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Easy Listening (Pigface album)
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<h2 id="critical-reception">Critical reception</h2> <p><i><a href="/facts/The_Washington_Post/dRvzvqJc">The Washington Post</a></i> wrote that the album "emphasizes hammering disco-metal but also encompasses Bowie-ish art-croon ('Miss Sway Action') and a sort of raga-rock ('Closer to Heaven')."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> The <i><a href="/facts/Cleveland_Scene/V7KE0wM7">Cleveland Scene</a></i> called the album "coherent and engaging: a good starting point for the curious and an improvement for the longtime fan."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> <i><a href="/facts/The_Pitch_(newspaper)/QYm0q3g9">The Pitch</a></i> wrote that it combines "the seemingly disparate worlds of atmospheric head music and straight-ahead hardcore in a way that satisfies both sides of the brain."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> The <i><a href="/facts/Chicago_Tribune/Bbms9uy5">Chicago Tribune</a></i> called <i>Easy Listening</i> "a kaleidoscopic blitz of psychedelia, decadent grooves and corrosive riffing."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="track-listing">Track listing</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">1.</th><td>"Mind Your Own Business" (<a href="/facts/Delta_5/XG0FYE5L">Delta 5</a> cover)</td><td>3:25</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2.</th><td>"Insect / Suspect"</td><td>3:53</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">3.</th><td>"Sweetmeat"</td><td>3:10</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">4.</th><td>"Bitch (Mattress Mix)" (<a href="/facts/Dope_(band)/z3KGbDrw">Dope</a> cover)</td><td>3:10</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">5.</th><td>"Everything"</td><td>3:29</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">6.</th><td>"Closer to Heaven"</td><td>5:12</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">7.</th><td>"Blow You Away (G.T.F.A.F.M.)"</td><td>3:28</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">8.</th><td>"Du Liebst Mich Nicht, Ich Lieb' Dich Nicht"</td><td>4:20</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">9.</th><td>"King of Negativity"</td><td>3:36</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">10.</th><td>"Miss Sway Action"</td><td>4:11</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">11.</th><td>"Binary Stream"</td><td>3:18</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">12.</th><td>"The Loneliest Sound I've Ever Heard"</td><td>3:19</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">13.</th><td>"The Horse You Rode in On"</td><td>2:42</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="personnel">Personnel</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Martin_Atkins/Modno6y3">Martin Atkins</a> - drums, voices (1, 13), vocals (5, 12), vibraphone (12), scratches (5, 7, 8, 12, 13) mixing (1, 3–7, 9, 11–13)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Chris_Connelly_(musician)/NJLzFeBP">Chris Connelly</a> - vocals (2, 9, 10)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hate_Dept./SDqesjPv">Steven Seibold</a> - vocals (2), guitars (2), programming (2)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Keith_Levene/rCYBXqVf">Keith Levene</a> - guitars (6)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Charles_Levi/LzMJYDAx">Charles Levi</a> - bass (6, 8, 13)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Groovie_Mann/1DUravyx">Groovie Mann</a> - vocals (6, 12)</li> <li>Lacey Conner - vocals (6)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mary_Dee_Reynolds/yq0pnkcn">Mary Dee Reynolds</a> - vocals (6)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Chris_Vrenna/TmlWJWoy">Chris Vrenna</a> - programming (7)</li> <li><a href="/facts/En_Esch/J3VxS4BI">En Esch</a> - vocals (8)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bile_(band)/WaAIPSVj">Krztoff</a> - vocals (9), guitar (9)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Julian_Beeston/zQteo5dV">Julian Beeston</a> - programming (13), synths (13), others (13)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jason_C._Miller/IdlX2fDK">Jason Miller</a> - vocals (7)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Method_(Godhead)/p1jNjQC1">The Method</a> - bass, programming (7)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Godhead_(band)/d9vaQpSn">Mike Miller</a> - guitar (7)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Edsel_Dope/8oKES0aj">Edsel Dope</a> - vocals (4), guitar (4), bass (4), programming (4)</li> <li>Andre Karkos - additional guitar (4)</li> <li>Curse Mackey - voice (13)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Meg_Lee_Chin/aWGxFWEN">Meg Lee Chin</a> - backing vocals (1)</li> <li>Greta Brinkman - bass (1)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jason_McNinch/hALaxJk2">Jason McNinch</a> - guitar (1)</li> <li>Adam Yoffe - programming (1)</li> <li>DJ Lumas - scratches (1–3, 5)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Chris_Randall_(musician)/xHymVVmP">Chris Randall</a> - synths (1, 2, 5), acoustic guitar (9)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fallon_Bowman/vEPnopkL">Fallon Bowman</a> - vocals (1, 4), guitars (2, 5, 13)</li> <li>Nick Korostyshevsky - mixing (2), acoustic guitar (5)</li> <li>Dave Suycott - mixing</li> <li>Michelle Walters - vocals (2, 5)</li> <li><a href="/facts/John_Bergin/BqjTzrHf">John Bergin</a> - vocals (3), composition (3)</li> <li>Lo - vocals (3)</li> <li>David Flick - synths (5)</li> <li>Rahul Sharma - sitar (6)</li> <li>Judd Gruenbaum - vocals (7)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jason_Novak/5YkcEWE5">Jason Novak</a> - vocals (8), programming (8), mixing (8)</li> <li>Grey Parker - drums (8)</li> <li>Dan Brill - tabla drum (8)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jared_Louche/s5kdRTMg">Jared Louche</a> - vocals (11)</li> <li>Ezekiel Kazem - engineering (13)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Penn_Jillette/fFhPSA7u">Penn Jillette</a> - voice (13)</li> <li>Ross Tregenza - engineering (11)</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Easy Listening... - Pigface | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com. <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/easy-listening-mw0000592607" target="_blank">https://www.allmusic.com/album/easy-listening-mw0000592607</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Pigface | Biography & History". AllMusic. <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/pigface-mn0000340462/biography" target="_blank">https://www.allmusic.com/artist/pigface-mn0000340462/biography</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Music Preview: Pigface still living the life of danger". old.post-gazette.com. <a href="https://old.post-gazette.com/ae/20030321pigface4.asp" target="_blank">https://old.post-gazette.com/ae/20030321pigface4.asp</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"PIGFACE" – via www.washingtonpost.com. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2003/03/14/pigface-easy-listening/01ea8076-3f7b-44d7-8c39-ae0defb21d0a/" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2003/03/14/pigface-easy-listening/01ea8076-3f7b-44d7-8c39-ae0defb21d0a/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Narvaja, Norman. "Pigface". Cleveland Scene. <a href="https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/pigface/Content?oid=1481916" target="_blank">https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/pigface/Content?oid=1481916</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Pigface". April 17, 2003. <a href="https://www.thepitchkc.com/pigface/" target="_blank">https://www.thepitchkc.com/pigface/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Pigface's harvest of blooming sonic anarchy". chicagotribune.com. <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-04-18-0304180103-story.html" target="_blank">https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-04-18-0304180103-story.html</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>