I Am an Elastic Firecracker

Tripping Daisy | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (June 20, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B000001E89
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,361,708 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rocketpop

2. Bang

3. I Got a Girl

4. Piranha

5. Motivation

6. Same Dress New Day

7. Trip Along

8. Raindrop

9. Step Behind

10. Noose

11. Prick

12. High

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Powerpop, October 31, 1999

By 

Andrew Bromley (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Am an Elastic Firecracker (Audio CD)

This is one of my all time favourite albums. From the powerpop opener of Rocketpop, to the moving delicate Same Dress New Day this album has it all. Great guitar work from the late Wes Bergren. Wonderful lyrics and a deliciously quirky singing voice from Tim. Held together with great bass lines from Mark, and excellent drumming from former drummer Bryan. This album is a progression from Bill, with the band sounding much more mature. A great album, buy it NOW

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's not just one song, February 20, 2000

By 

J. Rossi (Downers Grove, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Am an Elastic Firecracker (Audio CD)

Yes this album has "I got a girl" on it, Tripping Daisy's minor left field, alternative radio pop smash. Reviews prior to this one seem intent on degrading this album because of the 'cutesiness' of the band name and song titles. Clearly these people have no clue.

Tripping Daisy isn't supposed to elicit playful boy/girl images. One listen to this or any of their albums will reveal their intent: to play the most twisted amalgam of pop music this side of the moon.

"Rocketpop" isn't about playing with H.R. Puffnstuff, it's about halluncinogeninc dimentia and the soundtrack to the perfect trip. "Trip Along," "Same Dress, New Day," and "Noose" are the real gems on the CD. The man who said he listened to this album thoroughly and still didn't like it probably went crazy from the head rush that this music supplies. A band and album criminally neglected.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best, January 24, 2005

By 

Buzz Bradley "[]buzz[]bradley[]" (KC MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Am an Elastic Firecracker (Audio CD)

This album sits right in the middle of my top ten albums of all time. Musically, the guitar playing, drumming, and vocals are all top notch and give you plenty to aspire towards. While at times some of the guitar lines are nothing technically amazing, they are creative and fit perfectly with the song. The drumming is the gem on this album and I love every minute of it. The vocals are uniquely Tripping Daisy's own and make this band stand out from the crowd.

Part pop, part hard rock, and mostly a perfect blend of the two, this album provides you with enough types of sound to keep you interested, but keeps them woven together so that it does not sound out of place.

"I Got a Girl" is of course the "hit" from the album, and by all means is the only reason I heard of this band in the first place. But I must say, "I Got a Girl" is the worst song on the album even though it has its moments instrumentally speaking. My favorites are "Motivation" - much quiter than most songs on the album but just beautiful in every way, "Step Behind" - very fun catchy song, but unique in its structure/arrangment, "Prick" - long prog rock style song with sick guitar riffs and some of the most amazing drumming on the album, and "High" - a nice peaceful song with some beautiful guitar lines which I have been told, although cannot confirm, was not originally a song to be on the album, but just a bit of a jam in the studio that was caught on tape, who knows (the lyrics to this song are the only ones missing in the album notes)?

That being said, every song is worth listening to and I have played this album start to finish in entirety hundreds of times. Other Tripping Daisy albums are good and worth listening to, but none of them capture the mix of hard rock, pop, and psychedelic sounds like this one does.