Gizmo Mantra

Gizmo Mantra is the fifth studio album released by Australian rock group Boom Crash Opera. The album was released in November 1997.

Gizmo Mantra
Studio album by Boom Crash Opera
Released	November 1997
Genre	Pop rock, Alternative rock
Label	Gotham Records, BMG
Boom Crash Opera chronology
Born (1995) Gizmo Mantra (1997) The Best Things (1998)
Singles from Gizmo Mantra
"Dreaming Up a Fire" Released: June 1997[1] "All" Released: October 1997[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Kelvin Hayes from All Music said; "It takes a while to warm up to, and it is a patchy thing even then, but Gizmo is possibly their best work since These Here Are Crazy Times in 1989. Peter Farnan is up to his usual oddball but inventive best on "Don't Forget to Breathe" and the excellent "Welcome to Tomorrow." Former writing partner Richard Pleasance helps out on "Dreaming up a Fire' (a re-take of the earlier hit "Dancing in the Storm"). The driving rock of "(So How Do I Turn You) On" is a brilliant endgame but for Farnan's musical acrobatics on the tail piece. The set is ruined by carelessness such as the '70s dirge "All". Plenty of Gizmo, little sign of a mantra."

Track listing

1. "Wake Up Fine" – 4:09
2. "Dirt" – 3:27
3. "Don't Forget to Breathe" – 4:12
4. "Welcome to Tomorrow" – 3:41
5. "All" – 4:14
6. "Walking Disaster" – 4:07
7. "Funny" – 3:23
8. "Bad Television" – 3:27
9. "Ain't I Amazed" – 4:33
10. "I'm Not Like You" – 3:51
11. "Dreaming Up a Fire" – 3:46
12. "(So How Do I Turn You) On" – 5:31

References

1. "Boom Crash Opera singles chart history 1994-1997, received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
2. Hayess, Kelvin. "Album Review: Boom Crash Opera – Gizmo Mantra". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 February 2017.