Attack of the Grey Lantern
by Mansun
- Type: Album
- Released: 17 February 1997
- Label: Parlophone
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 55:53
- Community rating: 3.83/5 from 7 ratings
Artists on this release: Stove King, Dominic Chad, Andie Rathbone
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Attack of the Grey Lantern' is a wildly ambitious, highly conceptual fusion of Britpop and progressive rock. Mansun utilizes lush, orchestral neo-psychedelia and quirky humor to deliver a uniquely energetic and melodic rock opera centered on bizarre, small-town characters.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, conceptual, british, theatrical, ambitious
Tracklist
- The Chad Who Loved Me (5:02)
- Wide Open Space (4:31)
- She Makes My Nose Bleed (3:55)
- Naked Twister (4:39)
- Take It Easy, Chicken (4:26)
- You, Who Do You Hate (3:09)
- Mansun's Only Love Song (5:55)
- Taxloss (7:04)
- Disgusting (4:21)
- Egg Shaped Fred (4:12)
- Dark Mavis (8:36)
Credits
- Mansun - primary artist
- Stove King - bass
- Stylorouge - design, art direction
- Andie Rathbone - drums, drums (drum set)
- Dominic Chad - lead guitar, piano, backing vocals, synthesizer, guitar, background vocals vocal
- David Nicoll - management
- Robert Swerdlow - management
- Rock N Roll Management - management
- Clif Norrell - mixed by, mixed by [reprise]
- Mark Stent - mixed by, recorded by [additional], producer [additional]
- Neil Mersh - photography by [band]
- Pennie Smith - photography by [band]
- Tom Sheehan - photography by [band]
- Merton Gauster - photography by [cover]
- Paul Draper - producer, vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, music by, words by, vocal
- Ian Caple - recorded by
- Michael Hunter - recorded by, engineer
- Ronnie Stone - recorded by, engineer
- Stefan Girardet - arranged by [strings]