Alive & Amplified

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Alive & Amplified
Studio album by The Mooney Suzuki
Released	August 24, 2004
Recorded	Spring 2004
Genre	Garage Rock
Length	40:58
Label	Columbia
Producer(s)	The Matrix
Professional reviews
Pitchfork Media [1]

Alive & Amplified is The Mooney Suzuki's third studio album, and their second under Columbia Records. Released on August 24, 2004, it came two years after their third album, Electric Sweat. It was recorded in various locations, including Paramount Studios, Ameraycan Studios, and Decoy Studios, all located in Los Angeles, California. Of its content, the band said it is "dense, kaleidoscopic, and that you could spend hours uncovering little nuggets of goodness." Many of the songs assume sexual innuendos, such as "Primitive Condition", "Alive & Amplified", "Shake That Bush Again", "Loose 'n' Juicy", "Messin' in the Dressin' Room", and "Naked Lady". Of the song "New York Girls", Sammy James, Jr. said "I love the song California Girls, and the women of New York didn't get a fair shake in California Girls, and he thought the New York Girls needed their fair shake, so we gave that to them."

[edit] Track listing

1. "Primitive Condition" (James Jr., Tyler) – 4:18
2. "Alive & Amplified" (James Jr., Tyler, Graham Edwards, Scott Spock, and Lauren Christy) – 3:04
3. "Legal High" (James Jr., Tyler, Edwards, Spock, and Christy) – 2:50
4. "New York Girls" (James Jr., Tyler, Edwards, Spock, and Christy) – 3:55
5. "Shake That Bush Again" (James Jr., Tyler) – 3:38
6. "Sometimes Somethin'" (James Jr., Tyler) – 4:39
7. "Loose 'n' Juicy" (James Jr., Tyler) – 3:11
8. "Hot Sugar" (James Jr., Tyler) – 3:22
9. "Messin' in the Dressin' Room" (James Jr., Tyler) – 3:47
10. "Naked Lady" (James Jr., Tyler) – 8:05

[edit] Personnel

• Sammy James Jr. - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Percussion
• Graham Tyler - Lead Guitar, Vocals, Percussion
• Augie Wilson - Drum Kit, Percussion, Vocals
• Michael Miles - Bass Guitar, Percussion, Vocals
• Mike Finnegan - Clavinet on "New York Girls", Hammond Organ on "Sometimes Somethin'" and "Naked Lady"
• Lynn Davis - Vocals on "Alive & Amplified", "Loose 'n' Juicy", and "Naked Lady"
• The Matrix - Additional Vocals on "Alive & Amplified"
• Victor Indrizzo - Additional Percussion

[edit] External links

• The Mooney Suzuki Official Website[2]
• The Mooney Suzuki's Myspace[3]