Outer Space Is Just a Martini Away

Outer Space Is Just a Martini Away

Track Listings

1. Love Is America Spelled Backwards

2. Jeb and the Haymaker

3. Fairy

4. Squid

5. Dante Dangling from a Noose

6. I'm Jack Frost Junior

7. Pinto Award in Literature

8. Soot on the Radio

9. Watercolour Grey

10. Sharron Sours

11. D.I.Y. Tranquilizers

12. Fruit Cake and Cider

13. Atomic Stroller Helps None

14. Bottom Feeder

Outer Space Is Just a Martini Away,Thought Industry,Metal Blade,Heavy Metal,Popular Music,Rock

Average customer rating:

Most underrated bands ever

This probably is the most musical friendly of the frist 3

lyrics for serious drinkers

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Intelligence, daring, and zero fear of partial deafness

Outer Space Is Just a Martini Away
Thought Industry
Manufacturer: Metal Blade
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
General | Rock | Styles | Music
General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000001C8T
Release Date: 1996-01-30

Tracks:

Love Is America Spelled Backwards
Jeb And The Haymaker
Fairy
The Squid
Dante Dangling From A Noose
Jack Frost Junior
Pinto Award In Litterature
Soot On The Radio
Watercolour Grey
Sharron Sours
D.I.Y. Tranquilizers
Fruitcake And Cider
Atomic Stroller Helps None
Bottomfeeder

Customer Reviews:

Most underrated bands ever.......2006-02-25

This was the first album of theirs that I ever bought. I got it on suggestion. When I first heard it I thought "Well I just wasted my money". So I put it away. But then it started popping in my head. So I had to bring it out. Next thing I knew, this CD didn't leave my player. I had to have every album. This is one of the best rock albums I have ever heard. And they became one of my top 5 bands of all time. Every album is great, even if they are totally different from each other. Sad they are gone. But this album is still my favorite. A totally different sound that just grows on you. Amazingly different sounds through the entire album.

This probably is the most musical friendly of the frist 3.......2004-05-02

Well this is to be the last thought album with any metal backing behind it, but what a way to go this seems to be alternative meets metal not as progressive as the first 2 but still an intense listen like i said not for the faint of heart i've played for most of friends and i get mixed reviews from it check it out for yourself.

lyrics for serious drinkers.......2002-02-19

Brent Oberlin and his troupe were at full strength on this release and it shows. The additions of bassist Herb Ledbetter and drummer Jared Bryant added a missing piece to what was missing from Songs for Insects and Mods. This was also the last recording to feature guitarist/keyboardist Chris Lee and he left his mark on the pounding score of Dante Dangling from a Noose. This was a crowning victory for this struggling band of musical geniuses and even though every one of their recordings is nothing short of ear candy, they have not equalled this.

........2000-02-22

It gets 4 stars because at heart, it is still Thought Industry, but on this, their 3rd album, something is clearly missing. I mean, other than the mandatory Salvador Dali cover art (and that absence is bad enough!) One is forced to assume that it is Dustin Donaldson, the former drummer who parted with the band after Mods Carve the Pig. Apparently he lent a great deal to the style of Thought Industry's sound, because the tracks that comprise "Outer Space" just aren't quite at the same level as the tracks that made up the first two albums. But Oberlin is still here, with his thesaurus, dictionary, and a pile of backissues of The Nation on hand. Which means, for those unfamiliar with TI, that the lyrics are still quite an adventure. The music is still highly unique, and there are even a few selections here that qualify as Thought Industry classics in their own way. But it is not the place to begin with this band.

Intelligence, daring, and zero fear of partial deafness.......1999-03-16

Relative to 1993's MODS CARVE THE PIG, OUTER SPACE is a noticeable step towards the mainstream for Thought Industry. Relative to anything else, it's a dizzyingly loud, convoluted, intimidating slab of noise, which means it's still great. It might even be a step forward. Thought Industry are still a thrash band, but this time they bother to include Metallica-like power chords ("the Squid", "Fairy", "I'm Jack Frost Junior", "Soot On The Radio" if you don't mind the lurching 5/4 time), and the loosest hints of what, in a completely different context, could be synth-pop ("Soot" again, "Watercolour Gray", "Sharron Sours").The lyrics, too, have taken a turn towards complete sentences and paragraphs, such as the reflection on being newly dead: "Liquid floats and conspires. One chance to lose. The cherry syrup provides a line. It's funny how you can't snore". Or "Miasma will befriend like a well-oiled palm. The grass is so green. The grass is so clean". Even the jokes, which aren't a new feature, can be understood without a lyric sheet and close study for once, from "D.I.Y. Tranquilizers"'s self-explanatory yowl of "I DON'T FEEL TRANQUIL!!!!!" to the passionate rant ingeniously entitled "Fruitcake and Cider": "I decided to make a trip to Binder Park Zoo. I threw letters in the cages saying 'I know who you are. Tell God to please leave me alone'. I can't watch. I can't think. The cockroaches in my cupboard are always smiling at me when I reach for the corned beef... everyone knows pets are just camcorders for God (at least the NRA believes me)". It's still frighteningly intelligent music, and for people who can't stand loud, slashing guitars, the "ly intelligent" suffix wasn't necessary. It still rewards many repeats, and many re-reads. But this time, it'll make 'em smile if you sing along.