''Catnip Dynamite'' is the second solo album by
Jellyfish
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co-founder
Roger Joseph Manning, Jr., released in Japan on March 19, 2008. ''Catnip Dynamite'' was released outside Japan by
Oglio Records on February 3, 2009.
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The music on this album contains some of Manning's song ideas that go back as far as 1985. Manning has described the album as "another roller coaster ride of sonic and emotional ups and downs and distraction in the greatest sense of the word."
Track listing
CD: PCCY-01871
All songs written by
Roger Joseph Manning, Jr., except where noted.
#"The Quickening" – 5:06
#"Love's Never Half As Good" – 5:36
#"Down in Front" – 5:23
#"My Girl" – 4:09
#"Imaginary Friend" – 5:07
#"Haunted Henry" – 4:49
#"Tinsel Town" – 5:23
#"Turnstile at Heaven's Gate" – 4:40
#"Survival Machine" – 7:54
#"Living in End Times" – 5:09
#"Drive Thru Girl" – 5:15
#"American Affluenza" – 3:29
CD: Oglio Release
#"The Quickening" – 5:06
#"Love's Never Half As Good" – 5:36
#"Down in Front" – 5:23
#"My Girl" – 4:09
#"Imaginary Friend" – 5:07
#"Haunted Henry" – 4:49
#"Tinsel Town" – 5:23
#"Turnstile at Heaven's Gate" – 4:40
#"Survival Machine" – 7:54
#"Living in End Times" – 5:09
#"Drive Thru Girl" – 5:15
#"Europa and the Pirate Twins" (
Thomas Dolby
Thomas Morgan Robertson (born 14 October 1958), known by the stage name Thomas Dolby, is an English musician, producer, composer, entrepreneur and teacher.
Dolby came to prominence in the 1980s, releasing hit singles including " She Blinded M ...
) – 3:37
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#"You Were Right" – 6:08
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#"Love Lies Bleeding" (
Elton John
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Bernie Taupin
Bernard John Taupin (born 22 May 1950) is an English songwriter, singer and visual artist. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with musician Elton John, a songwriting partnership that is one of the most successful in history. Ta ...
) – 11:34
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* Live from Fuji Rock, Japan
Personnel
;Musicians
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Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
Roger Joseph Manning Jr. (born May 27, 1966) is an American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the bands Jellyfish, the Moog Cookbook, and Imperial Drag. He has also spent several years as a member of Beck's backing band, contr ...
– music and lyrics
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Pedal steel guitar
The pedal steel guitar is a console-type of steel guitar with pedals and knee levers that change the pitch of certain strings to enable playing more varied and complex music than any previous steel guitar design. Like all steel guitars, it can ...
on "Tinsel Town" by Dave Pearlman
;Production
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Produced
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*A stakeholder of economic production
*Film producer, supervises the making of films
**Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...
by
Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.
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Mixed and
mastered by John Paterno
References
External links
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2008 albums
Roger Joseph Manning Jr. albums
Oglio Records albums
Pony Canyon albums
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