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God Shuffled His Feet is the second album by Canadian band Crash Test Dummies, released in 1993. It features their most popular single, "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm". The cover art superimposes the band members' faces over the figures of Titian's painting Bacchus and Ariadne. It was their most successful album commercially, as it sold over eight million copies worldwide. The album was the band's biggest mainstream hit. AllMusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine attributes the album's success to "Jerry Harrison's remarkably clear and focused production" and that "apart from the relatively concise pop smarts of the singles "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" and "Afternoons and Coffeespoons," God Shuffled His Feet isn't all that different from the band's first album." God Shuffled His Feet was a number-one album in Austria and New Zealand, and also reached the top five in the national albums charts of numerous countries such as Australia, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. In addition, the album reached number six in the Netherlands national albums chart, number two in the UK Albums Chart, and number nine in the United States Billboard 200 albums chart. In their native Canada, it never reached higher than number 11 on the national charts, but fueled by the success of its four singles (all Top 20 hits there) the album eventually reached triple platinum status.
This takes me back. I loved their first album. Heard Superman's Song on the radio one day, bought the CD, and was hooked. The second album didn't hit me quite as hard, but it's still very good. Nice to revisit it again after all these years. 4 stars.
As any wise man does, I discovered Crash Test Dummies through Weird Al. I think this album is still pretty good. It feels *very* of its time, but it's so unique. Nothing sounding like it ever really came before or since. A fun trip down memory lane!
This was an album I considered for my own pick, so it's great to see it here. It's a fucking masterpiece. Every song has its own little personality, it has this rich, full sound with great dynamics and just the right amount of catchiness. And tbh, on paper I should fucking hate it. It ticks ALL of my "oh fuck this quirky, folky, Gen X Canadian hipster crap" boxes, yet despite that, I think it's one of the best albums of all time. That has to mean something. I've even got a ticket to see them live in a few months. I would urge everyone to buy a copy of this album, even if you don't have a CD player. 5/5. A+++.
Blast from the past as I remember hearing a few of these tracks all of the time on the 90s/aughts station I listened to growing up. This LP certainly isn’t lacking in personality - once one adjusts to the rich instrumentation and almost theatrical production, it’s clear the Dummies have a distinct artistic bent that gives the album a solid dose of individuality. The heavy reliance on lyricism did tire me out by the end, but there were enough heavy punches of guitar and drums to keep me invested all the way through – the whole effort evokes an English major version of Spacehog which is a fun twist on the 90s sound.
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: When I go out with artists
I loved Mmmm Mmmm, etc. when it came out, but never sought out the album as no other songs from it got any airplay. I don't regret it. 3 1/2 stars.
Alternative rock, folk rock. Me ha gustado. Un 4.
Yeah really enjoyed this, bit of a blast from the past, bur really good alt rock album now added back to my frequent rotation.
Musically, I thought this was pretty solid, but Brad Roberts' vocal style wore thin with me pretty quickly. Fave Song: Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm, When I Go Out with Artists
This album had me 'mmm' a bit. But more like 'mmm, all these songs sound very alike'
One of these where I'm torn - on one hand I believe these are talented musicians making exactly the sound they are aiming at. I just don't personally care for it. My appetite for the quirk-folk/rock subgenre has never been great. Scale-tipping demerit point for abuse of T.S. Eliot, and for the line "I wonder if my seed will find purchase in your soil".
I mean, nothing on it is as brilliant as Mm Mmm Mmm Mmm but it is a brilliantly weird and wonderful album. Incredibly mid 90s. I miss it.
This was a pretty decent album and very 90s sounding rock album. It’s not quite grungy but the lead singer has that sound but with more enunciation than others. The instrumentals are pretty much in line with what you would expect from an early 90s album. The lyrics. The songs are definitely different and some are good others are a bit weirder but not terrible. Overall a pretty average album. 6.2/10
I think the group, vocalist and musicians have more potential, but the songs don't exploit it. Sometimes I felt like I was listening to gospel with country. Their best track "how does a duck know" Overall it wasn't to my liking, sorry.
Bizarre. Just... Bizarre. Over a boom-bap beat and pianos, baritone lead singer Brad Roberts waxes poetic about how a duck knows to fly south for the winter on "How Does a Duck Know?" It's just... Strange. You never know what you're gonna get with this one, but I think I'm good on whatever it's pushing. Favorite track: "Afternoons and Coffeespoons"
Pleasant enough 1993 alternative rock. It feels a bit grungy, but that could just be the lead singer's Eddie Vedder impression. It does pose the age old question of how many 'M's in Mmm? Rating: 2 Playlist track: Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Date listened: 10/12/24