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...The Dandy Warhols Come Down is the second studio album by American rock band The Dandy Warhols. It was released on July 15, 1997, by Capitol.
Three singles were released from the album: "Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth", "Every Day Should Be a Holiday" and "Boys Better".
This is the final studio album to feature drummer Eric Hedford, who quit the band during the tour, and was replaced with Taylor-Taylor's cousin Brent DeBoer.
Recording and The Black Album
The band's first effort for Capitol Records was an album which was recorded before Come Down called The Black Album, which was rejected by Capitol for, according to frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor, containing "no hit songs". It was later released as a double album in 2004 with Come On Feel the Dandy Warhols, an album composed of B-sides and previously unreleased material.
After rejecting "The Black Album" Capitol reached out to Tony Lash, who had co-produced Dandys Rule OK, to produce. ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down was recorded in 1996–1997 at Sound Impressions, Stiles Recording, Falcon Studios, and Courtney Taylor-Taylor's apartment in Portland, Oregon.
According to Taylor-Taylor, it took the band a long time to get noticed by major labels, due to the prevalence of the grunge scene in the Pacific Northwest. In a June 1997 interview with Billboard, he remarked, "When we came up, there were a group of bands that didn't get recognition because people weren't appreciating what it was we were doing. A lot of us were more influenced by Galaxie 500 than the post-pubescent, fanzine, Nirvana-angst, college thing that was so prevalent at the time." Reece Doug June 14, 1997 Capitol Betting Dandy Warhols Still 'Rule OK' On 'Come Down' https://books.google.com/books?id=2w8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12 Billboard
Musical style
The album featured a shift in style from the garage rock influenced sound of their previous album, 1995's Dandys Rule OK, to a more and pop-influenced sound.
Taylor compared the track "Good Morning" to the style of musician Lloyd Cole.Marburger Lex The Dandy Warhols Come Down https://lollipopmagazine.com/1997/11/the-dandy-warhols-come-down-interview/ Lollipop Magazine 6 August 2021 November 1, 1997
Release
...The Dandy Warhols Come Down was released on July 15, 1997, by Capitol.
Three singles were released from the album: "Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth", which helped to establish the band's popularity;2004 Dig! motion picture "Every Day Should Be a Holiday", which reached No. 29 on the UK Singles Chart;https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Every%20Day%20Should%20Be%20A%20Holiday Every Day Should Be A Holiday Official Charts Company February 29, 2012 and "Boys Better", which reached No. 36 on the same chart.https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Boys%20Better Boys Better Official Charts Company October 20, 2011
It is the final album with founding member Eric Hedford, who was replaced by frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor's cousin Brent DeBoer in 1998.
Reception
AllMusic 3 5Erlewine Stephen Thomas Stephen Thomas Erlewine https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-dandy-warhols-come-down-mw0000024748 The Dandy Warhols Come Down – The Dandy Warhols AllMusic October 10, 2011 Encyclopedia of Popular Music 4 5Larkin Colin The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Encyclopedia of Popular Music Omnibus Press 2011 978-0-85712-595-8 5th concise 500 Dandy Warhols Colin Larkin https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&pg=PA500 The Guardian 3 5Sullivan Caroline The Dandy Warhols: Come Down (Parlophone) The Guardian May 1, 1998 Houston Chronicle 3 5Snyder Julene https://www.chron.com/music/article/POP-CDS-A-Pop-Romp-With-Yoakam-2833313.php Dandy Warhols Deserve Another 15 Minutes Houston Chronicle July 13, 1997 September 16, 2018 NME 7/10Empire Kitty Kitty Empire https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101001344reviews.html The Dandy Warhols – ...Come Down NME May 2, 1998 September 16, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20001004161717/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101001344reviews.html October 4, 2000 dead Pitchfork 6.5/10Wisdom James P. