Amplifier (Amplifier album)

Amplifier
Studio album by Amplifier
Released June 6, 2004
Recorded The Chapel / The Works
Genre New prog
Alternative rock
Space rock
Progressive metal
Length 63:05
Label Music For Nations
Producer Sel Balamir / Steve Lyon
Amplifier chronology
Amplifier
(2004)		 The Astronaut Dismantles HAL
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Fly [1]
Kerrang! [2]
Metal Hammer(9/10) [3]
NME(9/10) [4]
Q [5]
Rock Sound(9/10) [6]

Amplifier is the debut album of the Manchester alternative rock band Amplifier.

Originally released by Music For Nations on June 6, 2004, it was re-released by the German-based label SPV in May 2005 after the collapse of the former. The Music For Nations release came in two formats: jewel case with 10 tracks, and digipack with 13 tracks. Unlike normal special editions, the 13-track version's bonus tracks are in the middle of the album, apparently forming the "true" album as the band intended it. The SPV release contains a bonus EP with four additional tracks (all previously released) and videos of two songs from the original.

The critical reception of the album was generally positive, with comments such as:

"A British rock-scene altering record. Enjoy it in all its infinite glory" Kerrang!

"No other record this year will have the audacity to field such lofty ambitions, let alone have the skills to fulfil them" NME

Track listing

All songs by Sel Balamir.

Music for Nations - Original Release

  1. "Motorhead" – 6:15
  2. "Airborne" – 8:28
  3. "Panzer" – 7:02
  4. "Old Movies" – 5:50
  5. "Post Acid Youth" – 6:05
  6. "Half Life" – 3:47
  7. "Drawing No1" - 2:09
  8. "Neon" – 4:16
  9. "On/Off" – 6:33
  10. "The Consultancy" – 4:59
  11. "Drawing No2" - 2:49
  12. "One Great Summer" – 5:56
  13. "UFOs" – 7:26


SPV - 2CD Re-release

  1. "Motorhead" – 6:15
  2. "Airborne" – 8:28
  3. "Panzer" – 7:02
  4. "Old Movies" – 5:50
  5. "Post Acid Youth" – 6:05
  6. "Neon" – 4:16
  7. "On/Off" – 6:33
  8. "The Consultancy" – 4:59
  9. "One Great Summer" – 5:56
  10. "UFOs" – 7:26

Bonus EP Tracks

  1. "Boomtime" – 4:51
  2. "Half Life" – 3:47
  3. "Throwaway" – 2:29
  4. "Glory Electricity" – 7:36

Credits

References

  1. ↑ The Fly review
  2. ↑ Kerrang! review
  3. ↑ Metal Hammer review
  4. ↑ NME review
  5. ↑ Q review
  6. ↑ Rocksound review

External links

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