The Royal Society (album)
# The Royal Society (album)

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The Royal Society is the second album by the British rock band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, released in the UK on 25 October 2004 on the No Death label.

It was produced by Chris Goss of Masters of Reality. The album is a lot longer and less frantic than its immediate predecessor, showing the band's progression.

This is the last album to feature Andy Huxley on guitar.

## Track listing

* "Rise of the Eagles" (Andy Huxley & TEMBLD) - 2.45
* "I Could Be an Angle" (Tom Diamantopoulo & TEMBLD) - 3.23
* "When I Hear You Call My Name" (Sym Gharial & TEMBLD) - 3.59
* "Migrate Migraine" (Tom Diamantopoulo & TEMBLD) - 3.18
* "Puppy Dog Snails" (Marc Norris & TEMBLD) - 3.54
* "The Dancing Girls" (Tom Diamantopoulo & TEMBLD) - 3.09
* "The Fool" (Tom Diamantopoulo & TEMBLD) - 3.08
* "I Rejection" (Andy Huxley & TEMBLD) - 4.14
* "Drunk on the Blood" (Tom Diamantopoulo & TEMBLD) - 5.30
* "Mister Mental" (Tom Diamantopoulo & TEMBLD) - 2.53
* "Freud's Black Muck" (Andy Huxley & TEMBLD) - 3.39
* "Temple Music" (Tom Diamantopoulo & TEMBLD) - 3.10
* "The Way Of The Men Of The Stuff" (Andy Huxley & TEMBLD) - 3.23

### B-sides

Amongst the list of B-sides below, live tracks, demo versions, cover versions, remixes and videos were also released on most of the singles from the album.

| Song | Length | Release(s) |
| - | - | - |
| "6:30" | 3:01 | B-side of "Mister Mental" |
| "Flag Party" | 2:46 | B-side of "Mister Mental" |
| "Professionalism" | 2:29 | B-side of "Mister Mental" |
| "Ice Cream" | 2:24 | B-side of "I Could Be an Angle" |
| "Grrr" | 0:45 | B-side of "I Could Be an Angle" |
| "Royal Society" | 2:30 | B-side of "I Could Be an Angle" |
| "We Don't Rock" | 2:44 | B-side of "Rise of the Eagles" |
| "Party Pooper" | 2:38 | B-side of "Rise of the Eagles" |
| "Alchemy" | 3:56 | B-side of "Rise of the Eagles" |

## Personnel

* Guy McKnight – vocals
* Marc Norris – guitar
* Andy Huxley – guitar
* Sym Gharial – bass
* Tom Diamantopoulo – drums

## Singles

| Date of release | Title | Uk Top 40 chart position |
| - | - | - |
| 3 February 2004 | "Mister Mental" | 25 |
| 10 August 2004 | "I Could Be an Angle" | 35 |
| 4 January 2005 | "Rise of the Eagles" | 40 |
