Melissa Gaboriau Auf der Maur (born March 17, 1972) is a Canadian musician, singer-songwriter, photographer and actress.
Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Auf der Maur began performing in 1993 after forming the indie rock band Tinker while she was a student at Concordia University. She was recruited as the bassist for the American alternative rock band Hole in the summer of 1994 and is featured on several Hole releases, including the band's third studio album Celebrity Skin (1998).
Auf der Maur is the eponymous debut studio album by the Canadian alternative rock musician Melissa Auf der Maur, released on February 2, 2004 on Capitol Records.
Melissa Auf der Maur floated through the background of post-commercial alternative music in the late '90s, joining Hole as a bassist after Kristen Pfaff's death in 1994, then jumping ship for the Smashing Pumpkins after Courtney Love's band imploded in the aftermath of Celebrity Skin. She became something of an alt-rock sex symbol during this time, with her wild, curly mane of hair and waifish goth look garnering far more attention than whatever musical contributions she lent to either Hole or the Pumpkins, and that sex symbol status gave her a small cult that eagerly awaited her solo debut, Auf der Maur, which was released in the U.K. in 2003 and made it to America in the summer of 2004. Those who had a crush on Auf der Maur might find listening to Auf der Maur something like meeting up with a college crush in the present day and finding that, while you've moved on, your object of attraction hasn't changed much. There's a certain nostalgic appeal to that, since it brings back forgotten memories, little details that have been lost in the passage of time. However, it's not quite the same as looking at old photos or listening to favorite albums, which are artifacts that haven't changed over the years. With Auf der Maur, the presentation has changed, and it's a little slicker and more polished than it was seven or eight years ago (witness how she over-enunciates "I'm gonna shuffle his deck clean" on "Followed the Waves"). Subjects that once were darkly mysterious and enthralling are now a little embarrassing and juvenile (the lyric "I need filling, my love" on "Taste You"). Ultimately, it's hard to avoid that Auf der Maur is living in the past, re-creating 1996 and acting like she's still 24 and not facing her mid-thirties -- something that doesn't always wear well, but sometimes, it's easy to succumb to Auf der Maur's relative charms. But even if you do succumb, it's a temporary thing, a brief indulgence in nostalgia, and not the foundation of a long-term relationship, nor is it quite as good as hauling out the old albums one more time.
Track listing
01. "Lightning Is My Girl" - 4:09
02. "Followed the Waves" - 4:48
03. "Real a Lie" (Auf der Maur, Steve Durand) - 4:22
04. "Head Unbound" - 3:58
05. "Taste You" - 4:39
06. "Beast of Honor" - 3:27
07. "I'll Be Anything You Want" (Auf der Maur, Josh Homme) - 2:57
08. "My Foggy Notion" - 4:48
09. "Would If I Could" - 3:40
10. "Overpower Thee" (Goss, Homme) - 2:35
11. "Skin Receiver" (Durand) - 3:35
12. "I Need I Want I Will" (Auf der Maur, Homme) - 7:32
contains a hidden track of Auf der Maur's grandmother singing at 6:28.
US and Canadian bonus track
13. "Taste You" (French version, titled as "Te Goûter") - 4:40
All songs written and composed by Melissa Auf der Maur unless noted otherwise.
Musicians
Melissa Auf der Maur – vocals, bass, guitar, keyboard
Brant Bjork – drums
Steve Durand – guitar), backing vocals
Eric Erlandson – guitar (9)
Chris Goss – guitar, backing vocals, piano
Josh Homme – guitar, drums, backing vocals
James Iha – ebow, guitar, backing vocals
Mark Lanegan – backing vocals
Ana Lenchantin – strings
Paz Lenchantin – strings
Nick Oliveri – bass, backing vocals
Kelli Scott – drums
John Stanier – drums
Jeordie White – guitar
Atom Willard – drums
Fernando Vela – strings
Jordon Zadorozny – guitar, drums
Technical personnel
Martin Schmelzle – engineer (at Stagg Street Studios, Rancho De La Luna and Glenwood Place Studios)
Ben Mumphrey – assistant engineer (at Stagg Street Studios)
Howard Willing – additional engineer (at Stagg Street Studios and Sound Factory)
Ele Janney – engineer (at Stratosphere Sound)
Rudyard Lee Cullers – assistant engineer (at Stratosphere Sound)
Kevin Augunas – engineer (at Augunas residence)
Greg Koller – engineer (at Augunas residence)
Jordon Zadorozny – engineer (at French Kiss Studio)
Joe Barresi – engineer (at Sound City)
Ben Grosse – mixing
Eddy Schreyer – mastering
Design personnelEric Roinestad – art direction
Phil Poynter – photography
Yelena Yemchum – additional photography
Melissa Auf der Maur – additional photography
Producer - Chris Goss, Melissa Auf der Maur
Notes
The album was recorded during 2001, 2002 and 2003 at various studios throughout the United States and Canada, including Stagg Street Studios in Los Angeles, Stratosphere Sound in New York City, Rancho De La Luna in Joshua Tree, California, Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California, The Sound Factory in Hollywood, Sound City Studios and Kevin Augunas's residence in Van Nuys, California, and French Kiss Studios in Montréal, Canada
Length: 59:51
Genre: Alternative rock
© 2003
Label - Capitol Records
Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Auf der Maur began performing in 1993 after forming the indie rock band Tinker while she was a student at Concordia University. She was recruited as the bassist for the American alternative rock band Hole in the summer of 1994 and is featured on several Hole releases, including the band's third studio album Celebrity Skin (1998).
