The President of the LSD Golf Club is the sixth studio album by the Belgian band Hooverphonic. The title was originally intended for The Magnificent Tree, but was not allowed by Sony, Hooverphonic's label at the time.
The album has quite a different feel from previous Hooverphonic albums. The album was recorded with live musicians and made use of the mellotron, an electronic keyboard popularised by The Beatles' "Strawberry Fields Forever". The sound of the album harks back to the psychedelic era of music but retains a sense of modernity. Songs such as "Expedition Impossible" also have more of a traditional rock sound, compared to the sound of earlier Hooverphonic work.
Critics were divided on the album, some claiming it grounded Hooverphonic after the mystery of The Magnificent Tree, while others claimed that it was the most "daring and experimental Hooverphonic album"Hooverphonic : PRESIDENT OF THE LSD GOLF CLUB, THE yet.
In some countries (like France, Italy, Sweden and Spain), and on iTunes, the album received a special edition release which included "The Perfect Dose".
Singles The first single from the album was "Expedition Impossible" with the B-sides "Pink Flamingo Dream" and "August".Hooverphonic - Expedition Impossible (CD, Maxi) at Discogs It was released in September 2007 in the Netherlands and Belgium and January 2008 worldwide. It was also the first Hooverphonic single to get an international release on iTunes. In 2012, the song was re-recorded with vocals by Noémie Wolfs for inclusion on the orchestral album With Orchestra. It is also the only song from The President of the LSD Golf Club to feature on The Best of Hooverphonic compilation in 2016.
The second single was announced in late October 2007 as "Gentle Storm".Hooverphonic - Gentle Storm (CD, Maxi) at Discogs The B-side to the single, "The Perfect Dose", was also released on iTunes as a download single and on the special edition of the album in select countries.
The third single "Circles"Hooverphonic - Circles (CD, Maxi) at Discogs was released in February 2008. The song was remixed for the single release and included the b-side "Cry", a cover of a song by Godley & Creme, released in 1985.
The song "50 Watt" was released as a radio-only single in Belgium in early 2008 along with a cover of Nirvana's "In Bloom".dutchcharts.nl - Hooverphonic - 50 Watt Charts Year Title BEultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS 2007 "Expedition Impossible"30 "Gentle Storm"— 2008 "Circles"— "50 Watt"—
Track listing All songs written by Alex Callier "Stranger" – 4:37 "50 Watt" – 4:47 "Expedition Impossible" – 4:07 "Circles" – 4:17 "Gentle Storm" – 3:01 "The Eclipse Song" – 3:01 "Billie" – 3:37 "Black Marble Tiles" – 5:33 "Strictly Out of Phase" – 3:21 "Bohemian Laughter" – 5:02 "The Perfect Dose" (Special Edition only) – 2:59
B-sides and covers: "Pink Flamingo Dream" – 5:40 "August" – 3:20 "The Perfect Dose" – 2:57 "Cry" – 3:36 "In Bloom" – 3:29
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (2007–08)Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2007)PositionBelgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)62Chart (2008)PositionBelgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)82
Personnel Geike Arnaert – vocals Alex Callier – bass, vocals Raymond Geerts – guitars Steven Van Havere – drums, percussion Remko Kühne – upright piano, farfisa, harpsichord, Hohner pianet, rhodes Cédric Murrath – mellotron, treated piano, moog, backing vocals
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References
Hooverphonic - The President Of The LSD Golf Club (CD, Album, Dig) at Discogs [ allmusic ((( President of the LSD Golf Club > Overview )))] Hooverphonic - The President Of The LSD Golf Club Review - sputnikmusic