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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Dreaming of Revenge
| name = Dreaming of Revenge
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Kaki King]]
| artist = [[Kaki King]]
| Cover = Kaki_King_-_Dreaming_of_Revenge_%282008%29_album_cover.jpg
| cover = Kaki_King_-_Dreaming_of_Revenge_%282008%29_album_cover.jpg
| Released = [[March 11]] [[2008]]
| alt =
| released = March 11, 2008
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Instrumental rock]], [[Pop rock]]
| recorded =
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| Label = [[Velour Records]]
| Reviews =
| venue =
| studio =
* ''[[Billboard]]'' (Favorable) [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?aid=1106958&pid=511646 link]
| genre =
* ''[[Billboard]]'' (Favorable) [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3ia99a189e2d22c6c74c7b6e67529d567b link]
| length =
* ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' (A-) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20182581,00.html link]
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| label = [[Velour Records|Velour]]
* ''[[The Reporter]]'' (Favorable)[http://www.thereporter.com/entertainment/ci_8650206 link]
| producer = [[Malcolm Burn]]
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* ''[[New York Times]]'' (Favorable) [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/10/arts/music/10CHOI.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1206917583-fTnHfieLaZnBKTqiqls4Dg link]
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| prev_title = [[...Until We Felt Red]]
* ''[[The Onion]]'' The A.V. Club (A-) [http://www.avclub.com/content/music/kaki_king link]
| prev_year = 2006
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* ''[[Crawdaddy!]]'' (Favorable) [http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/Article.aspx?id=5994 link]
| next_title = [[Mexican Teenagers EP]]
* ''[[Detour Magazine]]'' (Favorable) [http://detour-mag.com/assets/2008/03/26/music-lyrics-kaki-king-dreaming-of-revenge/ link]
| next_year = 2009
| Last album =''[[Everybody Loves you]]''<br/>(2003)
}}
| Last album = ''[[Legs to Make Us Longer]]''<br/>(2004)
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| Last album = ''[[...Until We Felt Red]]''<br/>(2006)
| This album = ''Dreaming of Revenge''<br/>(2008)
| Next album =}}


'''''Dreaming of Revenge''''' is the fourth album by the American guitarist [[Kaki King]], released on [[March 11]], [[2008]].
'''''Dreaming of Revenge''''' is the fourth album by the [[United States|American]] guitarist [[Kaki King]], released in 2008.
A recent interview regarding the album can be found here: [http://www.bighassle.com/publicity/a_kaki_king.html]


The album was leaked on [[February 22]], 2008, less than a month before its official release.
The album was leaked on February 22, 2008, less than a month before its official release.


On [[March 4]], 2008, iTunes released a full version of 'Dreaming of Revenge' featuring the bonus track "I Need A Girl Who Knows A Map.'
On March 4, 2008, iTunes released a full version of ''Dreaming of Revenge'' featuring the bonus track "I Need a Girl Who Knows a Map".


On [[March 11th]], Amoeba Records released a version of 'Dreaming of Revenge' that included a Vinyl 33' copy of 'Pull Me Out Alive' with the unreleased B-Side 'Zeitgeist.'
On March 11, Amoeba Records released a version of ''Dreaming of Revenge'' that included a Vinyl 33' copy of "Pull Me Out Alive" with the unreleased B-Side "Zeitgeist".

In early April, The Japanese Edition of ''Dreaming of Revenge'' was released with Both "Zeitgeist" and "I Need a Girl Who Knows a Map" on the same disc, along with full lyrics to all songs sung on the album.

