Imperial Drag

Imperial Drag | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (May 7, 1996)
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002BCQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,484,442 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Zodiac Sign

2. Boy or a Girl

3. Crosseyed

4. The Man in the Moon

5. Breakfast by Tiger (Kiss It All Goodbye)

6. Playboy After Dark

7. Illuminate

8. Spyder

9. Overnight Sensation

10. The Salvation Army Band

11. Dandelion

12. Stare into the Sun

13. Scaredy Cats and Egomaniacs

14. Down with the Man [*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For those who appreciate smart-rock, this is a keeper!, March 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Imperial Drag (Audio CD)

Despite being eventually dropped from their record label, Imperial Drag was a band that possessed the rare ability to combine rough, raw energy, with thoughtful, even humorous lyrics. Their two hit singles, "Spyder" and "Boy or a Girl," are only the tip of the iceberg. However, to gain a greater appreciation for their sound, you would probably be best served to check out the band that preceeded Imperial Drag; the band was Jellyfish, and it was fronted by gifted musician Andy Sturmer, along with Drags Roger Manning and Eric Dover, and current Sheryl Crow bassist Tim Smith. Jellyfish, like Imperial Drag, had a little less than 15 minutes of fame, which only goes to show that to be successful in the music business, "catchy and simple" continually prevails over "substance and music." Too bad. Both bands were innovative and well worth the money it costs to buy one of their CDs.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love It, November 29, 2005

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Hellion (North Dakota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Imperial Drag (Audio CD)

The only thing wrong with this one is it never had a follow up....simply awesome disc. Along with Split Milk, my favs of the 90's....

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A more refined version of "Jellyfish" w/o as much 70's pop., July 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Imperial Drag (Audio CD)

If you take the image of "Kiss meets the Phantom of the Park"'s kitsch aesthetics, and mix it with Freddie Mercury's (Queen) vocal prowess, (and vocal cleanliness), throw in a pinch of the Beatles for harmony's sake, shaken, not stirred, you get Imperial Drag. The singles that fell off the album are by far less than the best of the tracks. Spyder has the decent howl in lead vocals, Boy or a Girl of course has the catchy refrain, but throw in sounds like that of Dandilion, and you get an almost 60's folk-music-on-old-vinyl feel. Guaranteed eargasm.