''Gear Blues'' is an album by the band
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant (often abbreviated to TMGE) was a Japanese garage rock band formed in 1991.
History
The band was formed in 1991,Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 1025-6 while Chiba, Ueno, and Kuh ...
, released in
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
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. It was released in the United States in 2000.
Critical reception
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NME
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'' 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."
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LA Weekly
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'' 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." ''
Rolling Stone
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'' concluded that "the attention to visceral detail is what distinguishes ''Gear Blues'' from mere Nuggets and Brit-punk slavishness."
AllMusic
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wrote that "the album ends with a bittersweet, melancholy, space punk groove on 'Danny Go'."
Track listing
# "West Cabaret Drive" – 5:26
# "Smokin' Billy" – 3:26
# "Satanic Boom Boom Head" – 2:50
# "Dog Way" – 3:15
# "Free Devil Jam" – 2:42
# "Killer Beach" – 5:10
# "Brian Down" – 4:45
# "Hotel Bronco" – 1:43
# "Give The Gallon" – 5:15
# "G.W.D." – 3:52
# "Ash" – 3:34
# "Soul Wrap" – 4:14
# "Boiled Oil" – 4:10
# "Danny Go" – 4:54
# "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
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Thee Michelle Gun Elephant albums
1998 albums