==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dreaming-of-revenge-r1316646/review|title=Review ''Dreaming of Revenge'' - Kaki King|last=Jurek|first=Thom|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=11 March 2012}}</ref>
|rev3= ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''|rev3Score= (Favorable) [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kaki king|chart=all}} link]{{Dead link|date=March 2012}}
|rev6= ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' |rev6Score=(A-)<ref name="Greenblatt">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2008/03/07/dreaming-revenge/|title=''Dreaming of Revenge'' Review|last=Greenblatt|first=Leah|date=7 March 2008|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=11 March 2012|archive-date=14 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214205543/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20182581,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|rev7= ''[[The New York Times]]'' |rev7Score=(Favorable)<ref name="Ratliff">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/10/arts/music/10CHOI.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1206917583-fTnHfieLaZnBKTqiqls4Dg|title=Music Ripe to Remix|last=Ratliff|first=Ben|date=10 March 2008|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=11 March 2012}}</ref>
|rev2= ''[[The A.V. Club]]''|rev2Score= (A-)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/kaki-king-dreaming-of-revenge,7226/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326190843/http://www.avclub.com/articles/kaki-king-dreaming-of-revenge%2C7226/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 26, 2010|title=Kaki King: ''Dreaming Of Revenge''|last=Hawthorne|first=Marc|date=10 March 2008|publisher=[[The A.V. Club]]|accessdate=11 March 2012}}</ref>
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|rev4= ''[[Crawdaddy!]]''|rev4Score= (Favorable) [http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/Article.aspx?id=5994 link]{{Dead link|date=March 2012}}
|rev5= ''[[Detour (magazine)|Detour]]'' |rev5Score=(Favorable)<ref name="Loftus">{{cite web|url=http://detour-mag.com/2008/03/music-lyrics-kaki-king-dreaming-of-revenge/|title=Music & Lyrics: Kaki King, Dreaming of Revenge : DETOUR :: Detroit's Indie City Guide|accessdate=11 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722221813/http://detour-mag.com/2008/03/music-lyrics-kaki-king-dreaming-of-revenge/ |archivedate=2012-07-22 }}</ref>
}}

Writing for [[Allmusic]], music critic Thom Jurek wrote "This is not a remarkable album by any stretch, although its packaging is — it contains a punch-out mobile as a booklet — but it is a further step in the development of a singular and ever elusive artist who possesses a truckload of talent, but is still unsure of which direction to head to realize it all."<ref name="AM" /> Leah Greenblatt of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called it King's most "sophisticated release yet."<ref name="Greenblatt" />


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

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#"Bone Chaos in the Castle" – 2:28
{{Track listing
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#"Life Being What It Is" – 4:00
| all_writing = Kaki King
#"Sad American" – 3:07
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| title1 = Bone Chaos in the Castle
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#"Pull Me Out Alive" – 3:45
| length1 = 2:28
#"Montreal" – 4:27
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| title2 = Life Being What It Is
#"Open Mouth" – 4:41
| length2 = 4:00
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#"So Much for So Little" – 3:32
| title3 = Sad American
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#"Saving Days in a Frozen Head" – 3:08
| length3 = 3:07
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#"Air and Kilometers" – 4:24
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| title4 = Pull Me Out Alive
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#"Can Anyone Who Has Heard This Music Really Be a Bad Person?" – 5:10
| length4 = 3:45
#"2 O'Clock" – 5:50
| title5 = Montreal
| length5 = 4:27
| title6 = Open Mouth
| length6 = 4:41
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| title7 = So Much for So Little
| length7 = 3:32
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| title8 = Saving Days in a Frozen Head
| length8 = 3:08
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| title9 = Air and Kilometers
| length9 = 4:24
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| title10 = Can Anyone Who Has Heard This Music Really Be a Bad Person?
| length10 = 5:10
| title11 = 2 O'Clock
| length11 = 5:50
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Kaki King – guitar (electric/acoustic), slide guitar, bass, drums, piano, other randomly weird instruments, tears
*Kaki King – vocals, guitar (electric/acoustic), slide guitar, bass, drums, piano
*Malcolm Burn - Keyboards, Bass, Percussion, Electric Guitar, Harmonica
*Malcolm Burn - Keyboards, Bass, Percussion, Electric Guitar, Harmonica
*Craig Santiago - Bass Drums (Track #3)
*Craig Santiago - Bass Drums (Track #3)
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*Seb Jarnot - Design and Layout
*Seb Jarnot - Design and Layout
*All songs written by Kaki King for Kaki King Music (BMI). Administered by Domino Music Publishing.
*All songs written by Kaki King for Kaki King Music (BMI). Administered by Domino Music Publishing.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Kaki King}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:2008 albums]]
[[Category:2008 albums]]

