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Human Cannonball (album)

For the circus act, see Human cannonball.

Human Cannonball is the second and final album by the alternative rock group School of Fish, released in 1993 by Capitol Records.[4][5]

Human Cannonball
Studio album by
School of Fish
ReleasedFebruary 23, 1993[1]
GenreAlternative rock, jangle pop
Length52:31
LabelCapitol
ProducerMatt Wallace
School of Fish chronology
School of Fish
(1991) 		Human Cannonball
(1993)
Singles from Human Cannonball
  1. "Take Me Anywhere"
    Released: 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Los Angeles Daily News[3]

Production edit

The album was produced by Matt Wallace.[6][7] Frontmen and songwriters Josh Clayton-Felt and Michael Ward were joined by a new bassist, John Pierce, and drummer, Josh Freese, for the recording of the album.[8][9]

Promotion edit

"Take Me Anywhere" was released as a lead single and peaked at #5 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.[10] The single featured a non-album track "Unrecognizable". The band supported the album with a North American tour.[11]

Critical reception edit

The Kitchener-Waterloo Record called the album "melodic, harmonic rock with an extremely hard edge."[12] The Toronto Star concluded that "Human Cannonball offers a leaner, fresher sound than the band's debut, with a concentration on feel instead of perfection."[13]

The Dallas Morning News wrote that the guitars "reign, at times engulfing singer-guitarist Josh Clayton-Felt's occasionally whiny vocals with little effort."[14] The Los Angeles Daily News opined: "Caked with musical grunge, School of Fish's sophomore effort ... bridges the gap between melodiousness and guitar-driven chaos as well as any album since Nirvana's Nevermind."[3]

Track listing edit

All tracks written by Felt & Ward.

  1. "Complicator" – 3:07
  2. "Take Me Anywhere" – 4:44
  3. "1/2 a Believer" – 3:17
  4. "Fountain" – 6:14
  5. "Fuzzed and Fading" – 5:05
  6. "Blackout" – 3:29
  7. "Everyword" – 3:37
  8. "Jump Off the World" – 4:15
  9. "Drop of Water" – 3:50
  10. "Drag" – 5:20
  11. "Stand in the Doorway" – 3:16
  12. "Kerosene" – 6:17
  13. "Lament" – 2:37

Personnel edit

  • Matt Wallace - Production

References edit

  1. ^ "School of Fish". SPIN Media LLC. May 30, 1993 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Human Cannonball at AllMusic
  3. ^ a b Britt, Bruce (March 26, 1993). "ROCK". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L26.
  4. ^ "School's Out". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 13, 1993 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "School of Fish Biography by John Floyd". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  6. ^ "MUSIC". PART II. Newsday. 22 Feb 1993. p. 34.
  7. ^ Zak, Albin (November 20, 2001). "The Poetics of Rock: Cutting Tracks, Making Records". University of California Press – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Jaeger, Barbara (March 19, 1993). "COULD BE THE CATCH DU JOUR". LIFESTYLE/PREVIEWS. The Record. Hackensack. p. 8.
  9. ^ Renzhofer, Martin (July 14, 1993). "SCHOOL OF FISH SWIMS INTO SLC TONIGHT". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. C4.
  10. ^ Whitburn, Joel (September 23, 2008). "Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Scott, Jane (February 12, 1993). "FISH STORY". Friday. The Plain Dealer. p. 34.
  12. ^ Randall, Neil (11 Mar 1993). "Human Cannonball School of Fish". The Kitchener-Waterloo Record. p. D9.
  13. ^ Punter, Jennie (13 Mar 1993). "School of Fish swimming in the sophomore stream". Toronto Star. p. K12.
  14. ^ Broadwater, Lisa (March 5, 1993). "Two musical entrees: Phish or School of Fish". Guide. The Dallas Morning News. p. 31.
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