Hotwired

• Artist: The Soup Dragons
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1992
• Total Time: 49:22
• Genre: Rock

Review

Hotwired is where the Soup Dragons reached equilibrium -- the happy medium between the slick breakbeats and guitar-based rock & roll. Throughout most of the album, the songs are among the strongest of the band's career and sonically the album is near perfect; fans of dance alternative will love singles like "Pleasure" and "Divine Thing" (both moderate hits in the U.S.) and rock fans will appreciate the crisp but not sterile instrumentation. There are many great production flourishes -- like the "gospel choir"-like background vocals and fun sound effects -- sprinkled throughout the disc. In fact, "Hotwired" is worth listening to for the chugging guitars on the fabulous "Getting Down" alone. For fans of this genre or fans of Brit-pop or even power pop in general, this is the place to start. ~ Jason Damas, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Pleasure	Sean Dickson	The Soup Dragons	(3:54)
Divine Thing	Sean Dickson	The Soup Dragons	(3:51)
Running Wild	Sean Dickson	The Soup Dragons	(4:01)
Getting Down	Sean Dickson	The Soup Dragons	(4:11)
Forever Yesterday	Sean Dickson	The Soup Dragons	(4:49)
No More Understanding	Sean Dickson	The Soup Dragons	(4:58)
Dream On (Solid Gone)	Sean Dickson	The Soup Dragons	(4:00)
Everlasting	Sean Dickson	The Soup Dragons	(3:43)
Absolute Heaven	Sean Dickson	The Soup Dragons	(3:20)
Everything	Sean Dickson	The Soup Dragons	(3:56)
Sweet Layabout	Sean Dickson	The Soup Dragons	(3:43)
Mindless	Sean Dickson	The Soup Dragons	(4:56)

Credits

Andrew ? (Strings), Marius de Vries (Mixing), Matthew Donaldson (Photography), Steve Sidelnyk (Producer), Ken ? (Brass), Mark Robinson (Studio Assistant), James Duncan (Strings), Jim McCulloch (Vocals (Background)), Sean Dickson (Vocals), Matt Budd (Engineer), Paul Lee (Voices), Sylvia Mason (Voices), Joy Rose (Voices), Sean Dickson (Guitar), Peter Anderson (Photography), Sean Dickson (Mixing), Jon Mallison (Studio Assistant), Birdman (Harmonica), Jim McCulloch (Guitar), Derek Green (Voices), Marius de Vries (Producer), John ? (Brass), Cameron Jenkins (Studio Assistant), Sean Dickson (Producer), Darren Z. (Studio Assistant), Sushil Dade (Bass), Chris Ballin (Voices), Paul Quinn (Drums), Sean Dickson (Composer), Matt Budd (Engineer), Steve Sidelnyk (?), Nick Ingman (String Arrangements), Beverley Skeete (Voices), Paul Quinn (Percussion), Jim McCulloch (Vocals)

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