Open Heart Surgery
| Open Heart Surgery | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | August 8, 2000 |
| Studio | Pachyderm (Cannon Falls, Minnesota) |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Producer | Brad Wood |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Open Heart Surgery is an album by the rock band Virginwool, released in 2000 via Breaking/Atlantic Records.[2][3] The album is out of print.
"I Think Her Mother Loves Me" was the first single from the album; a remixed, slightly poppier version was released. "Better for You" was the second single, and it too was released in a shorter radio edit.
Production
[edit]The album was produced by Brad Wood.[3] It was recorded at Pachyderm Recording Studio, in Cannon Falls, Minnesota.[4]
The tracks "You're the Girl" and "Picked Apart" were previously released on the band's self-released CDs, when they were known as Gumwrapper Curb. "Picked Apart" was originally titled "Virgin Wool".
Critical reception
[edit]The New York Post wrote that the band "indulges in the same king of quirky rock the propelled Tom Petty and his Heartbreakers to the top."[5] CMJ New Music Monthly wrote that singer Jordan Pouzzner "wraps his sensitive-guy pipes around heart-tugging hooks and stadium-sized choruses."[6] The Post and Courier called the songs "captivating and quirky," and praised the "rich harmonies and chiming guitars."[7] The Tallahassee Democrat called Open Heart Surgery "a sizzling slab of wry, melodic pop-rock."[8]
Track listing
[edit]- "Nevermind Her Hips"
- "I Think Her Mother Loves Me"
- "You're the Girl"
- "Climbing Boulders"
- "Better for You"
- "Lonely Man"
- "Timeframe"
- "Goodman Vibe"
- "Angel"
- "Picked Apart"
- "New Song"
- "Between the Lies"
Personnel
[edit]- Jordan Pouzzner – vocals
- Gar Willard – guitars
- Adam Loewy – bass
- Brett Crook – drums, percussion
References
[edit]- ^ "Open Heart Surgery - Virgin Wool | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Virgin Wool | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Hay, Carla (Jul 8, 2000). "Popular Uprisings". Billboard. 112 (28): 18.
- ^ Anderson, Jamie J. (25 Aug 2000). "VIRGINWOOL'S SUCCESS STORY TURNS OUT MAKING MUSIC REALLY IS `OPEN HEART SURGERY'". Orlando Sentinel: 11.
- ^ Aquilante, Dan (August 8, 2000). "VIRGINWOOL "Open Heart Surgery"".
- ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly (86): 58. Oct 2000.
- ^ Findlay, Prentiss (10 Aug 2000). "Florida's Virginwool is captivating and quirky". The Post and Courier: 18.
- ^ Schardl, Kati (15 Sep 2000). "Pop goes virginwool". Tallahassee Democrat: G14.
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