Be My Echo is the second studio album by Kid Icarus, released in 2002 by Summersteps Records. The liner notes and packaging were designed and laid out by the keyboard player/guitarist Ted Baird. The names of the last three tracks are not listed on the album.
Be My Echo | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2002 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 68:47 | |||
Label | Summersteps Records | |||
Producer | Barry P. Saranchuk | |||
Kid Icarus chronology | ||||
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Reception
editMusic critic Matt Fink of AllMusic criticized the album's length, saying it "would endlessly benefit by cutting its 22 tracks in half, its sprawl is a bit hard to digest despite the presence of generally pleasant songwriting and a few winning tracks."[1] Fink added that while the album's songs experiment in different musical styles, Kid Icarus "never really reveals a sound that seems to suit him."[1] Diamond City Weekly writer Gene Padden said that "to find out it was recorded in a bedroom via 4-track was shocking, and damn impressive."[2]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Eric Schlittler, except as listed
- "Guess We Ate Too Much" – 3:16
- "Rotary Dial" – 3:23
- "The Confetti After the Party" – 4:09
- "La Petite da Da" – 3:47, by Schlittler/Kobeski
- "God Knows What She's Seen" – 3:16
- "You're an Unidentified Flying Object" – 3:38, by Roky Erickson
- "The Squeeze" – 3:01
- "Painted by Numbers" –1:18
- "X-Ray Technician" – 3:07
- "Perhaps She Was Perfect" – 2:50, by Schlittler/Johnson
- "Be My Echo" – 3:56, by Schlittler/Kobeski
- "Petrified Forest" – 2:03
- "Meet Me on Via Roma" – 4:35
- "A Date with a Dentist" – 3:30
- "She Digs Turtle Soup" – 2:04, by Kobeski/Schlittler
- "Broken Eyes" – 2:17
- "Her Silver Chalice" – 3:05
- "Combustion" – 4:12
- "Leave on a Light" – 2:43
- "Sea Song" – 4:40
- "Sea Song II" – 2:59
- "Tentacle Slips" – 1:03
Personnel
edit- Eric Schlittler – guitar, harmonica, voice
- Cassie Rose (Kobeski) – voice on tracks 4, 12, and 16
- Jason Johnson – drums, guitar, keyboard
- Ted Baird – keyboard, guitar
References
edit- ^ a b Fink, Matt. "Be My Echo - Overview". Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ Padden, Gene. "Meet Kid Icarus". Diamond City Weekly (Times-Shamrock Communications). Retrieved 19 January 2010. [dead link]