In a Bar, Under the Sea
Studio album by
Deus
Released16 September 1996[1]
GenreExperimental rock, art rock, jazz rock
Length60:26
LabelBang!, Island
ProducerEric Drew Feldman
Deus chronology
My Sister = My Clock (EP)
(1995) 		In a Bar, Under the Sea
(1996) 		The Ideal Crash
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Guardian[3]
Pitchfork8.1/10[4]
Spin8/10[5]

In a Bar, Under the Sea is the second studio album by Belgian rock band Deus. The cover art was designed by guitarist Rudy Trouvé. The original Belgian release was by Bang!, with the only difference that track 14 is simply named "Roses", like the single.

The album was produced by Eric Drew Feldman (who was keyboard and bass player for Captain Beefheart in the late seventies and early eighties) and welcomes guests such as Scott McCloud from Girls Against Boys (on Fell Off the Floor, Man), Dana Colley from Morphine (on Supermarketsong) and Bart Maris from X-Legged Sally (on Nine Threads).

In a Bar, Under the Sea reached Gold in Belgium (selling over 25,000 copies) and sold around 250,000 copies worldwide.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Don't Mind What Ever Happens"Stef Kamil Carlens0:46
2."Fell Off the Floor, Man"
  • Tom Barman
  • Jules de Borgher
  • Carlens
  • Rudy Trouvé
  • Craig Ward
5:13
3."Opening Night"
  • Barman
  • de Borgher
  • Carlens
  • Ward
  • Klaas Janzoons
1:38
4."Theme from Turnpike"Barman5:46
5."Little Arithmetics"
  • Barman
  • Ward
4:30
6."Gimme the Heat"
  • Barman
  • Carlens
  • Ward
7:38
7."Serpentine"Barman3:17
8."A Shocking Lack Thereof"
  • Barman
  • Carlens
  • Janzoons
  • Ward
5:52
9."Supermarketsong"
  • Barman
  • Carlens
  • Trouvé
1:56
10."Memory of a Festival"Barman1:52
11."Guilty Pleasures"
  • Barman
  • de Borgher
  • Carlens
  • Janzoons
  • Ward
4:23
12."Nine Threads"Ward3:34
13."Disappointed in the Sun"
  • Barman
  • Piet Jorens
6:03
14."For the Roses" (also named "Roses")
  • Barman
  • Carlens
4:57
15."Wake Me Up Before I Sleep"Tom Barman2:53
Total length:60:26

Personnel

dEUS

guest musicians

Singles

Charts references: https://www.officialcharts.com/ [7]

References

  1. ^ "dEUS albums". Ultratop.
  2. ^ Raggett, Ned. "In a Bar, Under the Sea – dEUS". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. ^ Sweeney, Kathy (1 November 1996). "dEUS: In a Bar, Under the Sea (Island)". The Guardian.
  4. ^ Josephes, Jason. "dEUS: In A Bar Under The Sea". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 13 October 2000. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. ^ Gehr, Richard (April 1997). "dEUS: In a Bar, Under the Sea". Spin. Vol. 13, no. 1. p. 160. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  6. ^ Pocket Revolution - The unofficial Deus-weblog
  7. ^ Chart Stats – Deus
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