The Action Album!
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| Released | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, pop | |||
| Length | 48:29 | |||
| Label | NoVo Records | |||
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The Action Album! (also known as Action!) is the second studio album released by Oh My God.
Reception
[edit]In a three-star rating for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann said "the band seems to have been listening to a couple of decades' worth of Midwest art rock predecessors ... and in their lyrics they often take a quirky, ironic tone sometimes reminiscent of Steely Dan, that is, when they're not being deliberately obscure". He also noted that the band "is in no danger of reaching a mainstream audience with such work, but there is a more limited audience for the avant-garde that will enjoy it".[1]
David Lilly of Louisville Music News opined that "in a nutty music shell, this is a CD of keyboard-based rock candy for the ears. For the most part, the lyrics seem kind of sketchy to me, but generally speaking, it's a fun record".[2] Dave Cataldi, music director at Franklin Colleges WFCI included the album on his top ten list of best albums for 2002.[3]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks by Bill O'Neill.[4]
- "Action" – 2:02
- "The Beauty of Servitude" – 2:58
- "The Weather" – 2:54
- "Reading Stones" – 3:05
- "Aura" – 3:09
- "14" – 3:00
- "Go, Team" – 3:42
- "Burn, Burn, Burn" – 2:51
- "That Fight" – 2:24
- "The Uptown Lumber" – 3:35
- "X10" – 6:00
- "Letter 12/98" – 10:11
- "Where Are We?" – 2:38
Personnel
[edit]- Adam Conway – vocals
- Iguana – organ, vocals
- Bill O'Neill – vocals, bass
- Zach Nold – drums
- Reneé Ruffin – vocals
- Dan Stout – mastering[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Ruhlmann, William (February 12, 2002). "The Action Album!". AllMusic.
- ^ Lilly, David (January 2003). "The Action Album! (Novo Records)". Louisville Music News.
- ^ Cataldi, Dave (December 30, 2022). Boyce, Kevin (ed.). "The Year In Music: Readers Top Ten" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 74, no. 795. p. 44.
- ^ a b Oh My God (2002). The Action Album! (Media notes). Bill O'Neill (lyrics). NoVo Records. NR-25.