Big Notebook for Easy Piano
| Big Notebook for Easy Piano | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 3, 1997[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | Spongebath Records[2] | |||
| Producer | Ross Rice[3] | |||
| Fluid Ounces chronology | ||||
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Big Notebook for Easy Piano is the debut studio album by the American power pop band Fluid Ounces, released by Spongebath Records on June 3, 1997.[4][5]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Tennessean | [6] |
Big Notebook for Easy Piano received generally positive reviews.[7] Nashville Scene called the album "one of the year's brightest pop records—an explosion of striking hooks and barbed wordplay, set off by a bouncy piano-based sound that veers from vaudeville to lush balladry."[3]
Accolades
At the 1998 Nashville Music Awards, Fluid Ounces received a nomination for the Rock Album of the Year and the Best Album Artwork categories for Big Notebook for Easy Piano.[8]
| Year | Organization | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Nashville Music Awards | Rock Album of the Year | Nominated |
| Best Album Artwork | Nominated |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Seth Timbs.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shamrock" | 3:28 |
| 2. | "Tricky Fingers" | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Birdbrained" | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Liquorish Vampires" | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Daddy Scruff" | 5:42 |
| 6. | "Record Stack" | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Role Call" | 4:03 |
| 8. | "Spill Your Brains" | 3:10 |
| 9. | "Milk Moustache" | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Kept Alive By Science" | 4:10 |
| 11. | "Big Empty" | 3:07 |
| 12. | "Poor Man" | 4:10 |
| 23. | "Killjoy" (Hidden track) | 5:07 |
| Total length: | 53:18 | |
Notes
- "Killjoy" begins after 11 tracks of seven-second silence.
Credits
Credits adapted from liner notes.[9]
- Seth Timbs (piano/guitar/vocals/songwriter)
- Brian Rogers (guitar, vocals)
- Ben Morton (bass)
- Sam Baker (drums)
- Richard Dortch (mixing, mastering)
- Kathy Morgan (Photography)
- Brian Bottcher (Artwork)
References
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20040618004630/http://fluidounces.org/disco.htm
- ^ Gray, Michael (23 May 1997). "Piano man scales rock, pop spectrum". Nashville Banner. p. D1.
- ^ a b Ridley, Jim (May 29, 1997). "Music notes". Nashville Scene. Nashville Cream.
- ^ "Fluid Ounces Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
- ^ Flippo, Chet (August 9, 1997). "Murfreesboro: An Emerging Music Mecca". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 32. pp. 66–67. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
- ^ Roland, Tom (June 2, 1997). "Big Notebook for Easy Piano - Album review". The Tennessean. p. 30. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- ^ "Up Close and Personal with Fluid Ounces". Murfreesboro Pulse. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ^ "Nashville Music Award ballots". The Tennessean. December 7, 1997. p. 140. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- ^ Fluid Ounces (1997). Big Notebook for Easy Piano (liner notes). Spongebath Records.