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Encyclopedia > Wolfmother (album)
Wolfmother
Wolfmother cover
Studio album by Wolfmother
Released Australia October 31, 2005
UK April 24, 2006
USA May 2, 2006
Recorded 2005 at Sound City, Sunset Sound Factory and the Pass
Genre Rock
Length 51:17 (original)
54:27 (international)
Label Modular Recordings, Universal Music
Producer(s) Dave Sardy
Professional reviews
Wolfmother chronology
Wolfmother (EP)
(2004)
Wolfmother
(2005)
Dimensions (EP)
(2006)
Alternate cover
Edited version of cover, sold at US retailer Wal-Mart.
Edited version of cover, sold at US retailer Wal-Mart.

Wolfmother is the first full-length album from the Australian three-piece psychedelic rock band Wolfmother. All four tracks previously released on the Wolfmother EP ("Woman", "White Unicorn", "Dimension" and "Apple Tree") have been altered slightly from their original versions, re-recorded and released upon this album. Image File history File links Wolfmother_album_cover. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... Wolfmother is a ARIA Award winning Australian hard rock band from Erskineville, Sydney. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... 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Metacritic is an Internet website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and books. ... Wolfmother is a ARIA Award winning Australian hard rock band from Erskineville, Sydney. ... Wolfmother is the debut self titled EP from Sydney, Australia band Wolfmother. ... Dimensions is the second EP release from the Australian Rock band Wolfmother. ... Image File history File links Wolfmother_edited. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ... Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music inspired by or attempting to replicate the mind-altering experiences brought on by drugs such as cannabis, psilocybin, mescaline, salvia divinorum, and especially LSD. There are also other forms of psychedelic music that started from the same roots and diverged from the... Wolfmother is a ARIA Award winning Australian hard rock band from Erskineville, Sydney. ... Wolfmother is the debut self titled EP from Sydney, Australia band Wolfmother. ... Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single, but are too short to qualify as albums. ...


The cover art for this album is taken from "The Sea Witch" by Frank Frazetta. Other Frazetta work appears as internal album art as well. Due to the original cover displaying nudity, the album is sold in Wal-Mart stores with an alternate cover, simply the Wolfmother logo against a black background. Frank Frazetta (born February 9, 1928) is one of the worlds most influential fantasy and science fiction artists. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ...


The album was played on high rotation on Triple J whilst also earning the status of feature album of the week. Triple J (JJJ) is a nationally-networked, government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), mainly aimed at youth (defined as those between 12 and 25). ...


In 2005, Wolfmother won both the J Award and the listener's choice Album of the Year. A record six of the tracks made it into the Triple J Hottest 100, 2005. The J Award logo. ... The 2005 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on January 26, 2006. ...


The record sold 265,000 copies in the US.[citation needed]


The song "Woman" from this album is featured in the PlayStation 2 video game Guitar Hero II, Tony Hawk's Project 8, and Madden NFL 07. "Woman" was also used in the commercial for the 2006 version of Sonic the Hedgehog for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. The PlayStation 2 (PS2) ) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3. ... Guitar Hero II is a music video game and sequel to the original Guitar Hero, released for the Sony PlayStation 2[1] video game console and pending release for the Xbox 360. ... Tony Hawks Project 8 is the current installment in the Tony Hawks Series. ... Madden NFL 07 is an American football video game which was released on August 22, 2006. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Sonic the Hedgehog This disambiguation page concerns the Sonic the Hedgehog series. ... The PlayStation 3 , trademarked PLAYSTATION 3,[6] unofficially abbreviated PS3) is Sonys seventh generation era video game console, third in the PlayStation series. ... The Xbox 360 is the successor to Microsofts Xbox video game console, developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, Samsung and SiS. Information on the console first came through viral marketing campaigns and it was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, with detailed launch and game information divulged...


Track listing

  1. "Colossal" – 5:02
  2. "Woman" – 2:55
  3. "White Unicorn" – 5:01
  4. "Pyramid" – 4:28
  5. "Mind's Eye" – 4:53
  6. "Joker & the Thief" – 4:39
  7. "Dimension" – 4:25
  8. "Where Eagles Have Been" – 5:33
  9. "Apple Tree" – 3:28
  10. "Tales from the Forest of Gnomes" – 3:36
  11. "Witchcraft" – 3:25
  12. "Vagabond" – 3:52

White Unicorn is the fiftyith single from the debut album by Wolfmother. ... Minds Eye is the first single from the debut album by Wolfmother. ... Dimension is the third single off of Wolfmothers self-titled album. ...

International version track listing

  1. "Dimension" – 4:21
  2. "White Unicorn" – 5:04
  3. "Woman" – 2:56
  4. "Where Eagles Have Been" – 5:33
  5. "Apple Tree" – 3:30
  6. "Joker & the Thief" – 4:40
  7. "Colossal" – 5:04
  8. "Mind's Eye" – 4:54
  9. "Pyramid" – 4:28
  10. "Witchcraft" – 3:25
  11. "Tales" – 3:39
  12. "Love Train" – 3:03
  13. "Vagabond" – 3:50
Some international printings misspell the word "thief" on the back cover.
Some international printings misspell the word "thief" on the back cover.


 

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