''...The Dandy Warhols Come Down'' is the second studio album by American rock band

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. It was released on July 15, 1997, by

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. Three singles were released from the album: " Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth", "Every Day Should Be a Holiday" and "Boys Better". This is the final studio album to feature drummer

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, who quit the band during the tour, and was replaced with Taylor-Taylor's cousin

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Recording and ''The Black Album''

The band's first effort for Capitol Records was an album which was recorded before ''Come Down'' called ''The Black Album'', which was rejected by Capitol for, according to frontman

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, containing "no hit songs". It was later released as a double album in 2004 with ''Come On Feel the Dandy Warhols'', an album composed of

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and previously unreleased material. After rejecting "The Black Album" Capitol reached out to

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, who had co-produced ''

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'', to produce. ''...The Dandy Warhols Come Down'' was recorded in 1996-1997 at Sound Impressions, Stiles Recording,

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, and Courtney Taylor-Taylor's apartment in

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. According to Taylor-Taylor, it took the band a long time to get noticed by major labels, due to the prevalence of the

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scene in the

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. In a June 1997 interview with ''

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'', he remarked, "When we came up, there were a group of bands that didn't get recognition because people weren't appreciating what it was we were doing. A lot of us were more influenced by

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than the post-pubescent, fanzine,

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-angst, college thing that was so prevalent at the time."

Musical style

The album featured a shift in style from the

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influenced sound of their previous album, 1995's ''

'', to a more and pop-influenced sound. Taylor compared the track "Good Morning" to the style of musician Lloyd Cole.

Release

''...The Dandy Warhols Come Down'' was released on July 15, 1997, by Capitol. Three singles were released from the album: " Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth", which helped to establish the band's popularity; "Every Day Should Be a Holiday", which reached No. 29 on the

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; and "Boys Better", which reached No. 36 on the same chart. It is the final album with founding member Eric Hedford, who was replaced by frontman

's cousin

in 1998.

Reception

''...The Dandy Warhols Come Down'' has sold 103,000 copies in the U.S. as of 2008. The album has received a generally positive reception from critics.

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criticized the album's consistency, writing, "the band has talent for not just punchy hooks but for layered sonics as well, but they don't know how to meld the two together." ''

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'', on the other hand, called it "the most exhilarating '60s-into-'90s excursion yet attempted by an American band", following with "if this is The Dandy Warhols coming down, the mind boggles at the thought of them flying high."

Legacy

The album was included in the book ''

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'' also included it in their ''The Best Britpop Albums... That Aren't British'' list. "Boys Better" was featured on the soundtrack for the films ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. "Every Day Should Be a Holiday" was featured in the movie ''

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Track listing

Personnel

The Dandy Warhols *

– lead vocals, guitar, mixing on "Whipping Tree",

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and album sleeve design and

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Peter Holmström Peter Holmström is an American rock musician. He is a member of the bands The Dandy Warhols, Pete International Airport, Radis Noir and Rebel Drones. Holmström's first guitar was a Gibson SG. Holmström is also an amateur photographer, and in ...

– guitar, additional vocals *

Zia McCabe Zia McCabe (born Aimee Springer; June 2, 1975) is an American musician and realtor. She plays keyboards, percussion and bass guitar, and is a member of American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols. She is also a solo DJ, and part of a six-pi ...

– keyboard bass, keyboards,

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, additional vocals * Eric Hedford – drums, backing vocals Additional personnel * Tony Lash – keyboards, percussion, drums on "Minnesoter" * Aquaman – additional production on "Every Day Should Be a Holiday" * Steven Birch – album design and art direction * Jeff Bizzell – sleeve photography (larger live photos) *

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– mixing on tracks 1–7 and 10–12 at:

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, California *

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– mixing and additional production on "The Creep Out" at Bundy's, Los Angeles, California *

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–

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assistance * Lisa Johnson – sleeve photography * Mario Lalich – album cover photography * Tony Lash – production, recording; mixing on "Good Morning" and "Pete International Airport" at White Horse Studios, Portland, Oregon *

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– mastering at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine * Mickey Petralia – mixing on "The Creep Out" * David Schiffman – additional recording * Clark Stiles – additional recording

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dandy Warhols Come Down The Dandy Warhols albums 1997 albums Capitol Records albums Albums produced by Tony Lash