Her Highness (album)
Her Highness is the third album by American rock band Medicine, released in 1995 by American Recordings.[5][6] The band broke up after the album's release, and would not record again until 2003's The Mechanical Forces of Love.[7]
| Her Highness | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 22, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | Cherokee Hollywoodland Lita's House, Tujunga The Peach Castle, Noho | |||
| Genre | Noise pop, shoegaze, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 45:43 | |||
| Label | American Recordings | |||
| Producer | Brad Laner, Eddy Offord | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| Q | [4] |
Critical reception
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "almost numbingly introspective, both musically and lyrically."[3] The Chicago Tribune wrote that "for all of its manufactured navel-contemplating, Her Highness is a trance-inducing album due mostly to its languor."[2] The Tampa Bay Times wrote that a "new-found versatility actually opens the heavy-handed Medicine to lighter, ethereal passages ... rather than just feedback-laden noisefests—although the swirling psychedelic jam of 'Heads' may be one of the group's finest efforts."[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All Good Things" | Beth Thompson | 5:07 |
| 2. | "Wash Me Out" | Brad Laner | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Candy Candy" | Jim Goodall, Brad Laner, Beth Thompson | 5:10 |
| 4. | "I Feel Nothing at All" | Brad Laner | 3:52 |
| 5. | "A Fractured Smile" | Jim Goodall, Brad Laner, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Beth Thompson | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Farther Dub" | Brad Laner | 1:36 |
| 7. | "Farther Down" | Brad Laner | 5:12 |
| 8. | "Aarhus" | Jim Goodall, Brad Laner, Beth Thompson | 3:46 |
| 9. | "Seen the Light Alone" | Brad Laner | 4:56 |
| 10. | "Heads" | Brad Laner, Beth Thompson | 7:56 |
Personnel
- Medicine
- Jim Goodall – drums
- Brad Laner – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, arrangement, production, engineering
- Beth Thompson – vocals, photography
- Production and additional personnel
- David Campbell – violin, viola, arrangement
- Larry Corbett – cello
- David Harlan – design
- Bruce Lampcov – mixing
- Medicine – art direction
- Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass guitar, clarinet
- Eddy Offord – production, engineering
- Tom Recchion – art direction
References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Buried Life". Allmusic. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- Roth, Jason (31 August 1995). "MedicineHer Highness (American) (star) (star)The back-to-the-womb retrogression..." chicagotribune.com.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 684.
- columnist (December 1995). Q: 146.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - Leland, John; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Medicine". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "Medicine | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- Kaufman, Gil. "Medicine's Comeback LP Gets Its Kick From Bruce Lee's Daughter". MTV News.
- "Audio Files". Tampa Bay Times.
External links
- Her Highness at Discogs (list of releases)