The Nixons (album)

The Nixons is the third album by the American alternative rock band The Nixons. It was released on June 24, 1997 by MCA Records.

The Nixons
Studio album by
The Nixons
ReleasedJune 24, 1997
Recorded1997[1]
StudioLongview Farms, North Brookfield, Massachusetts
GenreAlternative rock, post-grunge[2]
Length48:28
LabelMCA
The Nixons chronology
Foma
(1995)		 The Nixons
(1997)		 Latest Thing
(2000)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Deren Svendsen of AllMusic gave the album two stars. He states "In 1996, the Nixons appeared to be on the verge of becoming one of the next big post-grunge bands, due in large part to the hit single "Sister," an acoustic ballad that wore the band's Pearl Jam influences on its sleeve. They returned in the summer of 1997 with this self-titled album, yet anyone expecting an album further mining the sound of "Sister" is bound to be disappointed. Rather than capitalizing on their success, the Nixons have instead crafted a set of hard, grungier songs." He praised the track "Sad, Sad Me", but concludes by writing "Unfortunately, other than that one winner, this is strictly paint-by-number mid-'90s rock, with little to recommend to anyone except the most die-hard fan."[2] Writing in Lollipop Magazine, Barbara Restaino was more positive and wrote that "the appeal is the fact that their songs are simply songs, not experiments or musings or conglomerations or fortified with vitamins and minerals or whatever."[3]

Track listing

[4]

No.TitleLength
1."Baton Rouge"3:37
2."Miss U.S.A."2:49
3."In Spite of Herself..."3:16
4."The Fall"4:39
5."Sad, Sad Me"4:37
6."Screaming Yellow"3:33
7."December"3:50
8."...At the Sun"3:52
9."Saving Grace"3:46
10."Leave"3:52
11."Butterfly"3:24
12."Shine"7:13
Total length:48:28

Personnel
  • Ricky Wolking – bass, backing vocals
  • Jesse Davis – guitar, backing vocals
  • Zac Maloy – guitar, vocals
  • John Humphrey – drums, backing vocals
  • Gabriel McNair - piano

References
  1. "Radio & Records" (PDF). Worldradiohisotry.com. 1997-05-02. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  2. Deren Svendsen (1997-06-24). "The Nixons - The Nixons | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  3. Restaino, Barbara (1997-12-02). "The Nixons – Review". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  4. "The Nixons - The Nixons". Discogs (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-04.
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