Hospital is the debut studio album by the American musician
Gary Young and his backing band Hospital, released in 1994. It was Young's first solo effort after being asked to leave the band
Pavement.
Background and recording
The album was recorded in
Stockton, California
Stockton is a city in and the county seat of San Joaquin County, California, San Joaquin County in the Central Valley (California), Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. Stockton was founded by Carlos Maria Weber in 1849 after he acquir ...
, at Young's studio. "Geri" is about Young's wife.
A video was produced for "Plant Man".
[ Young promoted the album by playing the on 1995 ]Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza (Lolla) is an annual American four-day music festival held in Grant Park in Chicago. It originally started as a touring event in 1991 but several years later made Chicago the permanent location for the annual music festival. Musi ...
tour.
Critical reception
AllMusic
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described it as "a roller coaster of chaotic and disjointed songs."[
]
Track listing
All songs written by Gary Young, except "Wipe Out" by The Surfaris
The Surfaris are an American surf rock band formed in Glendora, California, United States, in 1962. They are best known for two songs that hit the charts in the Los Angeles area, and nationally by May 1963: "Surfer Joe" and " Wipe Out", which ...
.
#Plant Man - 1:58
#1st Impression - 0:54
#Mitchel - 1:00
#Foothill Blvd. - 1:00
#Real Call (No Video) - 1:18
#Warren - 2:38
#Hospital for the Chemically Insane - 0:30
#Birds in Traffic - 4:32
#Where Are You At - 1:27
#Ralph the Vegetarian Robot - 2:36
#Missing in Action - 3:32
# Wipe Out (The Surfaris
The Surfaris are an American surf rock band formed in Glendora, California, United States, in 1962. They are best known for two songs that hit the charts in the Los Angeles area, and nationally by May 1963: "Surfer Joe" and " Wipe Out", which ...
) - 1:24
#20th Day - 1:25
#Geri - 0:43
#Hooks of the Hiway - 5:57
#Where Are You At nlisted- 1:31
#Foothill Blvd. lt. version nlisted- 4:20
Personnel
Gary Young's Hospital
* Gary Young – lead vocals, drums
* Zach Silver – vocals, guitar, violin
* Robin Vanderpool – guitar, synthesizers
* Eric Westphal – bass, vocals, piano
* Kelly Foley – vocals, guitar, keyboards
*Robbie Warren – guitar
References
Gary Young (drummer) albums
1994 albums
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