Revenge of the Goldfish

Revenge of the Goldfish is the third studio album by the English band Inspiral Carpets.[8] It was released on 5 October 1992 through Mute Records.[9] The band supported the album by touring with Sunscreem.[10]

Revenge of the Goldfish
Studio album by
Inspiral Carpets
Released5 October 1992 (1992-10-05)[1]
Studio
  • Amazon (Liverpool)
  • Windings (Wales)
  • Konk (London)
GenreDance rock[2]
Length43:23
LabelMute
ProducerPascal Gabriel[3]
Inspiral Carpets chronology
The Beast Inside
(1991)		 Revenge of the Goldfish
(1992)		 Devil Hopping
(1994)
Singles from Revenge of the Goldfish
  1. "Dragging Me Down"
    Released: 17 February 1992[4]
  2. "Two Worlds Collide"
    Released: 18 May 1992[5]
  3. "Generations"
    Released: 7 September 1992[6]
  4. "Bitches Brew"
    Released: 2 November 1992[7]

The album's cover art is a (cropped) 1981 photograph of an installation by contemporary artist Sandy Skoglund, also titled Revenge of the Goldfish.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
Calgary HeraldC+[9]
Chicago Tribune[12]
Los Angeles Times[13]
NME8/10[14]

The Toronto Star wrote that the album "returns to the punk-tinged sounds and loose feel of the Inspirals' debut, Life."[15] The Chicago Tribune opined that "singer Tom Hingley bogs things down with his syrupy, overwrought vocals."[12] The Los Angeles Times noted the "reverb-heavy guitars, grinding organs and brooding lyrics."[13]

Track listing
  1. "Generations" – 2:44
  2. "Saviour" – 3:36
  3. "Bitches Brew" – 3:43
  4. "Smoking Her Clothes" – 3:36
  5. "Fire" – 3:24
  6. "Here Comes the Flood" – 3:50
  7. "Dragging Me Down" – 4:30
  8. "A Little Disappeared" – 2:48
  9. "Two Worlds Collide" – 4:25
  10. "Mystery" – 3:12
  11. "Rain Song" – 4:42
  12. "Irresistible Force" – 2:53

Singles
  1. Dung 16 – "Dragging Me Down" (1992)
  2. Dung 17 – "Two Worlds Collide" (1992)
  3. Dung 18 – "Generations" (1992)
  4. Dung 20 – "Bitches Brew" (1992)

Personnel
  • Clint Boon – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Craig Gill – drums
  • Tom Hingley – lead vocals
  • Graham Lambert – guitars
  • Martyn Walsh – bass

Charts
Chart performance for Revenge of the Goldfish
Chart (1992) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 17

References
  1. "New Releases". Music Week. 3 October 1992. p. 10.
  2. Jenkins, Mark (12 February 1993). "Rave-Rock Carpets; Sunscreem Disco". The Washington Post. p. N14.
  3. Kim, Jae-Ha (19 February 1993). "Wall-to-Wall of Sound - Inspiral Carpets Resist the Stain of 'Manchester' Label". Weekend Plus. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 5.
  4. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 15 February 1992. p. 21.
  5. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 16 May 1992. p. 19.
  6. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 5 September 1992. p. 21.
  7. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 31 October 1992. p. 21.
  8. "Inspiral Carpets". Melody Maker. 68 (38): 43. 19 September 1992.
  9. Bell, Mike (25 October 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C3.
  10. Sullivan, Jim (19 February 1993). "Ephemeral but pleasant Inspiral Carpets". Arts & Film. The Boston Globe. p. 33.
  11. "Revenge of the Goldfish - Inspiral Carpets | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  12. Webber, Brad (12 November 1992). "Inspiral Carpets Revenge of the Goldfish". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
  13. McOmber, J. Martin (29 November 1992). "In Brief". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 54.
  14. "Inspiral Carpets: Revenge of the Goldfish". NME: 36. 3 October 1992.
  15. Punter, Jennie (1 October 1992). "Inspiral Carpets breeze in to play for fans who made them No. 1". Toronto Star. p. E8.
  16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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