Paradoxaholic is the second solo album by Will Rigby, released on April 23, 2002 on Diesel Only Records. It is also his first solo album in 17 years, since Sidekick Phenomenon was released in 1985. Paradoxaholic was notably more planned-out than Sidekick Phenomenon was. It was recorded during Rigby's time as a session musician, during which he exchanged time doing sessions for the opportunity to record his own music in the studio.[1]
| Paradoxaholic | ||||
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| Released | April 23, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Rock music | |||
| Length | 43:32 | |||
| Label | Diesel Only | |||
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Title
editRigby coined the word "paradoxaholic" to be the album's title. In 2002, he explained to Nashville Scene what this term meant to him:
"Some of my songs are kind of funny, and some are really sad, but to me, they don’t seem to go together very well. But that’s what I do, and I was trying to think of a title that reflected that so I just made up the word ‘paradoxaholic,’ which doesn’t really get at the point, but was the closest I could come."[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| City Pages | (favorable)[5] |
| East Bay Express | (favorable)[4] |
| Nashville Scene | (favorable)[2] |
| Village Voice | A–[6] |
Track listing
edit- Got You Up My Sleeve
- This Song Isn't Even About You
- The Sweeter Thing To Do
- ...Wheelchair, Drunk
- Leanin' On Bob
- Get Away Get Away
- The Jerks At Work
- Samamaranda
- Midas Beige
- If I Can't Be A King
- Flap Down
- Sensible Shoes
Personnel
edit- Bruce Bennett – guitars, background vocals
- Martin Bisi – engineer
- Mike Caiati – engineer
- Stephanie Chernikowski – design, photography
- Pete DeCoste – drums
- Jim DeMain – mastering
- Jim Duffy – organ
- Jon Graboff – guitars
- Gene Holder – bass, engineer
- Mickey McMahan – drawing
- Blackie Pagano – bass
- Nancy Polstein – drums
- Will Rigby – drums, keyboard bass, keyboards, ergan, producer, programming, tambourine, vocals, background vocals
- Dave Schramm – guitar
- Lianne Smith – vocals
- Mark Spencer – bass, engineer, guitar
References
edit- ^ Cornell, Rick (30 June 2002). "Will Rigby - Not so vain". No Depression. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ a b Friskics-Warren, Bill (16 May 2002). "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ Berick, Michael. "Paradoxaholic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ Marcus, Andrew (3 July 2002). "Paradoxaholic Review". East Bay Express. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ Harris, Keith (17 July 2002). "Let's Get Divorced". City Pages. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (11 June 2002). "Down and Alt". Village Voice. Retrieved 8 May 2017.