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Original 1994 CD EMI8291352
1. “”Waterline Intro”” 0:29
2. “”Waterline”” 4:03
3. “”Barbedwired Baby’s Dream”” 3:07
4. “”Love Is a Loser’s Game”” 3:47
5. “”Glory”” 3:47
6. “”67 Seas in Your Eyes”” 4:38
7. “”Silverflame”” (lyrics: Tim Christensen, Thomas Rockwell) 5:12
8. “”Love Me a Little”” 4:01
9. “”Mother Nature’s Recipe”” 3:06
10. “”…And So Did I”” 4:41
11. “”Wishing Well”” 3:34
12. “”Hidden War”” (lyrics: Christensen, Rockwell) 4:44
13. “”For God’s Sake”” 3:55
14. “”Too Close to Stab”” (lyrics: Christensen, Rockwell) 5:10
Total length: 54:50
The story of DML is the story of three teenagers who won the Danish Championship of Rock in 1993, and sold a record-breaking 180.000 copies of their debut album in Denmark and another 100.000 in Japan. To top it off, Dizzy Mizz Lizzy were awarded no less than three Danish Grammies. If you like the melody and the vocals of Bad Company and the material of the first albums by King X you will love this
Waterline (video clip)
Before the album was even recorded, the songs “”Waterline”” and “”Silverflame”” from the band’s 1993 demo received heavy rotation on radio stations, including DR P3 and DR P4. “”Waterline”” became the banner anthem for the grunge wave that hit Denmark, even though the band thought it was one of the least obvious songs to become a hit. Because the demo was only in limited circulation, the album was pre-ordered by over 7,000 fans. Despite a growing demand, the band took some time in search of the right label to represent them. They rejected several foreign offers before being contracted to EMI-Medley by Nick Foss, whom they knew from his work as producer for D-A-D and The Sandmen. They went into the studio with Foss for three months. Lead singer and guitarist Tim Christensen recalls: “”We were very nervous, even when we went into the studio to record. We have continually received positive criticism, so we felt that there was a huge burden on our shoulders.””
In two months’ time following the 4 March 1994 release, it won a gold record for having sold over 40,000 copies; two months later it won platinum, and another two months later sales had exceeded 100,000 copies. By 1996, sales were up to 180,000 copies, by which time it was the fastest-selling Danish debut ever. To date it has sold over 250,000 copies in Denmark, a sales record that still stands and is good for 5— Platinum. The album was well-received and described as “”Paul McCartney meeting Led Zeppelin in Seattle,””
A review in the Danish music magazine GAFFA described it as: “”The eagerly awaited debut is breathtaking, as even the sourest stomach acid will declare. The record is a long display of a genuine joy in playing and an unspoiled love for heavy rock.
It all heavily oozes Led Zeppelin and Seattle, but the trio wants, and inexplicably even manages it, to create their own musical identity. They do it primarily through of a series of bulletproof melodies that are lifting the heavy tones up the heights where trumpet-playing angels usually provide the musical entertainment. It’s simply a relief to hear such a young rock band, who both can and dare write pretty banal tunes. The most promising rock debut in Denmark in many, many years””
By accident the CD ended up with Hans Otto Bisgard of EMI’s Japanese division, who was excited about the album and had it released in Japan where it became a success and sold about 100,000 copies. Five singles were released from the album and all got much radio play: “”Silverflame””, “”Barbedwired Baby’s Dream””, “”Love Is a Loser’s Game””, “”Glory”” and “”Waterline””. The band went on a tour through much of Western Europe and played 3 sold-out shows in the Japanese cities Sapporo, Osaka and Tokyo. In 1995, the album garnered the band four Danish Grammys for Danish group of the year, Danish newcomer of the year, Danish rock album of the year, and the People’s choice award
5.0 out of 5 stars Dizzy Mizz Lizzy’s Waterline!!
I just love the waterlive intro on this cd.. 🙂
Check the vocal in the band, Tim Christensen, he’s got his own career now. GREAT music!
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5.0 out of 5 stars impressive melodies, heavy sound,
The album was first released in 1994, at the time when i wasn’t any knowledgeable music-listener. That’s why for me it sounds so out-of-fashion and that makes it interesting, a different experience. But that’s about that.
Dizzy Mizz Lizzy is yet another good Danish rock phenomenon. It’s like heavy-rock, but not all the way. It is too melodious to call it heavy. (By the way, there’s no way i listened to pure heavy-rock, can’t stand it!)
One of the songs has words “”Sorrow is my only friend”” in it and for me it is the passing theme of the album. Although it has its moments, that sound happy, you get the feeling, that quite everything is f..ked-up. Sitting on the floor, feeling a bit anguish, having no idea, what to do. But it’s beautiful too. Harsh and melancholy at the same time.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just solid work…,
This album, which was dizzy’s first, is simply a great rock album. This is probably the kind of album that you have to listen to a couple of times before it really gets to you… it has everything you need, from the great fast paced opener, waterline, to the sensitive and beautiful ballad, silverflame. Now, I’m not saying that the songs are very versatile and different or anything, because they are really not that different. The songs have some similarities, but they are not too alike. but these similarities does not bother me at all. I think that it creates kind of a direction for the album, so it is like you know what style this is and that is what there will be more of all the way through the album. Every single song seems to grow on you after a couple of listen-throughs. For some reason this stuff never gets old. even though this album is back from 1994, some people here in Denmark still listen to it like at just came out yesterday. of course it is mostly Dizzy fanatics that keep on listening to this forever, but every person with a taste for rock should be able to sit down and listen to this album over and over again, because this is a damn solid album.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best stuff heard in years,I this is the best stuff I heard in years. Rock, nice ROCK. If you like Rush, Dream Theater, Pearl Jam or stuff like that, this CD is for you. Honest !
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