Third Eye is the third studio album by Redd Kross. It was released by Atlantic Records on September 14, 1990. It includes "Annie's Gone", which peaked at number 16 on Billboards Alternative Songs chart. The naked masked woman on the cover of the album is Sofia Coppola. The band's guitarist Robert Hecker provided vocals on "1976", doing a Paul Stanley impersonation, which led people to believe Stanley did the singing.
Critical reception Alex Henderson of AllMusic said: "While some punk enthusiasts missed the old Kross, this decent though not outstanding album proves that the band was still worthwhile at the dawn of the '90s." Greg Sandow of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a grade of B, saying: "Their uncanny '60s echoes have to be taken with a mountain or two of irony, which — take your choice — gives the album depth, or else weighs the group's cute little tunes down with more significance than they can easily bear." Jeremy Clarke in Q described the album as a "potent neo-pop with bright melodies".
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes.
Redd Kross Jeff McDonald – vocals, guitar Steven Shane McDonald – bass guitar, vocals Robert Hecker – guitar, vocals
Additional musicians Victor Indrizzo – drums, vocals Peter Levine – keyboards Michael Quercio – intro guitar riff (1) Susan Cowsill – additional vocals (5, 8), background vocals Vanessa Bell Armstrong – vocal solo (7), background vocals Mary Bernard – background vocals Paula Salvatore – background vocals Brian McCloud – percussion Charles Davis – trumpet Gregory Alper – saxophone
Technical personnel Michael Vail Blum – production, engineering Brian Jenkins – additional engineering Craig Doubet – additional engineering Bret Newman – additional engineering David Eaton – additional engineering Joe Barresi – additional engineering Paul McKenna – mixing Greg Fulginiti – mastering Doug Erb – sleeve design, logo Vicki Berndt – cover photo concept, painting, B&W photography Mojgan B. Azimi – cover photography
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