Terminal Love
Terminal Love is the second studio album by American musician Peter Ivers. It was released in 1974.
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| Released | 1974 |
| Studio | Producers' Workshop (Hollywood, CA) |
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| Length | 34:11 |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records |
| Producer | Buell Neidlinger, Peter Ivers |
Style
Tucson Weekly described it as a "pop/prog/avant-garde album".[1] According to Josh Frank, Terminal Love "had clearly been attempting, at least, to be a pop album", noting that the songs were shorter and featured "standard variations on the verse-chorus-verse structure". He also noted a greater influence of blues and blues rock, with Ivers' erstwhile jazz and baroque influences buried "deep in the background".[2]
Reception
Rolling Stone called Terminal Love an "uncomfortable album" which is populated by cynical and "bloodless characters". Women's Wear Daily described it as a "delicate blend of jagged frenzy".[2]
David Lynch collaborated with Ivers on the Eraserhead soundtrack after listening to this album (resulting in the song "In Heaven").[3][2]
Legacy
In 2013, The Guardian included Terminal Love in their "101 Strangest Albums on Spotify" series. The newspaper noted that 30 years on, "Ivers' oddball leanings sound entirely contemporary. Those same arrangements that seemed so off-putting in 1974 feel rich and comfortable now, and the passing of time has leant Terminal Love a delicious hipster twang it couldn't possibly have enjoyed as a new release."[4] Yura Yura Teikoku lead singer Shintaro Sakamoto called it his favorite album of all time, writing: "Terminal Love sounded to me like music from a completely mysterious world. It sounded both cosmic and microscopic at the same time, and very sexy too. And though I listened to it over and over again, I never got tired of it. To this day, I’m not aware of another record like this, and if anybody knows, I’d like to be informed."[5]
Track listing
- "Alpha Centauri" - 3:!5
- "Sweet Enemy" - 2:45
- "Terminal Love" - 2:52
- "My Grandmother's Funeral" - 2:21
- "Modern Times" - 3:09
- "Deborah" - 3:56
- "Oo Girl" - 2:25
- "Audience of One" - 4:58
- "Felladaddio" - 1:47
- "Holding the Cobra" - 4:23
- "Even Stephen Foster" - 2:20
Personnel
- Peter Ivers - vocals, harmonica
- Ben Benay, David Cohen, Paul Lenart, Elliot Ingber - guitar
- Buell Neidlinger - bass
- Alice DeBuhr - drums
- Billy Osbourne - percussion
- Marty Krystall - saxophone
- Kathy Appleby - violin
- Andra Wills, Dean Rod, Jackie Ward, Lisa Roberts, Marti McCall, Sherlie Matthews - backing vocals
Credits
- Bart Chiate, Jerry Hall - Recording
- Robert Lockart - Art Direction
- Steven Silverstein - Photograph
- Alan Siegel - "Production Advisor"