The Beast Inside

The Beast Inside is the second studio album from British indie rock band Inspiral Carpets.[7][8] It was released on 22 April 1991 on Mute Records.

The Beast Inside
Studio album by
Inspiral Carpets
Released22 April 1991
RecordedRidge Farm Studios, Surrey
GenreIndie rock, Madchester
Length56:11
LabelMute - Dung 14[1]
ProducerChris Nagle
Inspiral Carpets chronology
Life
(1990)		 The Beast Inside
(1991)		 Revenge of the Goldfish
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
Select4/5[1]

The album made the Top 10 in the United Kingdom.[9]

Critical reception

The Rolling Stone Album Guide called the album "a leap forward," writing that "Sleep Well Tonight" "recalled the Velvets at their most Teutonically romantic."[6] Trouser Press called it "a misbegotten attempt at formula- tinkering that broadens the band’s dynamic net but doesn’t pull anything worthwhile in."[10] The Los Angeles Times wrote that The Beast Inside "bears plenty of beat-heavy ecstasy, as well as sounds o’ the ‘60s (notably Clint Boon’s swirling organ)."[8] The Chicago Tribune wrote that "few of the tunes are immediate powerhouses, but as the Carpets maintain their garage-rock energy while keeping the soundscapes changing ... they provide their eventual, if minor, rewards."[11]

Track listing

LP: Cow Records / DUNG 14 (UK)
  1. "Caravan" (4:17)
  2. "Please Be Cruel" (3:38)
  3. "Born Yesterday" (5:23)
  4. "Sleep Well Tonight" (5:10)
  5. "Grip" (3:16)
  6. "Beast Inside" (5:09)
  7. "Niagara" (7:10)
  8. "Mermaid" (4:29)
  9. "Further Away" (13:38)
  10. "Dreams Are All We Have" (4:01)
  • also released on CD (DUNG 14 CD) and MC (DUNG 14 MC)

Personnel
  • Clint Boon - keyboards, backing vocals
  • Craig Gill - drums
  • Tom Hingley - lead vocals
  • Graham Lambert - guitars
  • Martyn Walsh - bass

Singles
  1. Dung 13 - "Caravan" (1991)
  2. Dung 15 - "Please Be Cruel" (1991)

References
  1. Griffiths, Nick (May 1991). "The Beastly Boys". Select: 70.
  2. "The Beast Inside - Inspiral Carpets | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 481.
  4. "The Beast Inside". EW.com.
  5. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 576.
  6. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 344.
  7. "Inspiral Carpets | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. "SUMMER ALBUM ROUNDUP : A New Weave From Manchester Lads : *** INSPIRAL CARPETS "The Beast Inside" Mute/Elektra". Los Angeles Times. 30 June 1991.
  9. Buckley, Peter (22 October 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  10. "Inspiral Carpets". Trouser Press. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  11. Caro, Mark. "Inspiral CarpetsThe Beast Inside (Mute/Elektra) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)Inspiral Carpets..." chicagotribune.com.
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