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| rev2 = ”[[San Francisco Chronicle]]”
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””’Megiddo””’ is the debut album by the American singer/songwriter [[Lauren Hoffman]], released in 1997 through [[Virgin Records]]. The album was well received by critics,<ref>{{AllMusic|id=megiddo-mw0000023092|title=Megiddo – Lauren Hoffman|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/03/movies/pop-and-jazz-guide-413100.html|title=Pop and Jazz Guide|date=1997-10-03|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-12-30|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=”:0″>{{Cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eggEAAAAMBAJ&q=lauren+hoffman+megiddo+review+1997&pg=PA73|title=Flag Waving|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=1999-11-06|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|language=en}}</ref> praised as “exceptional” by [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1997/Billboard-1997-05-31.pdf|title=Rock Star|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=1997-05-31|page=18}}</ref> and “strikingly unconventional” by the [[Chicago Tribune]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-08-03-9708030322-story.html|title=WHERE’S THE ROCK?|last=Stone|first=Moira McCormick |website=chicagotribune.com|date=3 August 1997 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref> However, due to a lack of proper promotion by her record label and timing with releases by other artists, it went relatively unnoticed.<ref name=”:0″ /><ref name=”CD Universe: Megiddo CD”>{{cite web | url = http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1447912&style=music&fulldesc=T | title = CD Universe: Megiddo CD | accessdate = July 18, 2012 }}</ref>
””’Megiddo””’ is the debut album by the American singersongwriter [[Lauren Hoffman]], released in 1997 through [[Virgin Records]]. The album was well received by critics,<ref>{{AllMusic|id=megiddo-mw0000023092|title=Megiddo – Lauren Hoffman|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/03/movies/pop-and-jazz-guide-413100.html|title=Pop and Jazz Guide|date=1997-10-03|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-12-30|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=”:0″>{{Cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eggEAAAAMBAJ&q=lauren+hoffman+megiddo+review+1997&pg=PA73|title=Flag Waving|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=1999-11-06|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|language=en}}</ref> praised as “exceptional” by [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1997/Billboard-1997-05-31.pdf|title=Rock Star|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=1997-05-31|page=18}}</ref> and “strikingly unconventional” by the [[Chicago Tribune]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-08-03-9708030322-story.html|title=WHERE’S THE ROCK?|last=Stone|first=Moira McCormick |website=chicagotribune.com|date=3 August 1997 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref> However, due to a lack of proper promotion by her record label and timing with releases by other artists, it went relatively unnoticed.<ref name=”:0″ /><ref name=”CD Universe: Megiddo CD”>{{cite web | url = http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1447912&style=music&fulldesc=T | title = CD Universe: Megiddo CD | accessdate = July 18, 2012 }}</ref>
Single “Fall Away” and its b-side “Cold and Grey” were initially released in 1996 on a 7″ vinyl through [[Slow River Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Lauren-Hoffman-Fall-Away/release/1624471|title = Lauren Hoffman – Fall Away (1996, Vinyl)|website = [[Discogs]]| date=1996 }}</ref>
Single “Fall Away” and its b-side “Cold and Grey” were initially released in 1996 on a 7″ vinyl through [[Slow River Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Lauren-Hoffman-Fall-Away/release/1624471|title = Lauren Hoffman – Fall Away (1996, Vinyl)|website = [[Discogs]]| date=1996 }}</ref>
1997 studio album by Lauren Hoffman
Megiddo is the debut album by the American singer-songwriter Lauren Hoffman, released in 1997 through Virgin Records. The album was well received by critics,[1][4][5] praised as “exceptional” by Billboard[6] and “strikingly unconventional” by the Chicago Tribune.[7] However, due to a lack of proper promotion by her record label and timing with releases by other artists, it went relatively unnoticed.[5][8]
Single “Fall Away” and its b-side “Cold and Grey” were initially released in 1996 on a 7″ vinyl through Slow River Records.[9]
Overall, the album is known for its noticeably dark overtone, produced both by her songwriting and instrument choice, but is most prominent in the tracks “Blood”, and “The Ashram Song”. These qualities have since carried over to her later work.[10]
The album was re-released on vinyl for its 20th anniversary in 2018.[11]
| Title | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Blood” | 3:21 |
| 2. | “Rock Star” | 2:07 |
| 3. | “Lolita” | 3:32 |
| 4. | “Fall Away” | 4:09 |
| 5. | “Cold and Gray” | 2:56 |
| 6. | “Hope You Don’t Mind” | 1:58 |
| 7. | “Strange Man” | 3:13 |
| 8. | “Persephone” | 3:34 |
| 9. | “Alive” | 3:05 |
| 10. | “The Cannibal Ed” | 1:47 |
| 11. | “Build a Home” | 4:20 |
| 12. | “The Ashram Song” | 4:54 |
- ^ a b True, Chris. Megiddo – Lauren Hoffman at AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ^ Rubin, Chris (May 18, 1997). “Lauren Hoffman, Megiddo”. San Francisco Chronicle – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Gulla, Bob. “Wall of Sound Review: Megiddo”. Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on October 4, 1999. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
- ^ “Pop and Jazz Guide”. The New York Times. October 3, 1997. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ a b “Flag Waving”. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 6, 1999.
- ^ “Rock Star” (PDF). Billboard. May 31, 1997. p. 18.
- ^ Stone, Moira McCormick (August 3, 1997). “WHERE’S THE ROCK?”. chicagotribune.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ “CD Universe: Megiddo CD”. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ^ “Lauren Hoffman – Fall Away (1996, Vinyl)”. Discogs. 1996.
- ^ AllMusic: Choreography at AllMusic. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ^ “Lauren Hoffman: Megiddo 20th Anniversary Vinyl”. PledgeMusic. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
