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Thud (album)

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Released
  
21 March 1995

Artist
  
Kevin Gilbert

Label
  
PRA Records

Length
  
49:33

Release date
  
21 March 1995

Genre
  
Progressive rock

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Recorded
  
Lawnmower And Garden Supply, Pasadena, CA

Thud (1995)
  
Live at the Troubadour (1999)

Producers
  
Kevin Gilbert, Bill Bottrell

Similar
  
Live at the Troubadour, The Shaming of the True, No Reasons Given, Nuts, New World

Thud is the first studio album by the rock artist Kevin Gilbert. It was released in 1995. The album was his last release before his accidental death in 1996.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Kevin Gilbert, except where noted.

Some distributions of the album were also co-packaged with a bonus CD entitled "Kashmir & Thud EP" including five additional tracks:

Personnel

  • Kevin Gilbert - vocals, keyboards, guitars, bass, drums (5, 7), cello
  • Bill Bottrell - backing vocals, guitar (3), pedal steel guitar (7)
  • Brian MacLeod - drums, percussion
  • Dan Schwartz - bass (1, 3, 7, 8)
  • Robert Ferris - backing vocals (4, 6)
  • Skip Waring, Toby Holmes, Jay Mueller and Bruce Friedman - brass section (9)
  • Lyle Workman - electric guitar (2)

    • Additional personnel for Kashmir & Thud EP include:

  • Kevin Gilbert - vocals, guitars, bass, mic feedback (3), foot tambourine (4), arrangements (1)
  • Corky James - guitars (1), arrangements (1)
  • Dave Kerzner - mellotron (3), orchestron (1)
  • Nick D'Virgilio - drums (3), percussion (4)
  • Russ Parrish - guitars (3), bass (4)
  • Satnam Ramgotra - tabla (1)
  • T.A. Ronn - dobro (4)
  • Toss Panos - drums (1)

    • Trivia

  • The photography used as the front cover of Thud was taken by famous German surrealist photographer Herbert List.
  • Two of the songs on Thud, namely "All Fall Down" and "Shrug (Because of Me and You)", were originally recorded by Giraffe and have been reworked by Kevin for this release.
  • The original title of "Shadow Self" was "Late for Dinner" which still appears on the Thud promo release.

    • Songs

    1When You Give Your Love to Me3:19
    2Goodness Gracious4:09
    3Joytown4:57

    References

    Thud (album) Wikipedia
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