"Ken Carter" is the second single released by Australian alternative rock band, Ammonia, from their debut album '' Mint 400''. The single was released by Sony Music Australia's imprint label, Murmur in late February 1996. The single reached No. 50 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)

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. The song was named after Ken Carter, a Canadian

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who attempted to jump over the Saint Lawrence River in the late 1970s. Johnstone describes the song as being about feeling trapped in a relationship. According to Allmusic's reviewer, Nitsuh Abebe, '"Ken Carter" sounds like a more rocked-out version of the Posies.' The

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describes the beginning of "Ken Carter" as being nothing but annoying whining, although the addition of a great riff in the

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gives it the high intensity that it needs. Other reviewers describe the song as starting out with a very watery sounding intro followed by a loud distorted chorus.

Track listing

Charts

Release

Personnel

* Allan Balmont – drums * Simon Hensworth – bass * Dave Johnstone – guitar, vocals

Credits

* Ted Jensen – Mastering * Kevin Shirley – Producer, Engineer * Mark Thomas – Engineer * John Webber – Photography * Simon Alderson – Art Direction *

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– Engineer * Ben Glatzer – Producer

References

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