Riviera (album)

Riviera
Studio album by Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Released	March 26, 2002 (2002-03-26)
Recorded	2001
Studio	Flat Top's Wilderness Studios
Genre	Alternative rock jangle pop[1]
Length	52:31
Language	English
Label	Big Records
Producer	Todd Park Mohr
Big Head Todd and the Monsters chronology
Beautiful World (1997) Riviera (2002) Crimes of Passion (2004)

Riviera is a 2002 studio album by American rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters, their first release in five years and was released on the band's vanity label Big Records and distributed by Warner Bros. Records after their contract with Giant Records expired.^[2]

Reception

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine writing that the band returned to its sonic roots with this music and the results are "their best record in nearly a decade".^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Todd Park Mohr.

1. "Julianna" – 3:38
2. "Freedom Fighter" – 4:07
3. "Hysteria" – 4:24
4. "Again and Again" – 4:04
5. "Runaway Train" – 4:31
6. "Wishing Well" – 4:04
7. "Jet" – 4:14
8. "Secret Mission" – 4:29
9. "Gary Indiana Blues" – 3:23
10. "Riviera" – 4:01
11. "Universal Mom" – 4:45
12. "Come On" – 3:53
13. "Engine Light" – 3:04

Personnel

Big Head Todd & the Monsters

• Todd Park Mohr – guitar, keyboards, vocals, engineering, production, layout design, photography
• Brian Nevin – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Rob Squires – bass guitar, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Karl Derfler – mixing, pre-production direction
• Brian Gardner – mastering
• John Kurzweg – drum engineering, pre-production direction
• Mary Tassone – pre-press layout
• Andy Torri – engineering, pre-production direction
• Michael Wilson – photography

Chart performance

Riviera debuted at 166 on the Billboard 200^[3] and second place on the Top Internet Album Sales chart.^[4] In the CMJ New Music Report, Riviera spent three weeks on the Retail 100,^[5] after debuted at its peak of 46th place.^[6]

See also

• List of 2002 albums

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (n.d.). "Big Head Todd and the Monsters – Riviera". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
2. Orshoski, Wes (March 23, 2002). "Big Records' Big Head Todd Basks In New Life On 'Riveria'". Artists & Music. Billboard. p. 13. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
3. "The Billboard 200". Billboard. April 13, 2002. p. 75. ISSN 0006-2510.
4. "Billboard Top Internet Album Sales". Billboard. April 13, 2002. p. 78. ISSN 0006-2510.
5. "CMJ Retail 100". CMJ New Music Report. April 29, 2002. p. 35.
6. "CMJ Retail 100". CMJ New Music Report. April 15, 2002. p. 5.

External links

• Riviera at Discogs (list of releases)
• Riviera at MusicBrainz (list of releases)