Gizmodgery

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Gizmodgery
Studio album by Self
Released	September 2000
Recorded	Bennet House, Franklin, TN and Matt's Old House, Murfreesboro, TN
Genre	Rock
Length	42:11
Label	Spongebath
Producer(s)	Matt Mahaffey
Professional reviews
Rolling Stone (favorable) December 9, 2000 Pitchfork (6.9/10) link AMG (4 stars out of 5) link
Self chronology
Breakfast with Girls (1999)	Gizmodgery (2000)	Self Goes Shopping (2000)

Gizmodgery is an album by Self released in 2000 by Spongebath Records. Although Self's previous release, Breakfast with Girls, met with mixed critical response and a poor commercial showing, this follow-up repeated the success of Self's first album, Subliminal Plastic Motives. The LP was recorded entirely with children's toy instruments and contains a cover of the Doobie Brothers' hit song "What a Fool Believes." The track "Trunk Fulla Amps" appears twice on the album, the second version with the expletives removed. The song references and samples a variety of rock artists, including Freddie Mercury/Queen, ELO, Glenn Danzig/Danzig, and Lenny Kravitz. Japanese import versions of the album contain the bonus track "Resurrect," and alternate artwork.

[edit] Track listing

1. "I Am A Little Explosion" – 3:39
2. "5 Alive" – 3:12
3. "Chameleon" – 2:56
4. "Dead Man" – 3:07
5. "Trunk Fulla Amps" – 3:27
6. "Pattycake" – 4:08
7. "Ordinare" – 3:26
8. "Miracleworker" – 2:06
9. "Hi, My Name's Cindy" – 2:33
10. "What A Fool Believes" (Doobie Brothers) – 3:46
11. "9 Lives" – 2:36
12. "Ilovetoloveyourlovemylove" – 4:26
13. "Trunk Fulla Amps [Edit]" – 3:26
14. "Resurrect" – 3:22 [Japanese Edition Only]

[edit] External links

• http://www.selfies.com The Self Fan Community - lyrics and other information