Latest revision as of 19:42, 14 November 2024

Dreaming of Revenge
Studio album by
Kaki King
ReleasedMarch 11, 2008
LabelVelour
ProducerMalcolm Burn
Kaki King chronology
...Until We Felt Red
(2006) 		Dreaming of Revenge
(2008) 		Mexican Teenagers EP
(2009)

Dreaming of Revenge is the fourth album by the American guitarist Kaki King, released in 2008.

The album was leaked on February 22, 2008, less than a month before its official release.

On March 4, 2008, iTunes released a full version of Dreaming of Revenge featuring the bonus track "I Need a Girl Who Knows a Map".

On March 11, Amoeba Records released a version of Dreaming of Revenge that included a Vinyl 33' copy of "Pull Me Out Alive" with the unreleased B-Side "Zeitgeist".

In early April, The Japanese Edition of Dreaming of Revenge was released with Both "Zeitgeist" and "I Need a Girl Who Knows a Map" on the same disc, along with full lyrics to all songs sung on the album.

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The A.V. Club(A-)[4]
Billboard(Favorable) link[dead link‍]
Crawdaddy!(Favorable) link[dead link‍]
Detour(Favorable)[5]
Entertainment Weekly(A-)[2]
The New York Times(Favorable)[3]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Thom Jurek wrote "This is not a remarkable album by any stretch, although its packaging is — it contains a punch-out mobile as a booklet — but it is a further step in the development of a singular and ever elusive artist who possesses a truckload of talent, but is still unsure of which direction to head to realize it all."[1] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly called it King's most "sophisticated release yet."[2]

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks are written by Kaki King

No.TitleLength
1."Bone Chaos in the Castle"2:28
2."Life Being What It Is"4:00
3."Sad American"3:07
4."Pull Me Out Alive"3:45
5."Montreal"4:27
6."Open Mouth"4:41
7."So Much for So Little"3:32
8."Saving Days in a Frozen Head"3:08
9."Air and Kilometers"4:24
10."Can Anyone Who Has Heard This Music Really Be a Bad Person?"5:10
11."2 O'Clock"5:50

Personnel

[edit]
  • Kaki King – vocals, guitar (electric/acoustic), slide guitar, bass, drums, piano
  • Malcolm Burn - Keyboards, Bass, Percussion, Electric Guitar, Harmonica
  • Craig Santiago - Bass Drums (Track #3)
  • Dan Brantigan: Analog EVI (Track #4)
  • Yuval Semo: Keyboards (Track #6)
  • Elissa Cassini: First Violin (Track #6, 10)
  • Funda Cizmecioglu: Second Violin (Track #6, 10)
  • Youyoung Kim: Viola (Track #6, 9, 10)
  • Jane O'Hara: Cello (Track #6, 9, 10)
  • Dave Treut: Clarinet, Drums (Track #7, 10)
  • Bora Yoon: Viola (Track #9)
  • String Arrangements by Yuval Semo (Track #6) and Kyle Sanna (Tracks #9 and 10).

Production

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  • Malcolm Burn – Producer; recorded at Le Maison Bleue Studios
  • Jeff Krasno - Executive Producer
  • Sean Hoess - Executive Producer
  • Christen Greene - Project Coordinator
  • Louis Teran - Photos
  • Seb Jarnot - Design and Layout
  • All songs written by Kaki King for Kaki King Music (BMI). Administered by Domino Music Publishing.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Review Dreaming of Revenge - Kaki King". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b Greenblatt, Leah (7 March 2008). "Dreaming of Revenge Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  3. ^ Ratliff, Ben (10 March 2008). "Music Ripe to Remix". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  4. ^ Hawthorne, Marc (10 March 2008). "Kaki King: Dreaming Of Revenge". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on March 26, 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Music & Lyrics: Kaki King, Dreaming of Revenge : DETOUR :: Detroit's Indie City Guide". Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
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