Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective
| Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 141:51 | |||
| Label | Tee Pee | |||
| The Brian Jonestown Massacre chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| Classic Rock | [3] |
| Pitchfork | 6.5/10[4] |
| The Village Voice | C+[5] |
Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective is a double compilation album by American psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre, released in 2004. The album is a best-of compilation spanning the band's career (with the exception of Strung Out in Heaven, due to legal issues).
Track listing
Disc one
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All Around You (Intro)" | Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request (1996) | 5:36 |
| 2. | "Who?" | Take It from the Man! (1996) | 2:54 |
| 3. | "When Jokers Attack" | And This Is Our Music (2003) | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Servo" | Give It Back! (1997) | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Open Heart Surgery" | Bravery Repetition and Noise (2001) | 4:15 |
| 6. | "If Love Is the Drug" | Originally from Zero EP (2000), re-recorded for If Love Is The Drug Then I Want To OD EP (2004) | 3:59 |
| 7. | "IT Girl" | Thank God for Mental Illness (1996) | 2:12 |
| 8. | "Sailor" | Bravery Repetition And Noise | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Straight Up and Down" | Take It From The Man! | 4:30 |
| 10. | "Anenome" | Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request | 5:27 |
| 11. | "Wisdom" | Methodrone (1995) | 5:17 |
| 12. | "Just for Today" | Bravery Repetition And Noise | 4:17 |
| 13. | "Stars" | Thank God For Mental Illness | 3:14 |
| 14. | "Vacuum Boots" | Take It From The Man! | 2:55 |
| 15. | "Prozac vs. Heroin" | And This Is Our Music | 3:54 |
| 16. | "She's Gone" | Methodrone | 7:17 |
Disc two
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nailing Honey to the Bee" | "Prozac Vs. Heroin" single (2003) | 2:38 |
| 2. | "That Girl Suicide" | Methodrone | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Nevertheless" | Bravery Repetition And Noise | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Evergreen" | Methodrone | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Starcleaner" | And This Is Our Music | 2:28 |
| 6. | "Let Me Stand Next to Your Flower" (live) | Previously unreleased (studio version from Bravery Repetition And Noise) | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Hide and Seek" (live) | Previously unreleased (studio version from Spacegirl and Other Favorites (1995)) | 4:18 |
| 8. | "In My Life" | Take It From The Man! | 2:23 |
| 9. | "Mary Please" | Take It From The Man! | 4:09 |
| 10. | "Talk - Action = Shit" | Thank God For Mental Illness | 2:01 |
| 11. | "Oh Lord" | Take It From The Man! | 3:21 |
| 12. | "This Is Why You Love Me" | Give It Back! | 1:53 |
| 13. | "Not If You Were the Last Dandy on Earth" | Non-album single (1997) | 2:46 |
| 14. | "Swallowtail" (live) | Previously unreleased (studio version from If I Love You? EP (2001)) | 6:26 |
| 15. | "Feel So Good" | Previously unreleased | 4:42 |
| 16. | "Fucker" | Take It From The Man! | 2:14 |
| 17. | "#1 Hit Jam" | Give It Back! | 4:54 |
| 18. | "Ballad of Jim Jones" | Thank God For Mental Illness | 2:15 |
| 19. | "Free and Easy, Take 2" | Thank God For Mental Illness | 2:30 |
| 20. | "Stolen" | Bravery Repetition And Noise | 1:27 |
| 21. | "Mansion in the Sky" | Bringing It All Back Home – Again EP (1999) | 2:19 |
| 22. | "Sue" | Give It Back! | 8:29 |
Personnel
The song "If Love Is the Drug" contains uncredited vocals by Josie Fluri of the musical group New Roman Times.
References
- ^ Loftus, Johnny. "The Brian Jonestown Massacre Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ "The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective". Blender.com. Blender. Archived from the original on April 5, 2005. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ Robb, John (February 2005). "The Brian Jonestown Massacre 'Peppermint Wonderland'". Classic Rock. Vol. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 102.
- ^ Murphy, Matthew (December 8, 2004). "The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (November 29, 2005). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 25, 2017.