Fingerpainting
Studio album by
The Red Krayola
ReleasedJune 8, 1999
GenreExperimental rock
Length44:46
LabelDrag City[1]
The Red Krayola chronology
Live 1967
(1998)		 Fingerpainting
(1999)		 Blues, Hollers and Hellos
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Pitchfork Media(3.7/10)[5]
PopMatters[6]
The Stranger[7]

Fingerpainting is an album by the experimental rock band Red Krayola, released in 1999 by Drag City.[8][9] The album contains songs that were originally worked on by the 1960s line-up of the band.[10]

Critical reception

The Dallas Observer wrote: "It's a challenging piece of work, but a rewarding one: Once you get past their peculiar handling, the songs are among the most accessible the band has released, and after a few plays, even the most difficult sections reveal a wealth of structure and detail."[9] The Stranger wrote that "for the uninitiated, it'll leave you completely befuddled."[7] CMJ New Music Report called the album "a long, strange, headphone trip worth taking."[11]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."George III"1:50
2."Bad Medicine"3:30
3."A Hybrid Creature of Greed, Ignorance and Powers of Comprehension Plays a Vaulted Drum Kit. The Playing Corresponds Completely to the Event. There Are Entrances and Exits. And There Is Gravitation, Where It Is Needed - Tears for Example"2:22
4."There There Betty Betty"2:29
5."The Greed of a Clarinet That Is Puffy from Crying Gets Tossed in Butter and Spread by Notes. This Process Depresses the Entire Orchestra So Much That It Only Plays Behind a Golden Partition. The Partition Is Decorated With Semi-Precious Attractive Diamonds"4:41
6."Vile Vile Grass"2:31
7."A Sow With an Abbess's Bonnet Is Sitting on Four Rock-Objects and Singing Along With Them. The Song Sounds Like a Cheater, And Is Imprisoned in a Striped Toy Box Because Its Aims Are Not Recognizable. On Top of the Box Is a Head That Could Be Elvis's, If He Had Survived This"5:48
8."Mother"2:16
9."Out of a Trombone That Is Divided Lengthways by a Partition of Gold Sound Seven Violins of Dynamite That Are Cut Sideways into Thin Slices. They Are Played by the Thrown Out Ex-Members of a Very Bad Band and Blown Up"4:17
10."In My Baby's Ruth, Sandy's Drums With David & Shadwell, Filthy Lucre"15:02

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Thompson, Dave (August 11, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Fingerpainting". Allmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  3. ↑ Columnist. "Fingerpainting", Alternative Press, October, 1999, pg. 106, 108. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Mirov, Nick. "Red Crayola: Fingerpainting". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on December 12, 2001. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  6. ↑ Sepich, Scott. "The Red Krayola: Fingerpainting". PopMatters. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  7. 1 2 "CD Review Revue". The Stranger.
  8. ↑ Pareles, Jon (January 17, 2000). "ROCK REVIEW; The Professor Returns, Still Creatively Contrary" – via NYTimes.com.
  9. 1 2 "Thompson's twins". Dallas Observer. June 17, 1999.
  10. ↑ Graham, Ben (June 26, 2015). A Gathering of Promises: The Battle for Texas's Psychedelic Music, from The 13th Floor Elevators to The Black Angels and Beyond. John Hunt Publishing. ISBN 9781782790938 – via Google Books.
  11. ↑ Inc, CMJ Network (June 21, 1999). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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