Royal Academy of Reality

Swimming Pool Q's, the
Bar/None Records
General | Nov 2003

Reviews

Red West
Reviewed 2004-01-27
Well produced alt-rock. kinda laid back, “accessable”.This band’s got a ton of history behind it, making music for 20 years or so- at least they were active in the 80’s don’t know about the 90s.
1.ten-second into to track 2
2.nice got some piano but not very substantive.
3. got some lectric organ making it sound a little 60’s psyche, harmonized vocals a little XTC-ish
4. wow! trippy beginning! I wish the whole song was this! play the first half, then play it again the rest of the song seems pretty blah, too pompus.
5. hippie music! donovan gets a mild hip-hop beat.
6.disco Dawn? she’s a cutie! oh they can’t be serious can they? more donovan-ishness, 60s
7. synth instrumental- think spinal tap when you see stonehenge
8.expansive ELO-style synths, new age fusion, someone at this station will love this, we should find that person and provide counseling.
9. regular pop song, big contrast from prior track. “hey hey hey” chorus!
10.3/4 time, some fem vox, pretty
11.somewhat rockin’
12.disco-rock
13.pretty instrumental
15.minor key mid-fas city music
16. piano and synth, slower, night music
17.quiet intro, night music. some sax
18.swampy rock
19.happy hippy rock
20. nice driving

Recent airplay

Alpha Centauri's Rise
Power HourJan 13, 2009
The Earth Makes Us Feel Thin

Charting

2004-02-02 — 2004-04-05
Week EndingAirplays
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Track listing

1. Introducing Time
2. Light Arriving Soon
3. Out of Nothing
4. The Earth Makes Us Feel Thin
5. Yesterday's Rain
6. The Discovery of Dawn
7. Cosmological Heliopolis
8. Deep South
9. Everybody Knows Tomorrow
10. The Radio in Memphis
11. The Do What & the Who What
12. Yin Yang
13. Nocturnal Transmission
14. Electron Gardens
15. For no Reason
16. Sky Land
17. What Is Beyond
18. Pharoah's Rocket
19. The Wheel of the Sun
20. Alpha Centauri's Rise