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Modes Of Transportation Vol. 1 (album)
''Modes of Transportation Vol. 1'' is the debut album by Spookey Ruben, released in 1995. Track listing # "Terra Magnifica" – 1:04 # "These Days Are Old" – 3:44 # "Crystal Cradle" – 3:51 # "Running Away" – 3:19 # "Welcome to the House of Food" – 4:59 # "Wendy Mcdonald" – 4:03 # "The Size of You" – 2:36 # "It's Not What You Do It's You" – 4:46 # "Mars" – 0:34 # "Leave the City" – 4:37 # "Growing Up is Over?" - 2:39 # "Donate your Heart to a Stranger" - 6:30 # "Life Insurance" - 5:01 #* I)snowman #* II)deepsea-diver #* III)stolen car Critical reception In music site Allmusic, reviewer Stanton Swihart states, "As inventive as it is, the album perhaps draws a bit too freely from the XTC melodic bag of tricks, and occasionally Ruben's most experimental quirks sabotage his songs. But on the whole, Modes of Transportation, Vol. 1 is a confectionary treat." Popular cultural impact The song ''These Days Are Old'' is used as theme song of German TV talk show ''Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spookey Ruben
Spookey Ruben (born Alan F. Deil) is a Canadian musician, producer, songwriter, composer, and filmmaker. Best known for his song and music video "These Days Are Old", Spookey's songwriting and eccentric production techniques often contrast high and low vocals, analogue keyboards, found sounds, sampled beats and stringed instruments such as electric and Spanish guitar. Spookey has released seven full-length solo albums. Early life Due to his father's work as an ESA aerospace engineer, Spookey grew up in Germany, the Netherlands, and Washington, D.C. In his childhood, Spookey's parents insisted he take up an instrument and so he chose classical guitar. At age 13 he got his hands on his first electric guitar and spent the remainder of his teenage years playing in an array of hardcore and metal bands, most notably progressive thrash metal bandbr>Transilience It was at this time that he received his nickname "Spooky", a result of high-school friends teasing him for his long ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |