Between the Eyes
| Between the Eyes | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 (as single) - 1990 (as EP) - 1991 (as LP) | |||
| Recorded | 1989–1991 | |||
| Genre | Grunge | |||
| Length | 8:28 (as single) 33:59 (as LP) | |||
| Label | Sub Pop[1] | |||
| Producer | Jack Endino, Steve Fisk, Conrad Uno, Jon Auer | |||
| Love Battery chronology | ||||
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Between the Eyes is the debut album by Seattle-based rock band Love Battery.[2][3] Sub Pop Records had initially released a single titled "Between the Eyes" in 1989.[4] Tupelo Recordings then released Between the Eyes as an EP/mini-album in 1990 (with "Licensed by Sub Pop" printed on the artwork). Sub Pop then solely released the final version in 1991, which expanded the album with three additional tracks.[5]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [6] |
The single landed at No. 36 on Paste's list of the "50 Best Grunge Songs"; Paste called the LP "a stripped-down, gut-churning collection of gritty guitars and vox."[7] The Stranger wrote that the LP, and its follow-up, Dayglo, "remain psychedelic twin towers" in the catalog of Sub Pop.[8]
Track listing
All songs written by Love Battery (except where noted).
- 1991 LP
- "Between the Eyes" - 4:28
- "Easter" - 4:10
- "Highway of Souls" - 5:25
- "Orange" - 3:01
- "2 and 2" - 2:25
- "Before I Crawl" - 2:37
- "Ibiza Bar" (Pink Floyd) - 3:00
- "67" - 2:45
- "Wings" - 3:12
- "Shellshock" - 3:18
- 1990 EP
- "Between the Eyes" - 4:28
- "Easter" - 4:10
- "Highway of Souls" - 5:25
- "Orange" - 3:01
- "2 and 2" - 2:25
- "Before I Crawl" - 2:37
- "Ibiza Bar" (Pink Floyd) - 3:00 (not included on vinyl version)
- 1989 single
- "Between the Eyes" - 4:28
- "Easter" - 4:10
Personnel
- Art Chantry – Artwork
- Jason Finn – Drums
- Ron Nine – Vocals, guitar
- Tommy "Bonehead" Simpson – Bass (Tracks: 1–7)
- Jim Tillman – Bass (Tracks 8–10)
- Kevin Whitworth – Guitar
References
- ^ "Between the Eyes". Sub Pop Records.
- ^ "Love Battery". Trouser Press.
- ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. March 4, 1995.
- ^ West, Phil (January 31, 1992). "Love Battery record release party, tonight at 9 p.m.". Tempo. The Seattle Times. p. 30.
- ^ Between the Eyes Credits (liner notes). Tupelo. TUPLP 22. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Between the Eyes - Love Battery". AllMusic.
- ^ "The 50 Best Grunge Songs". Paste. June 23, 2014.
- ^ "Original Lineup of Love Battery to Play Dayglo in Its Entirety at Summer Stag Party 3". The Stranger.