''Seamonsters'' is the third studio album by English rock band

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. It was recorded in ten days in 1991 by American producer

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. Albini had previously earlier recorded two EPs with the group; ''Brassneck'' and ''3 Songs'' and, with those records, ''Seamonsters'' has a rougher, harsher sound than the group's earlier two albums. In deliberate contrast to the full sentences featured on previous recordings—something for which the group had often been parodied within the music press—all of the songs on ''Seamonsters'' have one-word titles. The album enjoyed a strongly positive critical reception. Guitarist

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was sacked between the recording and release of the album, replaced by

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Reception

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'' ranked the album the 5th best album of the year on their year-end list. In 1999, Ned Raggett ranked the album at number 10 on his list of "The Top 136 Or So Albums Of The Nineties". ''

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'' ranked it #81 and #18 in their lists of "The 90 Greatest Albums of the 90s" and "Top 99 Albums of '85 to '95" respectively. ''

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'' ranked it at #200 on their "Top 101-200 Albums of All time" list. ''

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'' included it on their list of "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die".

also ranked it at #46 on their list of "The 150 Best Albums from the 90s".

Track listing

All songs written by

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unless otherwise noted. #"Dalliance" – 4:24 #"Dare" – 3:45 #"Suck" – 3:58 #"Blonde" – 5:07 #"Rotterdam" – 3:15 #"Lovenest" – 5:10 #"Corduroy" – 3:28 #"Carolyn" – 3:39 #"Heather" – 3:32 #"Octopussy" – 6:21

U.S. edition

In addition to the original ten tracks, this edition added three bonus tracks. #

"Niagara" - 4:06 #"Dan Dare" - 1:40 #"Fleshworld" - 4:26

2001 reissue

The album was remastered and reissued in 2001 with additional songs from the ''3 Songs'' EP and the ''Dalliance'' and ''Lovenest'' singles. #

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" (

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) - 3:44 #"Crawl" - 2:44 #"Corduroy" (single version) - 3:23 #"She's My Best Friend" (

Lou Reed Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. ...

) - 2:55 #"Niagara" - 4:06 #"Mothers" ( Jean-Paul Sartre Experience) - 2:56 #"Dan Dare" - 1:40 #"Fleshworld" - 4:26

Personnel

- vocals, guitar *

- guitar *Keith Gregory - bass * Simon Smith - drums

References

External links

Review of ''Seamonsters'' at Dailymusicguide
{{Authority control The Wedding Present albums 1991 albums Albums produced by Steve Albini RCA Records albums