Zig-Zaggin' Through Ghostland

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Zig-Zaggin' Through Ghostland
Studio album by The Radiators
Released	1989
Genre	swamp rock
Length	48:38
Label	Epic Records
Producer	Rodney Mills
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
The Radiators chronology
Law of the Fish (1987) Zig-Zaggin' Through Ghostland (1989) Total Evaporation (1990)

Zig-Zaggin' Through Ghostland is the fourth album by The Radiators, and their third studio album.

[edit] Overview

After the moderate success of their major label debut, Law of the Fish, the Radiators returned to the studio to create Zig-Zaggin' Through Ghostland. Described as "slightly more aggressive" than its predecessor by All Music Guide^[1], the album was also slightly more successful, peaking at #122 on the Billboard 200. The song "Confidential" made it all the way to #8 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Confidential" (Ed Volker) — 4:13
2. "Zigzaggin' Through Ghostland" (Volker) — 3:42
3. "Fall of Dark" (Volker) — 4:56
4. "Squeeze Me" (Volker) — 3:38
5. "Love Grows on Ya" (Volker) — 3:56
6. "Dedicated to You" (Volker) — 3:35
7. "But It's Alright" (J. J. Jackson, Pierre Tubbs) — 2:58
8. "Memories of Venus" (Volker) — 3:49
9. "Red Dress" (Dave Malone, Volker) — 3:35
10. "Raw Nerve" (Malone, Volker) — 3:01
11. "I Want to Live" (Volker) — 3:31
12. "Hardcore" (Volker, Malone, Camile Baudoin, Frank Bua Jr., Reggie Scanlan, Glenn Sears) — 6:45
13. "Meet Me Down in Birdland (Volker) — 4:08

[edit] Credits

• Ed Volker – keyboards, vocals
• Dave Malone – guitars, vocals
• Camile Baudoin – guitars, vocals
• Reggie Scanlan – bass
• Frank Bua Jr. – drums
• Glenn Sears – percussion
• Rodney Mills – producer, engineer

[edit] References

1. ^ William Ruhlmann review at All Music Guide

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