The Swimming Pool Q's - Deep End Press

Royal Academy of Reality

Royal Academy of Reality is an ambitious and successful summer blockbuster of a release...a sexy tour de force...glorious odes to the solar system. It's an anthem of the sun that would bust out in blows against the empire if anyone had the energy to launch a wooden ship, much less a rocket.

--VILLAGE VOICE

Possibly the most progressive American rock record of the new century. It sets an artistic standard few bands will be able to match.

--THE STATE

Overflowing with musical and intellectual ideas...flat-out astonishing.

--WIRE U.K.

Pocket symphonies of silvery guitar and warm-water singing: Abbey Road wrapped in kudzu.
--ROLLING STONE

A lavish record that's as cryptic as R.E.M. and as expansive as The Flaming Lips...warm and humane rather than aridly cerebral...their time may have come. 4 STARS.
--Q MAGAZINE U.K.

A gorgeous disc from a unique band that has been out of action too long.
--WASHINGTON POST

GRADE: A: Repeat listenings of Reality yield countless new pleasures.
--ATLANTA JOURNAL

A sprawling 70-minute voyage into deep space.
--CREATIVE LOAFING

The striking scale and superb craft of this album are impressive by any standard.

--ALL MUSIC GUIDE

This is one terrific album...a spectacular sound, one that overflows with sheer exuberance and invention...a strikingly original piece of work, and proof positive that in the grand tradition of Sgt. Pepper and Dark Side of the Moon, imagination and ambition are still vital ingredients when it comes to making music that really matters.
--SOUTH FLORIDA'S ENTERTAINMENT

NEWS & VIEWS

A rock and roll Gravity's Rainbow.
--AMPLIFIER

Exquisitely crafted songs [that] burst on the ear with the sudden force and electric sizzle of an August thunderstorm. Others open like furled flower buds, petal by petal, with imagery that's both winsome and passionate.
--TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT

Administration

Deep End Press > Moon (1) > Moon

Moon/Gainesville’s Newsmonthly-Vol.11-No.12-July1, 2001

The Swimming Pool Q’s The Deep End-DB Records

by Bill Perry

This year has been a busy one for the Atlanta-based band The Swimming Pool Q’s, performing shows in Atlanta, working on a new album (coming soon) and reissuing their first album The Deep End. The album has been remastered and additional songs have been added, making this a must own for both new and old fans.

Humor, excellent musicianship, Jeff Calder’s wit, Anne Richmond Boston powerful voice, Bob Elsey’s Hendrix/Husker Du guitar; all added up to help make The Deep End an 80s masterpiece. With this album, the Swimming Pool Q’s helped usher in so many genres, from the bubba/trailer-trash rock of bands like Southern Culture on the Skids (check out the funny “Stock Car Sin”) to the thought provoking poetic approach favored by REM (listen to “The A-Bomb Woke Me Up”). This album should be considered a gem of historical importance by any rock music fan.

Other things that make this album attractive are the extensive liner notes detailing the history of the band and the scene in the South during the early 80s. Add to it 12 extra songs and you’ve got a hefty load of goods for your buck.