Crashing the Ether

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Crashing the Ether
Studio album by Tommy Keene
Released	April 4, 2006
Genre	Power pop, rock
Label	Eleven Thirty
Professional reviews
All Music Guide Link ARTISTdirect Link PopMatters (mixed) July 31, 2006 Stylus (C+) April 10, 2006
Tommy Keene chronology
The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down (2002) Crashing the Ether (2006)

Crashing the Ether is the seventh album by Tommy Keene. Recorded at his home studio, Keene played most of the instruments himself; among others, John Richardson played drums and Gin Blossoms guitarist Jesse Valenzuela chipped in with some back-up vocals.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Additional musicians 2.2 Production 3 Additional credits

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Tommy Keene

1. "Black & White New York" – 4:56
2. "Warren in the '60s" – 3:26
3. "Quit That Scene" – 3:24
4. "Driving Down the Road in My Mind" – 5:28
5. "Wishing" – 4:15
6. "Lives Become Lies" – 5:08
7. "Eyes of Youth" – 3:45
8. "I've Heard That Wind Blow Before" – 3:35
9. "Alta Loma" – 4:13
10. "Texas Tower No.4" – 6:10

[edit] Personnel

• Tommy Keene — Vocals, instrumentation

[edit] Additional musicians

• Brad Quinn — Bass guitar
• Jesse Valenzuela — Harmony vocals
• Steve Gerlach — Guitar
• Walter Vincent — Harmony vocals
• John Scott Richardson — Drums
• R. Walt Vincent — Harmony vocals

[edit] Production

• Tommy Keene — Producer
• Walter Vincent — Producer, mixing
• R. Walt Vincent — Producer, mixing
• Jon Pines — Engineer, drum engineering
• Louie Teran — Mastering
• Kevin Lane Keller — Executive producer
• Chris Widmer — Engineer, drum engineering

[edit] Additional credits

• Cary Baker — Publicity
• Jim Horan — Art direction
• Steve Curtis — Photography
• Tommy Keene — Photography

v • d • e Tommy Keene Brad Quinn | John Richardson Billy Connelly | John Hampton | Joe Hardy | Ted Nicely | Doug Tull Studio albums Strange Alliance (1982) | Songs from the Film (1986) | Based on Happy Times (1989) | Ten Years After (1996) | Isolation Party (1998) | The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down (2002) | Crashing the Ether (2006) Compilations and live albums The Real Underground (1993) | Showtunes (2000) | Drowning—A Tommy Keene Miscellany (2004) Singles and EPs "Back to Zero" (1983) | Places That Are Gone (1984) | Back Again (Try...) (1984) | Run Now (1986) | Sleeping on a Roller Coaster (1992) The Keene Brothers (with Robert Pollard) Blues and Boogie Shoes (2006)