Inside the Eye
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{{Infobox album
| name = Inside the Eye
| type = Album
| artist = Skin Yard
| cover = Inside the eye.jpg
| alt =
| released = Summer 1993
| recorded = April–November 1992
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Grunge
| length = 37:36
| label = Cruz{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHP-r9-eqdAC&pg=PA763|title=Alternative Rock|first=Dave|last=Thompson|date=October 11, 2000|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|via=Google Books}}
| producer = Jack Endino{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/skin-yard-inside-the-eye_267999.html|title=SKIN YARD - Inside The Eye|website=ROCK HARD Heavy-Metal-Magazin}}
| prev_title = 1000 Smiling Knuckles
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Start at the Top
| next_year = 2001
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r185452|pure_url=yes}}|title=Inside the Eye - Skin Yard|publisher=AllMusic}}
}}
Inside the Eye is the fifth and final album by the American band Skin Yard.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/skin-yard-mn0000026637/biography|title=Skin Yard Biography, Songs, & Albums|website=AllMusic}} It was released in 1993, more than a year after the band had decided to break up.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eTg4whS9ClUC&pg=PT511|title=Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music|first=Greg|last=Prato|date=December 15, 2010|publisher=ECW Press|via=Google Books}}
Production
The album contains songs written by Skin Yard before they broke up; it was recorded between April and November 1992.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9IozEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA140|title=The Grunge Diaries: Seattle, 1990–1994|first=Dave|last=Thompson|date=September 15, 2021|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|via=Google Books}} The album cover art is by Jim Blanchard.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=auHGDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA24|title=Visual Abuse: Jim Blanchard's Graphic Art 1982–2002|first=Jim|last=Blanchard|date=October 18, 2016|publisher=Fantagraphics Books|via=Google Books}}
Track listing
- "Inside the Eye" (music: Endino; lyrics: McMillan) - 3:22
- "Miss You" (music: Endino; lyrics: McMillan) - 2:47
- "Not in Love" (music & lyrics: McMillan) - 3:44
- "Undertow" (music: Endino; lyrics: McMillan) - 3:23
- "Wait for More" (music: Endino/McMillan/Pedersen; lyrics: McMillan) - 4:33
- "Fight" (music & lyrics: McMillan) - 3:36
- "Western Wall" (music: McMillan/Pedersen; lyrics: McMillan) - 3:03
- "Across the Wind" (music: Endino/McMillan; lyrics: McMillan) - 4:45
- "Blindfold" (music & lyrics: McMillan) - 4:13
- "Slowdive" (music: Endino/McMillan; lyrics: McMillan) - 4:10
Personnel
- Jim Blanchard - artwork
- Jack Endino - guitar, producer, engineering
- Barrett Martin - drums, congas (track 5)
- Ben McMillan - vocals, rhythm guitar (tracks 6,7,9)
- Pat Pedersen - bass
''Beyond The Eye''
In 2020 Jack Endino released a remixed version of the album with additional tracks on his [https://jackendino.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-eye Bandcamp page.]
Track listing:
- Inside The Eye REMIX - 03:23
- Miss You REMIX - 02:47
- Not In Love REMIX - 03:45
- Undertow REMIX - 03:25
- Wait For More REMIX - 04:41
- Fight REMIX - 03:37
- Western Wall REMIX - 03:04
- Across The Wind REMIX - 04:42
- Blindfold 1992 ALT VERSION - 04:13
- Slow Dive 1992 ALT VERSION - 04:24
- Inside The Eye 1991 ALT VERSION - 03:37
- Not In Love 1991 ALT VERSION - 03:32
- Blindfold REMIX - 04:13
- Slow Dive REMIX - 04:12
References
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External links
- [http://www.skin-yard.com/insidedetail.htm Information about Inside the Eye on band page]
- [http://www.jackendino.com/skinyard/eyedetail.html Information about Inside the Eye on Endino page]
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