Weird Food and Devastation
Weird Food and Devastation is the sixth studio album by the American pop-rock band the Connells, released on August 20, 1996.
It is the highly anticipated follow up album to the successful Ring album, which was released three years prior. The album is partly mixed by longtime R.E.M.-collaborator Scott Litt. The mastering was done by engineer Bob Ludwig.
Critical reception
The Washington Post wrote that "as usual, the overall effect is adept but underwhelming; Weird Food & Devastation should please the band's fans, but probably won't attract many new ones." The Houston Press called the album "dense, dark, somewhat grungy... the strangest Connells effort to date."Track listing
- "Maybe" - 2:30
- "Start" - 4:06
- "Fifth Fret" - 3:40
- "Just Like That" - 3:33
- "Adjective Song" - 2:27
- "Any" - 3:25
- "Hang On" - 3:20
- "Back To Blue" - 3:09
- "Smoke" - 4:23
- "Pretty Rough" - 3:52
- "Let It Go" - 3:55
- "Friendly Time" - 2:42
- "Too High" - 3:13
- "On Your Honor" - 3:33
Personnel
;The Connells- Doug MacMillan - lead vocals
- Mike Connell - guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Friendly Time"
- George Huntley - guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Let it Go"
- Steve Potak - piano, organ, keyboards
- David Connell - bass
- Peele Wimberley - drums, percussion
- Tim Harper - producer, mixing, engineer
- Scott Litt - mixing
- Richard Dodd - mixing
- Dan Leffler - mixing assistant
- James Bauer - mixing assistant
- Mark Williams - engineer
- Robert Clark - second engineer
- Tracy Schroeder - second engineer
- Brent Lambert - editing
- Bob Ludwig - mastering
- Greg Knoll - design
- Axl Jansen - photography