Gear Blues

Gear Blues is an album by the band Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, released in 1998.[5][6] It was released in the United States in 2000.[7]

Gear Blues
Studio album by
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
ReleasedNovember 1998
Recorded1997-1998
GenreGarage rock
Length55:45
LabelTriad[1]
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant chronology
Chicken Zombies
(1997)		 Gear Blues
(1998)		 Casanova Snake
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
NME[3]
Sputnikmusic5/5[4]

Critical reception

NME wrote: "Armed with an arsenal of hooks, chiselled cheekbones and oodles of self belief, Thee Machine Gun Elephant are credible heirs to the garageland throne, and, if that wasn’t enough, a paragon of internationalism."[3] LA Weekly thought that "vocalist Yusuke Chiba is a hoarsely authoritative presence, and bassist Koji Ueno and drummer Kazuyuki Kuhara have eliminated the Who-derived busyness of their early approach in favor of seamless, no-nonsense propulsion."[8] Rolling Stone concluded that "the attention to visceral detail is what distinguishes Gear Blues from mere Nuggets and Brit-punk slavishness."[9]

AllMusic wrote that "the album ends with a bittersweet, melancholy, space punk groove on 'Danny Go'."[2]

Track listing
  1. "West Cabaret Drive" – 5:26
  2. "Smokin' Billy" – 3:26
  3. "Satanic Boom Boom Head" – 2:50
  4. "Dog Way" – 3:15
  5. "Free Devil Jam" – 2:42
  6. "Killer Beach" – 5:10
  7. "Brian Down" – 4:45
  8. "Hotel Bronco" – 1:43
  9. "Give The Gallon" – 5:15
  10. "G.W.D." – 3:52
  11. "Ash" – 3:34
  12. "Soul Wrap" – 4:14
  13. "Boiled Oil" – 4:10
  14. "Danny Go" – 4:54
  15. "Jenny" - 3:22

European Release

The European release does not contain 'Jenny' but has an extra bonus disk with 'Get Up Lucy' and 'Cisco'

References
  1. Botchick, Cheryl (Mar 22, 1999). "Must Hear". CMJ New Music Report. 57 (610): 3.
  2. "Gear Blues - Thee Michelle Gun Elephant | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. "Thee Michelle Gun Elephant : Gear Blues". NME. September 12, 2005.
  4. "Review: Thee Michelle Gun Elephant - GEAR BLUES | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
  5. "Thee Michelle Gun Elephant Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  6. Morris, Chris (Oct 16, 1999). "Japanese rockers Thee Michelle Gun Elephant rip it up". Billboard. 111 (42): 73.
  7. "Thee Michelle Gun Elephant: Gear Blues, PopMatters". October 30, 2000.
  8. "Soul Warp". LA Weekly. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. Fricke, David (Jan 18, 2001). "Gear Blues". Rolling Stone (860): 57–58.
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