Kool-Aid (album)
Kool-Aid is an album by Big Audio Dynamite II.[3] It was their first album under this name and with this line-up, which had been changed by band leader Mick Jones in 1990.[4] It was a UK-only release. Several of the songs appeared on the group's next worldwide release, The Globe, albeit in reworked form. Among them is "Change of Atmosphere", which was reworked into the group's number 1 hit "Rush".
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| Released | 1 November 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 18 June 1990 | |||
| Genre | Rock, alternative dance, alternative rock, dance-rock | |||
| Length | 51:15 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Mick Jones Oliver "Olimax" Maxwell André Shapps | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that "with a relatively loose feel and concept, Kool-Aid is Jones' most diverse outing ever, a limited-edition eight-song stopgap offering two acoustic ballads, acid-dance, techno-rock, Kraftwerk samples and even Laurie Anderson-styled poltergeist vocals, as well as a remixed (and retitled) version of "Free," the band's contribution to the Flashback soundtrack."[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Change of Atmosphere" | Mick Jones | 7:41 |
| 2. | "Can't Wait" | Mick Jones | 5:04 |
| 3. | "Kickin' In" | Dan Donovan, Mick Jones | 6:38 |
| 4. | "Innocent Child" | Mick Jones | 6:38 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 5. | "On One" | Mick Jones | 4:52 |
| 6. | "Kool-Aid" | Mick Jones, Gary Stonadge | 5:30 |
| 7. | "In My Dreams" | Nick Hawkins, Mick Jones, Gary Stonadge | 8:28 |
| 8. | "When the Time Comes" | Mick Jones, Gary Stonadge | 7:10 |
Personnel
- Mick Jones - vocals, guitar
- Nick Hawkins - guitar
- Gary Stonadge - bass guitar
- Chris Kavanagh - drums
- Technical
- C.J., Dave Mercer, Mike Campbell - engineer
- Adam "Flea" Newman - "dynamite"
References
- Ruhlmann, William. Review: Kool-Aid. Allmusic. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 2600. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Miller Freeman Books. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-87930-607-6.
- Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
- "TrouserPress.com :: Big Audio Dynamite". www.trouserpress.com.
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