b Peak chart positions in Belgium:
- "Discografie Peeping Tom" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
- "Discographie Peeping Tom" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
- ^ "Discography Peeping Tom". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
- ^ "Discographie Peeping Tom" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
- ^ "Discography Peeping Tom". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
- ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Rodney P. – The Pussycat Dolls". Zobbel. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
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