Take a Look Inside (The Folk Implosion album)
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| Released | 1994 | |||
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| Length | 21:35 | |||
| Label | Communion | |||
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Take a Look Inside is the debut studio album by the Folk Implosion.[1][2] It was released on Communion in 1994.[3] The album experienced an uptick in sales after the release of "Natural One", selling around 10,000 copies.[4]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [7] |
Trouser Press called the album "more ambitious [than previous releases] thanks in part to minor studio tinkering (on the reverb-laden 'Blossom') and in part to snappy genre juxtapositions — like the Mersey-punk title track and the Lennonish 'Slap Me'."[8] The New Rolling Stone Album Guide called the album "a lightweight goof, rocking through 14 catchy songs in 22 minutes."[7]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Lou Barlow and John Davis
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blossom" | 1:00 |
| 2. | "Sputnik's Down" | 1:16 |
| 3. | "Slap Me" | 1:44 |
| 4. | "Chicken Squawk" | 0:53 |
| 5. | "Spiderweb-Butterfly" | 1:20 |
| 6. | "Hard to Find Out" | 2:06 |
| 7. | "Better Than Allrite" | 2:11 |
| 8. | "Why Do They Hide" | 1:08 |
| 9. | "Winter's Day" | 1:00 |
| 10. | "Boyfriend, Girlfriend" | 1:49 |
| 11. | "Shake a Little Heaven" | 1:28 |
| 12. | "Waltzin' with Your Ego" | 2:02 |
| 13. | "Take a Look Inside" | 1:16 |
| 14. | "Start Again" | 2:16 |
| Total length: | 21:35 | |
Personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Lou Barlow – performance, arrangement, mixing
- John Davis – performance, arrangement, mixing
Additional personnel
- Tim O'Heir – mixing
References[edit]
- ^ Buckley, Peter (January 1, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
- ^ "CNN - Folk Implosion outward: One band's road to the record stores - October 1, 1999". CNN.
- ^ "Folk Implosion | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Folk Implosion's Success 'Natural' For Communion". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 10, 1996 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Take a Look Inside - Folk Implosion". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 521.
- ^ a b The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 306.
- ^ "Sebadoh". Trouser Press. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Take a Look Inside at Discogs (list of releases)
