Attack of the Grey Lantern
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| Studio album by Mansun | ||||
| Released | 8 February 1997 (Japan) 17 February 1997 (Europe) 24 June 1997 (US) 7 June 2010 (Collector's edition) |
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| Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, progressive rock, symphonic rock, Britpop | |||
| Length | 62:13 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Producer | Paul Draper, Mark Stent, Ian Caple | |||
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| Source | Rating |
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| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  |
| The Guardian | |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 9.3/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Select | 2/5 |
Attack of the Grey Lantern is the debut album by English alternative rock band Mansun released in February 1997 via Parlophone. The album spent a total of 19 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number one.
According to Mansun's Kleptomania liner notes, frontman Paul Draper states that "Take It Easy, Chicken" was their first song and the band really did not know how to play their instruments, let alone play as a band, when DJs Steve Lamacq and John Peel started to play the song on BBC Radio 1. Through 1996 and 1997, Mansun released "Egg Shaped Fred" (which was re-recorded for the album to include new drummer Andie Rathbone), "Stripper Vicar", "She Makes My Nose Bleed" and "Taxloss" (styled Taxlo$$). "Wide Open Space" became a dance anthem after being remixed by DJ and producer Paul Oakenfold under the production alias Perfecto. This remix was included on Oakenfold's compilation Resident: Two Years of Oakenfold at Cream, as an indicator of being one of the most played songs at major UK nightclub Cream, as well as in nightclubs around the world, over the 1997–1999 period.
"Taxloss" alludes melodically and lyrically to The Beatles' song "Taxman", and also to the rhythmic feel of "Tomorrow Never Knows", as well as "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" by Little Jimmy Osmond. The video notoriously featured the band throwing £25,000 in five pound notes onto the main concourse of London's Liverpool Street station during rush hour and watching the ensuing chaos.
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