Remy Zero (album)
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''Remy Zero'' is the 1996 debut album by
Remy Zero Remy Zero was an American alternative rock band from Birmingham, Alabama, formed in 1989. It was composed of August Cinjun Tate (vocals, guitar), Shelby Tate (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Cedric LeMoyne (bass), Jeffrey Cain (guitar, vocals), and ...
, released by
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. The band recorded it after moving to
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, where many of them suffered from homelessness and drug abuse. The album received very little attention despite
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having added Remy Zero to their tour after hearing Remy Zero's original demos that appeared on
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.


Critical reception

The ''
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'' concluded that Remy Zero "fails to come fully together, drifting too often too aimlessly, not mapping clearly enough the Neil Young-Beatles-Wilco-bohemian backroads it travels."


Track listing


Credits

*High-hat - Stewart Copeland (tracks 7) *Engineer ix- Frankie Blue *Mastered by - Bob Ludwig *Mixed by - Remy Zero, Ronnie S. Champagne* (tracks: 6+8) *Performer - Cedric Lemoyne, Cinjun Tate, Jeffrey Cain, Shelby Tate *Performer dditional Musician- Amiel Morris, Joe Ippolito, Joey Waronker, Louis Schefano, Martin Tillman, Steven Morris *Producer – Remy Zero *Recorded by - Eric Janko, Remy Zero, Ronnie S. Champagne


References


External links


RemyZero.com
1996 debut albums Remy Zero albums Geffen Records albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub