Released 5 February 1996 Length 54:47 Release date 5 February 1996 | Recorded 1995 | |
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Babylon zoo the boy with the x ray eyes
The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes is the debut album by British alternative rock band Babylon Zoo, released in February 1996. The album features the single, "Spaceman", which charted at number one in the UK Singles Chart after being featured in a popular Levi's jeans TV advertisement in late 1995. The album failed to match the success of the single "Spaceman"; it peaked at number 6 in the UK Albums Chart on 17 February, and cascaded out of the Top 40, lasting only a further two weeks on the chart.
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Other singles released from the album were "Animal Army", which reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart, and "The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes", which reached number 32.
The album's title comes from a moniker singer Jas Mann was given at school.
Babylon zoo the boy with the x ray eyes
Reception
The album received mixed reviews. Alternative Press awarded the album four stars out of five, equating to "Well Done". They remarked: "[T]he whole thing sounds like Bowie's Ziggy Stardust, remixed by the guys from the Underworld." Neil Strauss of the New York Times described the album as "wonderful and satisfying in the short term but ultimately disposable." He did say, however that the highlight of the album is "Spaceman".
The Michigan Daily described "Spaceman" as "one of the best of a bad lot". Stephen Thomas Erlewine at AllMusic described Mann's work as "pretentious, not ambitious".
Track listing
All tracks written by Jas Mann.
- "Animal Army" – 5:55
- "Spaceman" – 5:41
- "Zodiac Sign" – 4:58
- "Paris Green" – 4:43
- "Confused Art" – 4:32
- "Caffeine" – 6:34
- "The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes" – 4:27
- "Don't Feed the Animals" – 1:38
- "Fire Guided Light" – 6:43
- "Is Your Soul for Sale?" – 5:52
- "I'm Cracking Up I Need a Pill" – 3:46
Songs
1Animal Army5:55
2Spaceman5:42
3Zodiac Sign4:58