Closed Captioned Radio
studio
ArtistThe Bogmen
CoverClosed Captioned Radio.jpg
Released1998
GenreAlternative rock
LabelArista[1]
ProducerBill Laswell, Godfrey Diamond, The Bogmen
Prev year1995

Closed Captioned Radio is the second album by the American alternative rock band the Bogmen, released in 1998.[2][3] It sold around 10,000 copies.[4] The band broke up after its release, in part due to the effects of alcoholism.[5]

The album's first single was "Mexico".[6]

Production

The album was produced by Bill Laswell, Godfrey Diamond, and the band.[7][8][6]

Critical reception

Billboard determined that the album projects "a decadent, dissonant vibe reminiscent of David Bowie's late-'70s and early-'80s work, as well as of the cabaret music of 1920s Berlin."[9] The Austin American-Statesman thought that "this band is not an easy listen because they're so stylistically all-over-the-place that you never fall into the comfort zone that good pop music provides."[10] The San Diego Union-Tribune declared: "One moment, the music is a seamless blend of flute-filled melodies contrasted with electronic rhythms and triumphant, echoing chants; the next, all too bizarre noises, pounding drumbeats and distorted instruments beckon one to turn this Radio off (or shoot it)."[11]

The Baltimore Sun stated that "the band's sound—mid-period David Bowie with a healthy dose of David Byrne—isn't quite like anything else out there."[12] Newsday concluded that "like a latter-day Wall of Voodoo, The Bogmen layer poetry about everyday madness over quirky rhythms."[13] The Columbus Dispatch deemed the album "a melodic form of heavy metal resonant with faintly sinister themes ... Bill Laswell's production puts an added emphasis on the sextet's rhythm section."[14]

AllMusic wrote: "Influenced by such diverse global sources as Middle Eastern rhythms and Far East textures, the group's alt-rock aesthetic takes on intriguing new dimensions."[15]

Track listing

  1. "Failing Systems"
  2. "Speedfreak Lullaby"
  3. "Mexico"
  4. "Highway of Shame"
  5. "Mad Larry"
  6. "Extended Family"
  7. "Every Man Is an Orphan"
  8. "Dark Waltz"
  9. "Sloth"
  10. "The Cows Ain't Comin' Home Tonight"
  11. "Seadog"
  12. "Closed Captioned Radio"
  13. "You Are My Destiny"

References

  1. ^ Bruno, Franklin (Apr 1998). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. ' (56): 46.
  2. ^ "The Bogmen Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic
  3. ^ Tayler, Letta (30 Mar 1998). "Radio Play and Record Racks". Newsday. p. B4.
  4. ^ McKinley, Jesse (February 4, 2001). "Famous Long Ago". – via NYTimes.com.
  5. ^ Guzman, Rafer (7 Mar 2004). "They are the Campions". Newsday. p. C23.
  6. ^ Verna, Paul (Feb 14, 1998). "Closed Captioned Radio". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 7. p. 84.
  7. ^ Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 9781250083623. – via Google Books.
  8. ^ McLennan, Scott (12 May 1998). "Bogmen breaking down radio-play barriers". Telegram & Gazette. p. C5.
  9. ^ Verna, Paul (Feb 7, 1998). "With brash new sound, Arista's Bogmen go for 'radio' success". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 6. pp. 11, 91.
  10. ^ "SXSW CALLING CARD". Austin American-Statesman. 5 Mar 1998. p. 12.
  11. ^ Watters, Lora (February 26, 1998). "CLOSED CAPTIONED RADIO THE BOGMEN". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. 20.
  12. ^ Schneider, Greg (16 Apr 1998). "The Bogmen Closed Captioned Radio". The Baltimore Sun. p. 10.
  13. ^ "Hot Band". Newsday. 23 Apr 1998. p. C3.
  14. ^ Budzak, Gary (March 26, 1998). "Closed Captioned Radio, the Bogmen". The Columbus Dispatch. p. 5.
  15. ^ "Closed Captioned Radio - The Bogmen | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". – via www.allmusic.com.