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Dayglo

Love Battery Format: Audio CD
4.9 out of 5 stars 26 ratings
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Track Listings

1 Out Of Focus
2 Foot
3 Damaged
4 See Your Mind
5 Side (With You)
6 Cool School (Trane Of Thought)
7 Sometimes
8 Blonde
9 Dayglo
10 23 Modern Stories

Product details

  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.55 x 4.97 x 0.54 inches; 2.88 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Sub Pop
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 11, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Sub Pop
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000008HX7
  • Customer Reviews:
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  • Fishydude
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great addition to my eclectic libray
    Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2013
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    I grew up with the lead guitarist in the band. Elementary school band together. He played trumpet back then.
    I was surprised to discover he played guitar, years after graduation. From track star to rock star. :)
    I like the album. Clear influences from the bands we grew up listening too in the mid to late 70's.
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  • Mike BB
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2017
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    Classic!!! A must for your Seattle Grunge collection.
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  • Jason Bohl
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2017
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    Came as described. Would buy from again.
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  • Daufhin Thorndike
    5.0 out of 5 stars Grunge Defined
    Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2003
    Love Battery have been fixtures in the Seattle music scene since early 1989 when they cut their first singles with legendary producer Jack Endino. They rose out of the ashes of leader Ron Nine's band Room Nine, which never made an impact outside of the local music scene, but remain somewhat of a cult fascination among the Love Battery faithful, and those few who experienced the music in the late 1980's.
    Love Battery is one of those bands that make you scratch your head and wonder why the hell they never went anywhere commercially. They seemed to have all the ingredients- inventive songwriting, intelligent lyrics, lots of guitars, and hooks galore. They were grunge before grunge became Grunge. And "Dayglo", their first full length album for Sub Pop, has that classic grunge sound we all became familiar with through Nirvana, Alice In Chains, and Soundgarden. It is truly a masterpiece from the first track to the last- and definitely one of the most overlooked albums ever.
    The genius of "Dayglo" lies in the recording process. On their own, the ten songs that make up the album would still stand tall, but what elevates it to greatness and perfection is in the approach used to craft it. It is obviously cut live in the studio, and in doing so, preserves the energy and raw spirit that was the undeniable strength of the band. Recorded at local Egg Studios with recording master Conrad Uno and John Auer, this method proved a masterstroke of genius. Every track thunders with power and explosiveness, and there is not a weak moment on the entire record. The songs flow from one to other seamlessly and alternate between heavy, driving distortion- and the complete opposite of that, such as on "Side(With You), a powerful ballad with acoustic guitars and a wrenching guitar solo that will induce a cringe as Kevin Whitworth bends his strings toward the ceiling. Other songs, such as "Blonde", feature an indecipherable vocal buried deeply in a gorgeous bath of feedback and guitar leads. But, as is the case throughout this entire album- it is a perfect expression of the song and fits like in no other way. The next track, "Dayglo" begins with a slow mid-tempo drum intro which builds and then explodes into a wicked lead guitar and full-on band assault that virtually drowns out the vocals for the majority of the song. The breaks in between the chorus and verses are brilliant, swimming leisurely in a wall of sound and then slamming furiously again into the verse- which is the hardest, most aggressive moments of the tune- and perhaps the whole album. The closer, "23 Modern Stories" is a distortion-free Beatle-esque type of song, relying heavily on the vocal talents of Ron Nine and the often overlooked harmonies of the rest of the band.
    Listening to this album, you discover new sounds with every new listen. Throughout this review I have raved about the way it was recorded, and unless you take the time to open your mind up to the experience, it may not be altogether obvious the first time you put it on. I recommend that you lie on your bed, turn off all the lights, and clear your mind. Put on a pair of headphones, close your eyes and turn up the volume. I swear to god, it will sound as though you are right there in the room with the band as this is being played. You will hear mistakes, dropped keys, between song banter, and even the fingers of Kevin Whitworth and Ron Nine slide across their guitar strings (Damaged) as they play. It is , literally, like nothing you have ever heard or will ever hear again. "Dayglo" is quite convincingly, a masterpiece- a singular moment in time when everything came together at the right time, in the right place, and with the four right musicians. Hearing it today, it is still as fresh as ever. With every listen you are transported to that little studio in Washington state where four musicians were pouring their hearts into making ten songs of sonic perfection. Before Nirvana, before "Singles", and definitely before we all knew about grunge, these guys were creating it. And this is a perfect documentation of that.
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  • Patrick
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album, Great Under-Rated Band
    Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2009
    I saw Love Battery play a gig with Afghan Whigs (who were the headliners) at the Off Ramp in Seattle sometime around '91 or '92. At least I think it was the Off Ramp because I recall eating the breakfast they always served right after the shows (the "Hash After the Bash") and talking to one of the bandmembers, an African-American guy who I think was the bass player. It was a fantastic show and while the Whigs were great, Love Battery were outstanding and stole the night. There was a real buzz around the club, this was a bit after Grunge had hit its stride and everyone was looking for the "next big band" to come out of Seattle. I was certain it would be Love Battery and like a couple other reviewers never understood why they didn't hit it big! I never really thought of Love Battery as a pure grunge band ala Mudhoney; they definitely had a healthy dose of grunge fuzz but with a psychedelic twist. It was their own sound and I admired them for that because they didn't try to do Grunge 101 like many, many bands in Seattle at the time! I saw them play several times and they were always great live. Wish I still my original Dayglo CD, no idea what I ever did with that... It has never been available on iTunes - I was very happy to discover it finally on Amazon and downloaded it tonight and am listening to it as I type. Brings back some (hazy) memories. It was a fun time to be in Seattle.
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  • R. Banerjee
    5.0 out of 5 stars This album will make you orgasm, even if you're a guy
    Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2007
    No joke, it will.

    I got into this group, like most every other reviewer here, through the brilliance of Nirvana and Soundgarden, etc. But I didn't expect something so little-known and so obscure to have anything on the famous ones. But this album is just incredible.

    To add on to this conversation going on, the "facts" state that Green River released the first grunge record. Even so, you could even argue that Black Flag's "My War" album defined the sound. It doesn't really matter who created it, it matters who MASTERED it. Love Battery definitely do that here. And the hint of psychedelia makes it even more incredible.

    I think all of this Nirvana criticism is unwarranted. Cobain's love of distortion and gutwrenching lyrics probably made them my favorite group of the alternative movement. "In Utero" and 'MTV Unplugged' are a testament to what those three guys could do together.

    Anyway, buy this album
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  • Beantji
    4.0 out of 5 stars Early Seattle gem
    Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2018
    I saw the "out of focus" video on MTV in 1992 or so and it got me mesmerised. I tried to find the album of this in Germany complete unknown band and finally it jumped at me in glorious dayglo pink from a sales crate for a couple of bucks. very authentic music, heartfelt, rough around the edges, psychedelic, passionate. I personally wouldn't call it a masterpiece as other reviewers before me did as for me it lacks some true invention and is at time blissfully out of focus (no pun intended) but a beautiful example of the energy and authenticity of the early Seattle scene it is for sure.
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  • Bova Simone
    5.0 out of 5 stars DISCONE!!!!
    Reviewed in Italy on August 11, 2023
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    Finalmente dopo 30 anni è stato ristampato!!!! Uscito nel lontano 1992 per SUB POP i Love Battery contribuirono a far accrescere il mito attorno ad una etichetta che ad oggi assume contorni mitologici per chi come me era adolescente a fine anni 80.....ristampa di buonissimo livello ed aspettata per decenni...Consigliatissimo per gli amanti del Seattle Sound!
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  • John Harmon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Grunge classic!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 2, 2023
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    A great album by a somewhat unknown and certainly underrated Seattle band, great vinyl pressing too, sounds amazing!
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  • Fabio
    5.0 out of 5 stars Nuovi ma vecchi lp
    Reviewed in Italy on May 7, 2023
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    Splendida ristampa in lp azzurro 180 grammi, il suono è fantastico rimasterizzato da jack endino.
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