- Audio CD (28 Jun 1996)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Warner
- ASIN: B000002IY9
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 116,845 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Sleep, Forever |
| 2. Car Song |
| 3. Panic On |
| 4. What Holly Sees |
| 5. Almost Lost My Mind |
| 6. Drop A Bomb |
| 7. Ultra Anxiety (Teenage Style) |
| 8. Happy New Year |
| 9. Day In, Day Out |
| 10. Margaret |
| 11. Foolish Ways |
| 12. Black Eye Town |
| 13. When You Smile |
| 14. Mad Dog |
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Panic On was the album where Madder Rose were signed to a major label, as many bands at that time & was a bit more focused/commercial than its charming predecessor. It's a lot tighter, both song & sound-wise.
Main songwriter Billy Cote contributes most of the songs, plenty of classics such as the title track, Sleep Forever & Almost Lost My Mind are evident. Even better is the haunting Car Song, which sounds like Buffalo Tom playing a Madder Rose song, while Drop a Bomb is in Sonic Youth/Pale Saints/Ride feedback-pop territory. The band sum up the pressures of fame being forced on them (leading to the departure of handsome bassist Matt Verta-Ray)with Ultra Anxiety (Teenage Style)- which would feature in classic TV programme My So Called Life (along with Drop a Bomb).
The latter half of the album is more melodic, centred more towards songwriting- think stuff like Belly & Heidi Berry. Singer Mary Lorson offers some great songs, showing that she is moving out of Cote's shadow- towards her own excellent releases by Saint Low. Happy New Year, Margaret & Black Eye Town are all great songs- though Cote's When You Smile is probably the highlight of this latter half.
Panic On is one of the great guitar-albums of the early 90s, up there with Dirty, Going Blank Again, Frosting on the Beater , Seamonsters, Come on Feel the Lemonheads & Fuzzy. A great album that more than deserves listeners almost a decade on from its release.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
One of the nicest surprises and hidden gems I own. Bought on the strength of a magazine review, it turned out to be an absolute joy. If you're into early 90s US indie (think Throwing Muses, Breedersw, Buffalo Tom, etc.) then this is for you-delightful melodies and sparky lyrics with restrained production. Songs like Drop a bomb absolutely kick, yet there are others-Almost lost my mind, for example, which are so lovely that they could have been written by the Sundays.
Like the Go-Betweens, Madder Rose deserved to be huge but never quite made it. However, don't let that put you off buying what is one of my all time favourite albums.
Format:Audio CD
This single is the title track from the Madder Rose album of the same name. It's a great single (worth five stars really), but don't get confused (as I did) by Amazon showing the album reviews in the listing for this import single - go buy the album instead, it's worth every penny.
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