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1990 studio album by Big Audio Dynamite II
Kool-Aid
Studio album by Big Audio Dynamite II
Released22 October 1990
Recorded18 June 1990
GenreRock, alternative dance, alternative rock, dance-rock
Length51:15
LabelColumbia
ProducerMick Jones
Oliver "Olimax" Maxwell
André Shapps
Big Audio Dynamite II chronology
Megatop Phoenix
(1989)
Kool-Aid
(1990)
The Globe
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Kool-Aid is an album by Big Audio Dynamite II. It was their first album under this name and with this line-up, which had been changed by band leader Mick Jones in 1990. It was only released in the UK, Europe and Australia. Several of the songs appeared on the group's next worldwide release, The Globe, albeit in reworked form. Among them is "Change of Atmosphere", which was reworked into the group's number 1 hit "Rush".

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "with a relatively loose feel and concept, Kool-Aid is Jones' most diverse outing ever, a limited-edition eight-song stopgap offering two acoustic ballads, acid-dance, techno-rock, Kraftwerk samples and even Laurie Anderson-styled poltergeist vocals, as well as a remixed (and retitled) version of "Free," the band's contribution to the Flashback soundtrack."

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Change of Atmosphere"Mick Jones7:41
2."Can't Wait"Mick Jones5:04
3."Kickin' In"Dan Donovan, Mick Jones6:38
4."Innocent Child"Mick Jones6:38
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."On One"Mick Jones4:52
6."Kool-Aid"Mick Jones, Gary Stonadge5:30
7."In My Dreams"Nick Hawkins, Mick Jones, Gary Stonadge8:28
8."When the Time Comes"Mick Jones, Gary Stonadge7:10

Personnel

Big Audio Dynamite II
Technical
  • C.J., Dave Mercer, Mike Campbell - engineer
  • Adam "Flea" Newman - "dynamite"

References

  1. "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 20 October 1990. p. 36. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  2. Ruhlmann, William. Review: Kool-Aid. Allmusic. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 2600. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  4. Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Miller Freeman Books. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-87930-607-6.
  5. Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
  6. "Big Audio Dynamite II – Kool-Aid". Discogs.
  7. "TrouserPress.com :: Big Audio Dynamite". www.trouserpress.com.
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