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Kool-Aid (album)

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 stars[2]

Kool-Aid is an album by Big Audio Dynamite II.[3] It was their first album under this name and with this line-up, which had been changed by band leader Mick Jones in 1990.[4] It was a UK-only release. Several of the songs appeared on the group's next worldwide release, The Globe, albeit in reworked form. Among them is "Change of Atmosphere", which was reworked into the group's number 1 hit "Rush".

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "with a relatively loose feel and concept, Kool-Aid is Jones' most diverse outing ever, a limited-edition eight-song stopgap offering two acoustic ballads, acid-dance, techno-rock, Kraftwerk samples and even Laurie Anderson-styled poltergeist vocals, as well as a remixed (and retitled) version of "Free," the band's contribution to the Flashback soundtrack."[5]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Change of Atmosphere"Mick Jones7:41
2."Can't Wait"Mick Jones5:04
3."Kickin' In"Dan Donovan, Mick Jones6:38
4."Innocent Child"Mick Jones6:38
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."On One"Mick Jones4:52
6."Kool-Aid"Mick Jones, Gary Stonadge5:30
7."In My Dreams"Nick Hawkins, Mick Jones, Gary Stonadge8:28
8."When the Time Comes"Mick Jones, Gary Stonadge7:10

Personnel

Big Audio Dynamite II
Technical
  • C.J., Dave Mercer, Mike Campbell - engineer
  • Adam "Flea" Newman - "dynamite"

References

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Review: Kool-Aid. Allmusic. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 2600. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  3. ^ Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Miller Freeman Books. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-87930-607-6.
  4. ^ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
  5. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Big Audio Dynamite". www.trouserpress.com.
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