Eye of the Zombie
Occupation
- John Fogerty - vocals, guitar, keyboard
- Neil Stubenhaus - E -Bass
- John Robinson - drums, percussion
- Alan Pasqua - keyboard
- Bobby King - Backing Vocals
- Willie Greene Jr. - Backing Vocals
- Terry Evans - Backing Vocals
Eye of the Zombie (English for the eye of the Zombies ) is the fifth studio album by American rock musician John Fogerty, which was released in October 1986.
History
Eye of the Zombie has been published in 1986, a year after Fogerty's successful comeback album Centerfield. The production and arrangement, he took himself and also contributed numerous instrumental tracks at. After the album was well received neither the charts nor in professional critics, he took eleven years no new album more and played except the inspired to Creedence Clearwater Revival song Change In The Weather, no other piece of the album at a concert after the Eye of the Zombie Tour in 1986.
Title list
All nine tracks were written by John Fogerty and have a total length of almost 44 minutes.
Reception
Criticism
The album was criticized particularly for his as to overly laden with synthesizers perceived production. Specialist Critics noted additionally that the album WOULD for a quick shot and the lyrics very simple and witty his. So the Rolling Stone editor Anthony Decurtis writes about the song Sail Away:
"The tune is CLEARLY meant to reinstate the spiritual calm of ' Goin' Back Home ', but its message - that extraterrestrial escape on a ' silent ship ' is the only way to deal with the grim world Fogerty envisions on the rest of the LP - is flatly dispiriting, a cartoon updating of gospel music 's yearning for redemption ".
" The song is clearly meant to be the spiritual rest of ' Going ' Back Home ' resume, but his message - this alien escape on a ' silent ship ' is just a way to cope with the horrific world that Fogerty on the rest the LP devises - is flatly discouraging, an animated film that wants to renew the longing for redemption of gospel music ".
Charts placement
Eye of the Zombie could not build on the success of its predecessor, Centerfield, which reached several number - one placings all in all.