Auf der Maur is the eponymous debut studio album by the Canadian alternative rock musician Melissa Auf der Maur, released on February 2, 2004 on Capitol Records.
Melissa Auf der Maur floated through the background of post-commercial alternative music in the late '90s, joining Hole as a bassist after Kristen Pfaff's death in 1994, then jumping ship for the Smashing Pumpkins after Courtney Love's band imploded in the aftermath of Celebrity Skin. She became something of an alt-rock sex symbol during this time, with her wild, curly mane of hair and waifish goth look garnering far more attention than whatever musical contributions she lent to either Hole or the Pumpkins, and that sex symbol status gave her a small cult that eagerly awaited her solo debut, Auf der Maur, which was released in the U.K. in 2003 and made it to America in the summer of 2004. Those who had a crush on Auf der Maur might find listening to Auf der Maur something like meeting up with a college crush in the present day and finding that, while you've moved on, your object of attraction hasn't changed much. There's a certain nostalgic appeal to that, since it brings back forgotten memories, little details that have been lost in the passage of time. However, it's not quite the same as looking at old photos or listening to favorite albums, which are artifacts that haven't changed over the years. With Auf der Maur, the presentation has changed, and it's a little slicker and more polished than it was seven or eight years ago (witness how she over-enunciates "I'm gonna shuffle his deck clean" on "Followed the Waves"). Subjects that once were darkly mysterious and enthralling are now a little embarrassing and juvenile (the lyric "I need filling, my love" on "Taste You"). Ultimately, it's hard to avoid that Auf der Maur is living in the past, re-creating 1996 and acting like she's still 24 and not facing her mid-thirties -- something that doesn't always wear well, but sometimes, it's easy to succumb to Auf der Maur's relative charms. But even if you do succumb, it's a temporary thing, a brief indulgence in nostalgia, and not the foundation of a long-term relationship, nor is it quite as good as hauling out the old albums one more time.
Track listing
01. "Lightning Is My Girl" - 4:09
02. "Followed the Waves" - 4:48
03. "Real a Lie" (Auf der Maur, Steve Durand) - 4:22
04. "Head Unbound" - 3:58
05. "Taste You" - 4:39
06. "Beast of Honor" - 3:27
07. "I'll Be Anything You Want" (Auf der Maur, Josh Homme) - 2:57
08. "My Foggy Notion" - 4:48
09. "Would If I Could" - 3:40
10. "Overpower Thee" (Goss, Homme) - 2:35
11. "Skin Receiver" (Durand) - 3:35
12. "I Need I Want I Will" (Auf der Maur, Homme) - 7:32
contains a hidden track of Auf der Maur's grandmother singing at 6:28.
US and Canadian bonus track
13. "Taste You" (French version, titled as "Te Goûter") - 4:40
All songs written and composed by Melissa Auf der Maur unless noted otherwise.
Musicians
Melissa Auf der Maur – vocals, bass, guitar, keyboard
Brant Bjork – drums
Steve Durand – guitar), backing vocals
Eric Erlandson – guitar (9)
Chris Goss – guitar, backing vocals, piano
Josh Homme – guitar, drums, backing vocals
James Iha – ebow, guitar, backing vocals
Mark Lanegan – backing vocals
Ana Lenchantin – strings
Paz Lenchantin – strings
Nick Oliveri – bass, backing vocals
Kelli Scott – drums
John Stanier – drums
Jeordie White – guitar
Atom Willard – drums
Fernando Vela – strings
Jordon Zadorozny – guitar, drums
Technical personnel
Martin Schmelzle – engineer (at Stagg Street Studios, Rancho De La Luna and Glenwood Place Studios)
Ben Mumphrey – assistant engineer (at Stagg Street Studios)
Howard Willing – additional engineer (at Stagg Street Studios and Sound Factory)
Ele Janney – engineer (at Stratosphere Sound)
Rudyard Lee Cullers – assistant engineer (at Stratosphere Sound)
Kevin Augunas – engineer (at Augunas residence)
Greg Koller – engineer (at Augunas residence)
Jordon Zadorozny – engineer (at French Kiss Studio)
Joe Barresi – engineer (at Sound City)
Ben Grosse – mixing
Eddy Schreyer – mastering
Design personnelEric Roinestad – art direction
Phil Poynter – photography
Yelena Yemchum – additional photography
Melissa Auf der Maur – additional photography
Producer - Chris Goss, Melissa Auf der Maur
Notes
The album was recorded during 2001, 2002 and 2003 at various studios throughout the United States and Canada, including Stagg Street Studios in Los Angeles, Stratosphere Sound in New York City, Rancho De La Luna in Joshua Tree, California, Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California, The Sound Factory in Hollywood, Sound City Studios and Kevin Augunas's residence in Van Nuys, California, and French Kiss Studios in Montréal, Canada
Length: 59:51
Genre: Alternative rock
© 2003
Label - Capitol Records
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