Famous is the debut album by the American alternative rock band Super Deluxe, released in 1995.[2][3] The album was remastered and rereleased the following year by the Warner Bros. Records subsidiary Revolution Records, with an extra track.[4][5]

Production

The album was produced by Martin Feveyer, Gavin Guss and Super Deluxe.[6] The former Posie Mike Musberger contributed percussion to Famous.[1] The band's demo tape of Famous served as the Tim/Kerr release.[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[9]
Fort Worth Star-Telegram	[10]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[6]
USA Today	[11]
Vancouver Sun	[12]

Trouser Press wrote: "On its brief, splendid debut, the young Seattle foursome Super Deluxe demonstrates a clear awareness of ’90s noise but primarily brings Squeeze-like harmonic subtlety to winning originals rooted in that nonexistent netherworld between the original British Invaders and their softhearted new wave receptors."[13]

USA Today thought that "the honey-coated tunes of Braden Blake and John Kirsh are stirred and shaken by feverish rhythms and punchy guitars, then topped by creamy harmonies."[11] The Albuquerque Journal called the band "tuneful in its own right," but wrote that the album "gets downright boring as [it] plods along after an energetic opening."[14] The Austin American-Statesman opined that "the singer and his many voice overdubs recall the Rembrandts, while the guitars are dull, dull, dull."[15]

AllMusic praised the "upbeat, sugary songs bursting with catchy hooks and sing-along choruses."[8]

Track listing

References