Shipwreck (album)

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Shipwreck
Studio album by
Chris Connelly
Released1994
GenreArt rock
LabelWax Trax!/TVT[1]
ProducerThe New Pain
Chris Connelly chronology
Phenobarb Bambalam
(1992) 		Shipwreck
(1994) 		Songs for Swinging Junkies
(1994)

Shipwreck is an album by the Scottish musician Chris Connelly, released in 1994.[2][3] It continued Connelly's move away from industrial music.[4] Connelly supported the album by touring with Low Pop Suicide.[5][6]

Production[edit]

The album was produced by the New Pain.[7] It was recorded in the wake of the suicide of Connelly's girlfriend, and dealt with Connelly's reevaluation of his life after the excesses of his twenties; Connelly had taken an 18-month break from music before entering the studio.[8][9][10] The backing band included Ministry members Bill Rieflin and William Tucker.[11] "The Early Nighters" is dedicated to River Phoenix.[12]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[13]
Chicago Tribune[14]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[7]
The Province[4]

Rolling Stone stated: "Its music gorgeous, its lyrics strange, confessional and sometimes oddly comic, Shipwreck is a stunning album—a furious attempt to fashion something glorious."[15] Trouser Press wrote that "Connelly's pronounced vocal resemblance to Bowie remains disarming throughout Shipwreck's eleven fascinating chapters, but as long as the real thing shows no inclination of creating music this affecting and accessible, Connelly might as well make the most of it."[16] The Baltimore Sun deemed Shipwreck an "amiably upbeat album recalls the arty appeal of late-'70s David Bowie."[17]

The Chicago Tribune called the album "a masterful blend of creepy atmospherics, the odd noise, visceral guitars-and-drums interplay and folkish melodies-delivered in Connelly's evocative, brogue-tinged tenor."[14] The St. Louis Post-Dispatch thought that Shipwreck "ditches the industrial shtick for a near art/rock approach."[18] The Los Angeles Times opined that, "even among the obvious Bowie-isms, there was enough sense of personal vision to indicate that Connelly can transcend the reference and stake out territory distinctly his own."[19]

AllMusic wrote that "most of the songs have a sharp acoustic/electric guitar kick and at once rough and carefully produced feel to them."[13] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide deemed Shipwreck "one of the great, overlooked albums of the decade."[7]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Candyman Collapse" 
2."Spoonfed Celeste" 
3."What's Left but Solid Gold?" 
4."Detestimony III" 
5."Anyone's Mistake" 
6."Drench" 
7."The Early Nighters" 
8."Swimming" 
9."Model Murmur" 
10."Meridian Afterburn" 
11."Shipwreck" 

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rothschild, David (4 November 1994). "Second chance". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Chris Connelly Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  3. ^ Kot, Greg (17 December 2013). Turn It Up: A Guided Tour Through the Worlds of Pop, Rock, Rap and More. Agate Digital. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b Harrison, Tom (8 June 1995). "Chris Connelly: Shipwreck". The Province. p. B4.
  5. ^ Thompson, Stephen (9 February 1995). "Chris Connelly's work with Ministry and Revolting Cocks...". Rhythm. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 8.
  6. ^ "Starlight". Arizona Daily Star. 24 February 1995. p. 4E.
  7. ^ a b c MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. pp. 265–266.
  8. ^ Kot, Greg (10 October 1997). "For Whom the Bells Toll: Chris Connelly Exchanges Techno Sound for the Bells". Friday. Chicago Tribune. pp. 7, 29:2.
  9. ^ Mayhew, Malcolm (3 March 1995). "Leaving the scream team". Star Time. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 7.
  10. ^ Kula, Geoffrey (8 March 1995). "Noisemaker now likes songs with coherent lyrics". Entertainment. Boston Herald. p. 39.
  11. ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (2 ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 2003. p. 210.
  12. ^ Maldonado Jr., Paul. "Chris Connelly Emerges from 'Shipwreck', and Vice Versa". Scripps Howard News Service.
  13. ^ a b "Shipwreck". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  14. ^ a b Kot, Greg (16 March 1995). "Industrial Giant Chris Connelly Sails to Different Ports on 'Shipwreck'". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 10.
  15. ^ Evans, Paul (9 March 1995). "Rollin' & tumblin' — Shipwreck by Chris Connelly". Rolling Stone. No. 703. p. 66.
  16. ^ "Chris Connelly". Trouser Press. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  17. ^ Considine, J.D. (3 February 1995). "Shipwreck Chris Connelly". MD. Live. The Baltimore Sun. p. 5.
  18. ^ Pick, Steve (10 February 1995). "Hot Tickets". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 8E.
  19. ^ Hochman, Steve (27 February 1995). "Connelly Transcends Bowie Similarities". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 4.
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