Third Eye (Redd Kross album)

Third Eye is the third studio album by Redd Kross. It was released by Atlantic Records on September 14, 1990.[4] It includes "Annie's Gone", which peaked at number 16 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart.[5] The naked masked woman on the cover of the album is Sofia Coppola.[6][7] The band's guitarist Robert Hecker provided vocals on "1976", doing a Paul Stanley impersonation, which led people to believe Stanley did the singing.[8]

Third Eye
Studio album by Redd Kross
Released	September 14, 1990 (1990-09-14)
Studio	Sound City Studios
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	43:59
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Michael Vail Blum
Redd Kross chronology
Neurotica (1987) Third Eye (1990) Phaseshifter (1993)
Singles from Third Eye
"Annie's Gone" Released: 1991

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Critical reception

Alex Henderson of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, saying: "While some punk enthusiasts missed the old Kross, this decent though not outstanding album proves that the band was still worthwhile at the dawn of the '90s."[1] Greg Sandow of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a grade of B, saying: "Their uncanny '60s echoes have to be taken with a mountain or two of irony, which — take your choice — gives the album depth, or else weighs the group's cute little tunes down with more significance than they can easily bear."[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Faith Healer"	Jeff McDonald	3:52
2.	"Annie's Gone"	J. McDonald, Steven Shane McDonald, Michael Cudahy	3:36
3.	"I Don't Know How to Be Your Friend"	J. McDonald	3:55
4.	"Shonen Knife"	J. McDonald	3:22
5.	"Bubblegum Factory"	J. McDonald	2:50
6.	"Where I Am Today"	S. McDonald	5:03
7.	"Zira (Call Out My Name)"	Robert Hecker	4:09
8.	"Love Is Not Love"	J. McDonald, S. McDonald	4:32
9.	"1976"	J. McDonald, Victor Indrizzo	3:44
10.	"Debbie & Kim"	J. McDonald, S. McDonald, Hecker	4:01
11.	"Elephant Flares"	J. McDonald, S. McDonald, Hecker, Indrizzo	4:03

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Redd Kross Jeff McDonald – vocals, guitar Steven Shane McDonald – bass guitar, vocals Robert Hecker – guitar, vocals Additional musicians Victor Indrizzo – drums, vocals Peter Levine – keyboards Michael Quercio – intro guitar riff (1) Susan Cowsill – additional vocals (5, 8), background vocals Vanessa Bell Armstrong – vocal solo (7), background vocals Mary Bernard – background vocals Paula Salvatore – background vocals Brian McCloud – percussion Charles Davis – trumpet Gregory Alper – saxophone

Technical personnel Michael Vail Blum – production, engineering Brian Jenkins – additional engineering Craig Doubet – additional engineering Bret Newman – additional engineering David Eaton – additional engineering Joe Barresi – additional engineering Paul McKenna – mixing Greg Fulginiti – mastering Doug Erb – sleeve design, logo Vicki Berndt – cover photo concept, painting, B&W photography Mojgan B. Azimi – cover photography

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Third Eye - Redd Kross". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
2. Sandow, Greg (September 28, 1990). "Third Eye". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
3. "Third Eye". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013.
4. Mendelsohn, Jason; Klinger, Eric (May 9, 2014). "Counterbalance: Redd Kross' 'Third Eye'". PopMatters. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
5. "Red Kross: Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
6. Mack, Bob (December 7, 1990). "Sofia Coppola and Redd Kross". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
7. Grow, Kory (August 17, 2012). "Redd Kross on the Pop Culture Obsessions That Shaped Their Band". MTV. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
8. Lindsay, Cam (November 11, 2016). "Rank Your Records: Steven McDonald Ranks the Eight Redd Kross Records". Noisey. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

External links

• Third Eye at Discogs (list of releases)