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  • Artist: The Church
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1990 02
  • Total Time: 57:17
  • Type: Compilation (best of)
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Gold Afternoon Fix should have been a consolidation of the band's increased commercial profile and cachet after "Under the Milky Way," heightened by the welcome reissue of the band's first five albums. Unfortunately, the Church's original choice for producer -- John Paul Jones, who likely would have helped oversee a total masterpiece -- was rejected, leading to another session with Wachtel. This time the balance between accessibility and art didn't succeed as planned. The end result is an album that's sometimes fantastic, sometimes merely there. Some of the singles didn't help things any -- the first, "Metropolis," is one of the band's more subtle rockers, with a catchy chorus and some fine guitar, especially at the end, but not immediate first-listen success. The first track on the album as a whole is a different matter -- "Pharoah" is a dramatic start, with the slow builds so favored by the band given a decidedly threatening, ominous twist. After that things move between hit and miss, but there's enough character coming through to ensure a pleasant listen. "Monday Morning" lightly repeats the waltz-time feel of Starfish's "Antenna," while "Russian Autumn Heart," Willson-Piper's vocal lead on the album, is a crisp rocker with the guitarist delivering things in his trademark ragged-but-right fashion. Other general highlights include "Disappointment" and the gentle "Laughing," but "Grind" is the other main keeper on Fix, a slow destructive burn of a song that matches the opening menace of "Pharoah" with a measured downward slide. ~ Ned Raggett, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Pharoah Steve Kilbey, Peter Koppes, Marty Willson-Piper, Richard Ploog The Church (3:54)
Metropolis Steve Kilbey, Peter Koppes, Marty Willson-Piper, Richard Ploog The Church (4:44)
Terra Nova Cain Steve Kilbey, Marty Willson-Piper The Church (5:10)
City Steve Kilbey, Peter Koppes, Marty Willson-Piper, Richard Ploog The Church (3:22)
Monday Morning [*] Steve Kilbey, Peter Koppes, Marty Willson-Piper, Richard Ploog The Church (2:46)
Russian Autumn Heart Steve Kilbey, Peter Koppes, Marty Willson-Piper, Richard Ploog The Church (4:06)
Essence Steve Kilbey, Peter Koppes, Marty Willson-Piper, Richard Ploog The Church (5:14)
You're Still Beautiful Steve Kilbey, Peter Koppes, Marty Willson-Piper, Richard Ploog The Church (3:07)
Disappointment Steve Kilbey, Peter Koppes, Marty Willson-Piper The Church (6:10)
Transient Steve Kilbey, Peter Koppes, Marty Willson-Piper The Church (4:22)
Laughing [*] Steve Kilbey, Peter Koppes, Marty Willson-Piper, Richard Ploog The Church (4:35)
Fading Away Steve Kilbey, Peter Koppes, Marty Willson-Piper, Richard Ploog The Church (3:40)
Grind Steve Kilbey, Peter Koppes, Marty Willson-Piper, Richard Ploog The Church (6:07)

Credits

Marty Willson-Piper (Vocals), Peter Koppes (Guitar), Marty Willson-Piper (Guitar), Maude Gilman (Design), Greg Fulginiti (Mastering), John Halpern (Photography), The Church (Producer), Peter Koppes (Vocals), Steve Kilbey (Vocals), Steve Kilbey (Bass), Richard Ploog (Drums), Steve Kilbey (Keyboards), Waddy Wachtel (Producer), Waddy Wachtel (Mixing), Marilyn Donadt (?), Maude Gilman (Art Direction), Shep Lonsdale (Mixing), Shep Lonsdale (Engineer), Joe Schiff (Assistant Engineer)
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Gold Afternoon Fix
Studio album by The Church
Released February 22, 1990
Recorded Ocean Way Recording Studios
Los Angeles, CA 1989
Genre Alternative rock
Length 57:17
Label Arista Records
Producer Waddy Wachtel and The Church
Professional reviews
The Church chronology
Starfish
(1988)		 Gold Afternoon Fix
(1990)		 Priest=Aura
(1992)

Gold Afternoon Fix, The Church's seventh studio album, and second on Arista, was released in February 1990. Meant to capitalize and build on the success of 1988's Starfish, the album saw considerable promotion upon its release. Despite moderate success in the U.S., with the single "Metropolis" reaching the top of the Modern Rock Tracks chart, the release failed to deliver mass commercial appeal.

Like on Starfish, studio production was overseen by Waddy Wachtel, despite the band's desire to employ John Paul Jones, formerly of Led Zeppelin. The recording sessions for the album were particularly tense and unsuitable, and in-band tensions led to drummer Richard Ploog being ostracized. While some of the bare, open sound that characterized Starfish punctuates the recording, heavy use of a drum machine (duplicating Ploog's parts) has resulted in the album being criticized as somewhat stiff and cold. Ploog left the group following the recording.

Gold Afternoon Fix is also unique among the Church's releases in the absence of any 12-string electric guitar. The missing trademark sound was due to guitarist Marty Willson-Piper's 12-string Rickenbacker having been stolen during the previous tour.

Track listing

  1. "Pharaoh" (Kilbey/Willson-Piper/Koppes/Ploog)
  2. "Metropolis" (Kilbey/Willson-Piper/Koppes/Ploog)
  3. "Terra Nova Cain" (Kilbey/Willson-Piper)
  4. "City" (Kilbey/Willson-Piper/Koppes/Ploog)
  5. "Monday Morning" (Kilbey/Willson-Piper/Koppes/Ploog)
  6. "Russian Autumn Heart" (Willson-Piper/Kilbey/Koppes/Ploog)
  7. "Essence" (Kilbey/Willson-Piper/Koppes/Ploog)
  8. "You're Still Beautiful" (Kilbey/Willson-Piper/Koppes/Ploog)
  9. "Disappointment" (Kilbey/Willson-Piper/Koppes)
  10. "Transient" (Koppes/Kilbey/Willson-Piper)
  11. "Laughing" (Kilbey/Willson-Piper/Koppes/Ploog)
  12. "Fading Away" (Kilbey/Willson-Piper/Koppes/Ploog)
  13. "Grind" (Kilbey/Willson-Piper/Koppes/Ploog)

Personnel


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