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Album Review: Engine

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AMC's sophomore release marks a significant advancement over The Restless Stranger, and offers more than a few of the band's definitive moments. Much of the due credit goes to producer Tom Mallon, who arranges the record with an intuitive grasp of the anatomical make-up of Mark Eitzel's burgeoning songcraft; the rest of the credit belongs to Eitzel himself, who offers up some of his first truly great compositions. Chief among them is "Outside This Bar," a chilling portrait of the hermetically sealed comforts of the drinking life. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Big Night Mark Eitzel American Music Club
Outside This Bar Mark Eitzel American Music Club
At My Mercy Mark Eitzel American Music Club
Gary's Song Mark Eitzel American Music Club
Nightwatchman Mark Eitzel American Music Club
Clouds Mark Eitzel American Music Club
Electric Light Mark Eitzel, Matt Norelli, Danny Pearson, Tim Mooney American Music Club
Mom's TV Mark Eitzel American Music Club
Art of Love Mark Eitzel, Tim Mooney American Music Club
Asleep Mark Eitzel, Kathleen Burns American Music Club
This Year Mark Eitzel American Music Club
Art of Love [Goof-Rock Version] Mark Eitzel American Music Club

Credits

Carla Frabrizio (Cello), Mark Eitzel (Composer), Dan Pearson (Mandolin), Carla Fabrizio (Cello), Brian Schendele (Keyboards), Jeff Walker (Design), Tom Mallon (Vocals), Vudi (Vocals), Tom Mallon (Guitar), Vudi (Accordion), Father Tom Vaughn (Drums), Mark Eitzel (Vocals), Vudi (Guitar), Vudi (Keyboards), Tim Vaughn (Drums), Pamela Gentile (Photography), Dan Pearson (Guitar), Dan Pearson (Bass), David Scheff (Drums), Matt Norelli (Drums), Tom Mallon (Percussion), Dan Pearson (Vocals), Mark Eitzel (Guitar), Tom Mallon (Producer)
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Engine
Studio album by American Music Club
Released January 1988
Genre Indie rock, Slowcore
Label Frontier/Grifter (reissues Zippo (1990), Warner Bros. Records (1998))
Producer Tom Mallon
Professional reviews
American Music Club chronology
The Restless Stranger
(1985)
Engine
(1987)
California
(1988)

Engine is the second album by American Music Club. It was jointly released by Frontier and Grifter in the US in 1987, then by Zippo in the UK and Europe in 1990. The 1998 Warner Bros. Records reissue added three additional tracks from the same period. The artwork for the Zippo UK release features an incorrect tracklisting, putting the songs in the wrong order.

Track listing

  1. "Big Night" (Eitzel)
  2. "Outside This Bar" (Eitzel)
  3. "At My Mercy" (Eitzel)
  4. "Gary's Song" (Eitzel)
  5. "Nightwatchman" (Eitzel)
  6. "Clouds" (Eitzel)
  7. "Electric Light" (Eitzel/Mooney)
  8. "Mom's TV" (Eitzel)
  9. "Art of Love" (Eitzel/Pearson/Vudi/Norelli)
  10. "Asleep" (Eitzel)
  11. "This Year" (Eitzel)
  12. "Away Down My Street" (Live at the Hotel Utah) (Eitzel)
  13. "Art of Love" (Rock 'n Roll Version) (Eitzel/Pearson/Vudi/Norelli)
  14. "Shut Down" (Live at the Hotel Utah) (Eitzel)

(Tracks 12, 13 and 14 only appear on the 1998 Warner Bros. Records reissue)

("Art of Love (Goof-Rock Version)" appears as a bonus track at the end of side one on the 1987 Frontier/Grifter cassette edition)

Personnel

  • Mark Eitzel - vocals, guitar
  • Vudi - Lead guitar, backing vocals, accordion, keyboard
  • Dan Pearson - bass guitar, backing vocals, mandolin, guitar
  • Tom Mallon - guitar, backing vocals, percussion, producer
  • Dave Scheff - drums (Clouds, Gary's Song, At My Mercy, Nightwatchman)
  • Matt Norelli - drums (Outside This Bar, Mom's TV, Art of Love, Asleep)
  • Carla Fabrizio - cello
  • Brian Schendele - keyboards
  • Pamela Gentile - cover photo

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