…The Dandy Warhols Come Down is the second studio album by American alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band The Dandy Warhols

The Dandy Warhols

The Dandy Warhols are an American alternative rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1994. The band was founded by singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Peter Holmström, with keyboardist Zia McCabe and drummer Eric Hedford later joining. Hedford left in 1998 and was replaced by...

, released in July 1997 on Capitol Records

Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...

. The album features a change in style from the garage rock

Garage rock

Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...

- and shoegaze-influenced sound of their previous album, Dandys Rule OK, to a more psychedelic, Britpop

Britpop

Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s...

-influenced alternative rock sound with elements of power pop

Power pop

Power pop is a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and rock music. It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices such as strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements, and prominent guitar riffs. Instrumental solos are...

. It features the single "Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth

Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth

"Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth" is a song by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols. It was released as the second single from their second album, ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down, released in 1998...

", which helped to establish the band's popularity.

It is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

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Track listing

Reception

The album received a mixed critical reception. Allmusic criticised the album's consistency, writing "The band has talent for not just punchy hooks, but for layered sonics as well, but they don't know how to meld the two together." Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

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, on the other hand, called the album "the most exhilarating '60s-into-'90s excursion yet attempted by an American band", following with "if this is the Dandy Warhols coming down, the mind boggles at the thought of them flying high."

Personnel

• Courtney Taylor-Taylor – vocals
  Singing
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  , guitar
  Guitar
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• Zia McCabe
  Zia McCabe
  Zia McCabe is a percussionist, bass guitarist, and keyboard player. She is a member of American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols. She graduated from Battle Ground High School in Battle Ground, Washington in 1992. In 1995, with hardly any prior musical experience, Zia joined The Dandy Warhols...
  
   – keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
  A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
  
  , bass (synthesized)
  Bass guitar
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• Peter Holmstrom – guitar, vocals
• Eric Hedford
  Eric Hedford
  Eric Hedford is a drummer who was a founding member of The Dandy Warhols.-Early work:He performed on 1995's Dandy's Rule OK?, 1996's The Black Album, and 1997's …The Dandy Warhols Come Down. Under the moniker "Aquaman", Hedford is credited for "additional production" on Everyday Should Be a Holiday...
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
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  , vocals
• Tony Lash – keyboards, percussion
  Percussion instrument
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External links

• ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down at The Dandy Warhols' official website