Possum Dixon
Studio album by
Possum Dixon
Released1993
LabelInterscope[1]
ProducerEarle Mankey, Possum Dixon
Possum Dixon chronology
Apartment Music
(1992)		 Possum Dixon
(1993)		 Sunshine or Noir?
(1995)

Possum Dixon is the debut album by the American band Possum Dixon, released in 1993.[2][3] The first single, "Watch the Girl Destroy Me", was a minor hit.[4][5]

The band promoted the album by touring with, among others, the Dead Milkmen and the Violent Femmes.[6][7] The album had sold more than 31,000 copies by the end of the 1990s.[8]

Production

The album was produced by Earle Mankey and the band; Mankey encouraged Possum Dixon to use older instruments in the studio.[9][10][11] Some songs from band's early releases were rerecorded for Possum Dixon.[12] "Nerves" is about low-paying work; "Executive Slacks" about bosses.[13][14] All of the songs were written by frontman Rob Zabrecky, on his own or with other members of the band.[15]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[16]
Calgary HeraldB+[17]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[18]
The Indianapolis Star[19]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[20]
The Tampa Tribune[15]

Trouser Press wrote that though Zabrecky "sometimes takes his twentysomething angst too seriously, 'Nerves' and other numbers do a fair job of capturing what it’s like to be young, poor and alienated in the City of Angels."[10] The Los Angeles Times opined: "Throw skinny ties on these guys and it'd be just a tad too close to new-wave redux," but admired "the propulsive energy" of the album.[21] The Houston Press deemed the album "catchy party rock music with nerdy vocals telling funny stories about girls and other nervous habits."[22]

The Washington Post determined that "songs such as 'In Buildings' and 'She Drives', in which singer, bassist and songwriter Robert Zabrecky tempers his attitude and record-collector erudition with a solid melody and a steady beat, are as rollicking as the work of much dumber bands."[23] The Calgary Herald praised the "punkish energy [and] irreverence."[17] The Indianapolis Star stated that the guitarists shuffle "easily through a diversity of styles—be it ska, surf or just good ol' jangly guitar rock."[19]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Nerves" 
2."In Buildings" 
3."Watch the Girl Destroy Me" 
4."She Drives" 
5."We're All Happy" 
6."Invisible" 
7."Pharmaceutical Itch" 
8."Executive Slacks" 
9."Regina" 
10."John Struck Lucy" 
11."Elevators" 

References

  1. ↑ Goldstein, Patrick (16 Jan 1994). "Reassessing the Labels After a Record Year". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 57.
  2. ↑ "Possum Dixon Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Loop, Dwight (28 Jan 1994). "POSSUM DIXON BAND AIMS TO MAKE PEOPLE DANCE". PASATIEMPO. The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. 10.
  4. ↑ Weatherford, Mike (8 Oct 1993). "The Hobnob Lounge". Las Vegas Review-Journal. p. 2E.
  5. ↑ "R.I.P. Celso Chavez of Possum Dixon". Pitchfork. May 15, 2012.
  6. ↑ Abbott, Jim (17 Dec 1993). "Hollywood recording act the Dead Milkmen will team with Possum Dixon...". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 4.
  7. ↑ Sherr, Sara (11 Nov 1994). "VIOLENT FEMMES/POSSUM DIXON". FEATURES WEEKEND. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 15.
  8. ↑ Reece, Doug (Jul 18, 1998). "Interscope's Possum Dixon Gather Acclaim". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 29. p. 17.
  9. ↑ The Encyclopedia of Record Producers. Billboard Books. 1999. pp. 499–500.
  10. 1 2 "Possum Dixon". Trouser Press. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  11. ↑ Copley, Rich (January 20, 1994). "POSSUM DIXON MAKES RAW STAGE PERFORMANCE". Applause. The Augusta Chronicle. p. 6.
  12. ↑ Appleford, Steve (24 Dec 1993). "Putting 'Retro' to Rest: Possum Dixon focuses on contemporary urban themes...". Valley Life. Los Angeles Times. p. 7.
  13. ↑ Levine, Robert (12 Feb 1994). "Possum Dixon Hitting 'Nerves'". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 1.
  14. ↑ Schulman, Sandra (November 21, 1993). "Band on the run to success". Sun-Sentinel. p. 3F.
  15. 1 2 Booth, Philip (January 7, 1994). "Critics' closet". FRIDAY EXTRA!. The Tampa Tribune. p. 19.
  16. ↑ "Possum Dixon Possum Dixon Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  17. 1 2 Muretich, James (27 Mar 1994). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C2.
  18. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 608.
  19. 1 2 Bacon, Scott (1 Apr 1994). "Possum Dixon 'Possum Dixon'". The Indianapolis Star. p. C7.
  20. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 888.
  21. ↑ Hochman, Steve (28 Nov 1993). "Cream of the Local Scene". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 58.
  22. ↑ Hecht, Alex (December 2, 1993). "Picks". Night & Day. Houston Press.
  23. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (7 Jan 1994). "Playing Possum: Use Your Allusion". The Washington Post. p. N10.
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