Album

Grand Opening And Closing

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

2001 · Rock

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Grand Opening And Closing by Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

Grand Opening And Closing is a Rock album by Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, originally released in 2001. On Gatefold: 15 pressings tracked.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Sleep Is Wrong6:35
  2. 2Ambugaton5:38
  3. 3Ablutions6:05
  4. 41997 (Tonight We're Gonna Party Like It's...)4:58
  5. 5The Miniature0:59
  6. 6Powerless9:30
  7. 7The Stain6:46
  8. 8Sleepytime (Spirit Is A Bone)10:16
  9. 9Sunflower7:52

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Art Rock
  • abrasive
  • chaotic
  • theatrical

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Much of this music was written collectively, with song ideas arising out of group improvisations and subject to merciless revision by all Museum members.
Recorded, mixed & mastered at Polymorph Recording, Oakland CA. 1999-2001.
This version is housed in a six-panel Digipak. The CD tray is secured to the inside centre panel with each of the surrounding panels used to encase the tray. The front cover is printed on the reverse of CD tray panel

Credits

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Performers

  • Carla KihlstedtELECTRIC VIOLIN, GUITAR , AUTOHARP, ORGAN , VOICE ELECTRIC VIOLIN, GUITAR , AUTOHARP, PUMP ORGAN, VOICE ELECTRIC VIOLIN, PERCUSSION, GUITAR, AUTOHARP, ORGAN , VOICE
  • Dan RathbunBASS GUITAR, AUTOHARP, VOICE, PERFORMER BASS GUITAR, ELECTRONICS , EFFECTS , AUTOHARP, VOICE BASS GUITAR, PIANO , PERFORMER , AUTOHARP, VOICE
  • David ShamrockDRUMS, PIANO
  • Michael MellenderPERCUSSION, PERFORMER GUITAR PERCUSSION, PERFORMER , GUITAR
  • Moe! StaianoEFFECTS , MARIMBA , EFFECTS , GUITAR , TOY , EFFECTS , TIMPANI MARIMBA , GUITAR , TIMPANI , PERFORMER PERCUSSION, MARIMBA , GUITAR , PERFORMER , TIMPANI
  • Nils FrykdahlGUITAR , TWELVE-STRING GUITAR , TEMPLE BELLS , AUTOHARP, VOICE GUITAR , GUITAR , TEMPLE BELLS , AUTOHARP, VOICE GUITAR , TWELVE-STRING GUITAR, TEMPLE BELLS , AUTOHARP, VOICE
  • Frank GrauDRUMS
  • Matthias BossiDRUMS, VOCALS, PERCUSSION

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