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/d/dandy-warhols/come-down.shtml The Dandy Warhols: Come Down Pitchfork September 16, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20030413203602/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/d/dandy-warhols/come-down.shtml April 13, 2003 dead Q 4 5Eccleston Danny The Dandy Warhols: The Dandy Warhols Come Down Q 171 December 2000 Rolling Stone 3.5 5Hoskyns Barney Barney Hoskyns https://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=35490&cf=2214 The Dandy Warhols: ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down Rolling Stone 764 July 10, 1997 September 16, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20020424054215/http://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=35490&cf=2214 April 24, 2002 dead The Rolling Stone Album Guide 3 5The Dandy Warhols Scoppa Bud The New Rolling Stone Album Guide The Rolling Stone Album Guide Simon & Schuster 4th 2004 Brackett Nathan Hoard Christian 0-7432-0169-8 208 USA Today 3.5 4Gundersen Edna Edna Gundersen The Dandy Warhols, ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down USA Today September 3, 1997
...The Dandy Warhols Come Down has sold 103,000 copies in the U.S. as of 2008.Harding Cortney A Fair Deal: The Dandy Warhols Become Their Own Masters Billboard March 15, 2008 https://books.google.com/books?id=VxMEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22the+dandy+warhols+come+down%22&pg=PA17 June 18, 2012
The album has received a generally positive reception from critics. AllMusic criticized the album's consistency, writing, "the band has talent for not just punchy hooks but for layered sonics as well, but they don't know how to meld the two together." Rolling Stone, on the other hand, called it "the most exhilarating '60s-into-'90s excursion yet attempted by an American band", following with "if this is The Dandy Warhols coming down, the mind boggles at the thought of them flying high."
Legacy
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Pitchfork also included it in their The Best Britpop Albums... That Aren't British list.Berman Stuart The Best Britpop Albums... That Aren't British https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1476-the-best-britpop-albums-that-arent-british/ Pitchfork April 14, 2017
"Boys Better" was featured on the soundtrack for the films Good Will Hunting, Igby Goes Down, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. "Every Day Should Be a Holiday" was featured in the movie There's Something About Mary, Fanboys and the trailer for Sideways
Track listing
Courtney Taylor-Taylor, except where noted Be-In 7:00 Boys Better 4:30 Minnesoter 3:04 Orange 5:40 I Love You 4:13 Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth 3:10 Every Day Should Be a Holiday 4:02 Good Morning 5:00 Whipping Tree 3:50 Green 3:10 Cool as Kim Deal 3:04 Hard On for Jesus Taylor-Taylor, Peter Holmström 4:36 Pete International Airport Taylor-Taylor, Holmström 5:56 The Creep Out Taylor-Taylor, Holmström, Zia McCabe, Eric Hedford 9:00
Vinyl bonus track One 3:06
Personnel
The Dandy Warhols
Courtney Taylor-Taylor – lead vocals, guitar, mixing on "Whipping Tree", production and album sleeve design and art direction
Peter Holmström – guitar, additional vocals
Zia McCabe – keyboard bass, keyboards, percussion, additional vocals
Eric Hedford – drums, backing vocals
Additional personnel
Tony Lash – keyboards, percussion, drums on "Minnesoter"
Aquaman – additional production on "Every Day Should Be a Holiday"
Steven Birch – album design and art direction
Jeff Bizzell – sleeve photography (larger live photos)
Tchad Blake – mixing on tracks 1–7 and 10–12 at: Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, California
Mario Caldato Jr. – mixing and additional production on "The Creep Out" at Bundy's, Los Angeles, California
S. Husky Höskulds – engineering assistance
Lisa Johnson – sleeve photography
Mario Lalich – album cover photography
Tony Lash – production, recording; mixing on "Good Morning" and "Pete International Airport" at White Horse Studios, Portland, Oregon
Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine
Mickey Petralia – mixing on "The Creep Out"
David Schiffman – additional recording
Clark Stiles – additional recording
Charts
Chart (1998) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA)Ryan Gavin Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 2011 Moonlight Publishing Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia PDF 74 91Netherlands 86 The Dandy Warhols ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down true October 12, 2020UK2 16 19980510 true October 12, 2020BillboardHeatseekers 22 The Dandy Warhols true October 12, 2020
Certifications
album 1997 07 Dandy Warhols Come Down United Kingdom Gold 2013 9080-1285-2
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External links
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