''The Royal Society'' is the second album by the British rock band
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster (often referred to as Eighties Matchbox, 80s Matchbox, TEMBD, TEMBLD or shortened to just Eighties or 80s) were an English rock band from Brighton, formed in 1999. They released three albums, ''Hörse of th ...
, released in the UK on 25 October 2004 on the No Death label.
It was produced by
Chris Goss
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of
Masters of Reality
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. The album is a lot longer and less frantic than its immediate predecessor, showing the band's progression.
This is the last album to feature
Andy Huxley
Vile Imbeciles (or VI) are an English rock band from Brighton formed in 2005 consisting of ex-The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster guitarist Andy Huxley on guitar and vocals, Evan Reinhold on drums and Deen Lim on bass guitar and vocals.
The ...
on guitar.
Track listing
#"
Rise of the Eagles" (Andy Huxley & TEMBLD) - 2.45
#"
I Could Be an Angle" (Tom Diamantopoulo & TEMBLD) - 3.23
#"When I Hear You Call My Name" (Sym Gharial & TEMBLD) - 3.59
#"Migrate Migraine" (Tom Diamantopoulo & TEMBLD) - 3.18
#"Puppy Dog Snails" (Marc Norris & TEMBLD) - 3.54
#"The Dancing Girls" (Tom Diamantopoulo & TEMBLD) - 3.09
#"The Fool" (Tom Diamantopoulo & TEMBLD) - 3.08
#"I Rejection" (Andy Huxley & TEMBLD) - 4.14
#"Drunk on the Blood" (Tom Diamantopoulo & TEMBLD) - 5.30
#"
Mister Mental" (Tom Diamantopoulo & TEMBLD) - 2.53
#"Freud's Black Muck" (Andy Huxley & TEMBLD) - 3.39
#"Temple Music" (Tom Diamantopoulo & TEMBLD) - 3.10
#"The Way Of The Men Of The Stuff" (Andy Huxley & TEMBLD) - 3.23
B-sides
Amongst the list of B-sides below, live tracks, demo versions, cover versions, remixes and videos were also released on most of the singles from the album.
Personnel
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Guy McKnight
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster (often referred to as Eighties Matchbox, 80s Matchbox, TEMBD, TEMBLD or shortened to just Eighties or 80s) were an English rock band from Brighton, formed in 1999. They released three albums, ''Horse of the ...
– vocals
*Marc Norris – guitar
*
Andy Huxley
Vile Imbeciles (or VI) are an English rock band from Brighton formed in 2005 consisting of ex-The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster guitarist Andy Huxley on guitar and vocals, Evan Reinhold on drums and Deen Lim on bass guitar and vocals.
The ...
– guitar
*Sym Gharial – bass
*Tom Diamantopoulo – drums
Singles
References
External links
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2004 albums
Albums produced by Chris Goss
Psychobilly albums
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster albums