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Revenge of the Goldfish by Inspiral Carpets
Revenge of the Goldfish is an album by Inspiral Carpets, released in 1992. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 20 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Two Worlds Collide”, on 17 lists with a best position of #5.
Revenge of the Goldfish, the Inspiral Carpets' third album, came out on Mute on 5 October 1992 with Pascal Gabriel producing. The Oldham band had come up with the Madchester crowd, and their trademark was always that swirling, cheap-and-cheerful organ tangled up with fuzzed-out guitars and a psychedelic haze.
Here, with Tom Hingley out front, the edges are smoother and the grooves more danceable. "Dragging Me Down" bounces along on a jaunty, hook-heavy strut, "Two Worlds Collide" has a lush, sweeping lift, and "Generations" is all urgent swirl. The cover borrows a 1981 photograph of an installation by the artist Sandy Skoglund, also called Revenge of the Goldfish, a surreal little image that suits the music. They took it out on the road with Sunscreem.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Revenge of the Goldfish on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two Worlds Collide | 17 | #5 | – | 1992–2005 | |
| 2 | Dragging Me Down | 2 | #21 | – | 1992 | |
| 3 | Generations | 1 | #53 | – | 1992 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.