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Hot Chocolate Massage

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Hot Chocolate Massage
Studio album by
Released1990
GenreFolk rock
Length66:42
LabelAbsolute A Go Go
ProducerJohn Hamilton
Tiny Lights chronology
Hazel's Wreath
(1988)
Hot Chocolate Massage
(1990)
Stop the Sun, I Want to Go Home
(1992)

Hot Chocolate Massage is an album by the folk rock band Tiny Lights, released in 1990 by Absolute A Go Go Records.[1][2] Jane Scarpantoni played cello on the album.[3] "Wave" was a minor hit on college radio stations.[4]

Release and reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Select3/5[6]

Trouser Press felt that extensive touring had given the band "muscle and maturity" and noted the overall live feeling of the album.[7] The AllMusic critic Jason Ankeny criticized the album for lacking focus because of excessive experimentation. Despite this he gave it four and a half out of five stars, calling the high points of Hot Chocolate Massage "sublime" and "daring and eclectic."[5] Option wrote that "there's a wonderful sense of energy and daring to this LP that, more than a lot of current bands, brings the spirit of '60s experimental groups like the Insect Trust and the Ultimate Spinach to mind."[8]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Donna Croughn & John Hamilton, except "Wave" and "Pushin' the Button" co-written by Dave Dreiwitz

No.TitleLength
1."Lavenderman"4:58
2."Moonwhite Day"4:39
3."Sweet Romance"4:02
4."Bartholomew"3:40
5."Wave"4:38
6."Closer"5:24
7."Evil"4:33
8."Big Straw Hat"2:52
9."After All"6:46
10."Crawl"3:30
11."H. C. M."1:44
12."Pushin' the Button"3:32
13."Tuesday Afternoon"16:24

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Puckett, Jeffrey Lee (June 2, 1990). "Nightlife". The Courier-Journal: 41.
  2. ^ Puterbaugh, Parke (October 26, 2010). Phish: The Biography. Hachette Books. ISBN 9780306819209 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Blackstock, Peter (March 17, 1990). "SXSW leaves virtually no place without a showcase". Austin American-Statesman. p. F1.
  4. ^ Kotz, Sean (August 4, 1990). "Tiny Lights". The Roanoke Times. p. NRV2.
  5. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "Hot Chocolate Massage". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  6. ^ Terry, Nick (August 1990). "Tiny Lights: Hot Chocolate Massage". Select. p. 109.
  7. ^ Frampton, Scott, Schinder, Scott. "TINY LIGHTS", Trouser Press. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  8. ^ "Reviews". Option. 30–35: 120. 1990.
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