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| Released | 25 October 2004 | |||
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| Producer | Chris Goss | |||
| The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[4] |
| The Guardian |   [5] |
| NME | 8/10[6] |
| Playlouder |  [7] |
| Q | [8] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [2] |
| Uncut | 8/10[9] |
The Royal Society is the second album by the British rock band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, released in the UK on 25 October 2004 on the No Death label.
It was produced by Chris Goss of Masters of Reality. The album is a lot longer and less frantic than its immediate predecessor, showing the band's progression.
This is the last album to feature Andy Huxley on guitar.
Track listing
[edit]- "Rise of the Eagles" (Andy Huxley & TEMBLD) - 2.45
- "I Could Be an Angle" (Tom Diamantopoulo & TEMBLD) - 3.23
- "When I Hear You Call My Name" (Sym Gharial & TEMBLD) - 3.59
- "Migrate Migraine" (Tom Diamantopoulo & TEMBLD) - 3.18
- "Puppy Dog Snails" (Marc Norris & TEMBLD) - 3.54
- "The Dancing Girls" (Tom Diamantopoulo & TEMBLD) - 3.09
- "The Fool" (Tom Diamantopoulo & TEMBLD) - 3.08
- "I Rejection" (Andy Huxley & TEMBLD) - 4.14
- "Drunk on the Blood" (Tom Diamantopoulo & TEMBLD) - 5.30
- "Mister Mental" (Tom Diamantopoulo & TEMBLD) - 2.53
- "Freud's Black Muck" (Andy Huxley & TEMBLD) - 3.39
- "Temple Music" (Tom Diamantopoulo & TEMBLD) - 3.10
- "The Way Of The Men Of The Stuff" (Andy Huxley & TEMBLD) - 3.23
B-sides
[edit]Amongst the list of B-sides below, live tracks, demo versions, cover versions, remixes and videos were also released on most of the singles from the album.
| Song | Length | Release(s) |
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| "6:30" | 3:01 | B-side of "Mister Mental" |
| "Flag Party" | 2:46 | B-side of "Mister Mental" |
| "Professionalism" | 2:29 | B-side of "Mister Mental" |
| "Ice Cream" | 2:24 | B-side of "I Could Be an Angle" |
| "Grrr" | 0:45 | B-side of "I Could Be an Angle" |
| "Royal Society" | 2:30 | B-side of "I Could Be an Angle" |
| "We Don't Rock" | 2:44 | B-side of "Rise of the Eagles" |
| "Party Pooper" | 2:38 | B-side of "Rise of the Eagles" |
| "Alchemy" | 3:56 | B-side of "Rise of the Eagles" |
Personnel
[edit]- Guy McKnight – vocals
- Marc Norris – guitar
- Andy Huxley – guitar
- Sym Gharial – bass
- Tom Diamantopoulo – drums
Singles
[edit]| Date of release | Title | Uk Top 40 chart position |
|---|---|---|
| 3 February 2004 | "Mister Mental" | 25 |
| 10 August 2004 | "I Could Be an Angle" | 35 |
| 4 January 2005 | "Rise of the Eagles" | 40 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, The Royal Society (Island Records) **". York Press. 6 January 2005. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 "The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster The Royal Society". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ↑ "Reviews for The Royal Society by The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ↑ Diver, Mike (27 October 2004). "The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - The Royal Society". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ↑ Sullivan, Caroline (22 October 2004). "Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, The Royal Society". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ↑ A demented, disjointed, delicious-as-human-rump-steak modern classic. [23 Oct 2004, p.49]
- ↑ Allen, Jeremy (23 October 2004). "The Royal Society - The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster". Playlouder. Archived from the original on 26 October 2004. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ These songs display such moustache-twirling camp that they exert a lively pull despite the undead atmospherics. [Dec 2004, p.136]
- ↑ Explores themes of mental derailment and the black arts against a backdrop of the heaviest psychobilly, grunge-metal and stoner rock. [Nov 2004, p.106]
External links
[edit]- Caroline Sullivan (22 October 2004). "Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, The Royal Society". The Guardian.
