Fear of God (The Bats album)

Fear of God is an album by New Zealand band The Bats, released in 1991.[3] It was their first album to be distributed by Mammoth.[4]

Fear of God
Studio album by
Released1991
RecordedJan-Mar 1991
Genre
Length40 minutes
Label
ProducerNick Sansano
The Bats chronology
The Law of Things
(1990)
Fear of God
(1991)
Silverbeet
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau[2]

The tracks "The Black and the Blue" and "Boogey Man" were released as singles, and the album peaked at #43 in the New Zealand charts.[5][6]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "thanks in part to producer Nicholas Sansano (Sonic Youth, Public Enemy), the album dissipates the cloudiness hovering over the Bats' earlier work (which was never an entirely bad thing), while respecting the crisp arrangements and sugary melodic centers."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Bats/Robert Scott.

No.TitleLength
1."Boogey Man"3:08
2."The Black and the Blue"3:05
3."Dancing as the Boat Goes Down"3:06
4."The Old Ones"3:23
5."Hold All the Butter"2:45
6."Fear of God"3:00
7."It's A Lie"2:48
8."Straight Image"2:35
9."Watch the Walls"4:18
10."You Know We Shouldn't"2:13
11."Jetsam"4:26
12."The Looming Past"3:56

Personnel

  • Malcolm Grant - drums, percussion
  • Paul Kean - bass
  • Robert Scott - guitar, lead vocals, painting (cover)
  • Kaye Woodward - guitar, vocals

Also credited:

  • Nick "The Chair" Caiano - guitar
  • Glenn Fitton - percussion
  • Alan Starrett - viola, accordion ("Straight Image")
  • Nick Sansano - percussion [cheap], accordion ("The Looming Past")
  • Craig McGill - illustration
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References

  1. "Fear of God - The Bats | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  2. "Robert Christgau: CG: The Bats". www.robertchristgau.com.
  3. "TrouserPress.com :: Bats". www.trouserpress.com.
  4. Writer, LEIGH PRESSLEY Staff. "MAMMOTH RECORDS' ROSTER RANGES FAR AND WIDE". Greensboro News and Record.
  5. "The Bats". The Bats.
  6. "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz.


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