Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective

Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective
Compilation album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Released 2004
Genre Psychedelic rock, neo-psychedelic, shoegaze, indie, folk rock
Length 141:51
Label Tee Pee Records
The Brian Jonestown Massacre chronology

And This Is Our Music
(2003)
Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective
(2004)
We Are the Radio
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Classic Rock [2]
Pitchfork Media (6.5/10)[3]
Blender [4]

Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective is a double album by 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

  1. "All Around You (Intro)" – 5:36
  2. "Who?" – 2:54
  3. "When Jokers Attack" – 3:43
  4. "Servo" – 3:24
  5. "Open Heart Surgery" – 4:15
  6. "If Love is the Drug" – 3:59
  7. "IT Girl" – 2:12
  8. "Sailor" – 3:44
  9. "Straight Up and Down" – 4:30
  10. "Anenome" – 5:27
  11. "Wisdom" – 5:17
  12. "Just For Today" – 4:17
  13. "Stars" – 3:14
  14. "Vacuum Boots" – 2:55
  15. "Prozac vs. Heroin" – 3:54
  16. "She's Gone" – 7:17

Disc Two

  1. "Nailing Honey to the Bee" – 2:38
  2. "That Girl Suicide" – 3:39
  3. "Nevertheless" – 3:29
  4. "Evergreen" – 3:23
  5. "Starcleaner" – 2:28
  6. "Let Me Stand Next to Your Flower" (live) – 3:29
  7. "Hide and Seek" (live) – 4:18
  8. "In My Life" – 2:23
  9. "Mary Please" – 4:09
  10. "Talk - Action = Shit" – 2:01
  11. "Oh Lord" – 3:21
  12. "This Is Why You Love Me" – 1:53
  13. "Not If You Were the Last Dandy on Earth" – 2:46
  14. "Swallowtail Live" – 6:26
  15. "Feel So Good" – 4:42
  16. "Fucker" – 2:14
  17. "#1 Hit Jam" – 4:54
  18. "Ballad of Jim Jones" – 2:15
  19. "Free and Easy, Take 2" – 2:30
  20. "Stolen" – 1:27
  21. "Mansion in the Sky" – 2:19
  22. "Sue" – 8:29

Personnel

The song "If Love Is the Drug" contains uncredited vocals by Josie Fluri of the musical group New Roman Times.

References

  1. Loftus, Johnny. "The Brian Jonestown Massacre Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  2. Robb, John (February 2005). "The Brian Jonestown Massacre 'Peppermint Wonderland'". Classic Rock 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 102.
  3. Murphy, Matthew (8 December 2004). "The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  4. "The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective". Blender.com. Blender . Retrieved 2011-12-06.