Whale Music (Album)

Whale Music is a 1992 album by Rheostatics. It should not be confused with the soundtrack to the film Whale Music, which was also composed by the band and released in 1994. In 1996, the Canadian music magazine Chart conducted a reader poll to determine the greatest Canadian albums of all time. Whale Music placed fifth in that poll (behind only Sloan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and The Tragically Hip.) When the magazine conducted a followup poll in 2000, Whale Music placed fourth (behind Mitchell, Young and Sloan), and was followed in fifth by the band's 1991 album Melville. In the magazine's third poll in 2005, Whale Music placed tenth. It is one of six albums to have ranked in the top ten in all three polls. Guest musicians on the album include Neil Peart, Barenaked Ladies and members of the Bourbon Tabernacle Choir.

Track Listing

All of the band's members (Martin Tielli, Dave Bidini, Tim Vesely and Dave Clark) have songwriting credits on the album, in combinations varying from solo writing to collaboration. Each song's writing credit is noted next to the title.
  1. "Self Serve Gas Station" (4:51) - Tielli
  2. "California Dreamline" (4:21) - Tielli
  3. "Rain, Rain, Rain" (4:20) - Tielli
  4. "Queer" (5:30) - Bidini/Clark
  5. "King of the Past" (4:51) - Bidini/Vesely
  6. "R.D.A. (Rock Death America)" (2:32) - Bidini/Clark
  7. "The Headless One" (3:27) - Vesely
  8. "Legal Age Life at Variety Store" (2:33) - Bidini
  9. "What's Going on Around Here?" (4:13) - Tielli
  10. "Shaved Head" (5:06) - Tielli/Bidini
  11. "Palomar" (4:20) - Vesely
  12. "Guns" (1:49) - Clark
  13. "Sickening Song" (2:54) - Tielli
  14. "Soul Glue" (3:44) - Vesely
  15. "Beerbash" (3:50) - Bidini
  16. "Who?" (3:02) - Vesely
  17. "Dope Fiends and Boozehounds" (6:33) - Tielli/Bidini/Janet Morassutti

Personnel

 

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