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Big Plans for Everybody

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Big Plans for Everybody
Studio album by
Released1986 (1986)
RecordedDrive-In Studio, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Length40:30
LabelI.R.S. Records
ProducerMitch Easter
Let's Active chronology
Cypress
(1984)
Big Plans for Everybody
(1986)
Every Dog Has His Day
(1988)

Big Plans for Everybody is the second studio album by the American rock band Let's Active, released in 1986 by I.R.S. Records.[1][2] It was produced by band leader Mitch Easter at his own Drive-In Studio, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[4]
Trouser Pressfavorable[5]

The Los Angeles Times determined that the album "combines lush, textured melodies with bright-eyed and bushy-tailed vocals."[6] The Chicago Tribune wrote: "It's pop, it's Southern, it's quirky, it's ringing guitars, it's neo-psychedelic, it's haunting."[7] The New York Times concluded that Easter "breaks the symmetry of ordinary pop tunes into irregular phrases, while his lyrics are quizzical and pessimistic."[8] The Philadelphia Inquirer opined that "Easter's rock-group hobby founders this time around on a series of Beatle salutes and a tedious obsession with '60s rock."[4]

Tracklist

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  1. "In Little Ways" – 3:46
  2. "Talking to Myself" – 3:30
  3. "Writing the Book of Last Pages" – 3:56
  4. "Last Chance Town" – 3:35
  5. "Won't Go Wrong" – 3:21
  6. "Badger" – 3:08
  7. "Fell" – 3:37
  8. "Still Dark Out" – 5:50
  9. "Whispered News" – 4:34
  10. "Reflecting Pool" – 2:26
  11. "Route 67" – 2:47

References

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  1. ^ DeCurtis, Anthony (May 22, 1986). "Records: Big Plans for Everybody". Rolling Stone. No. 474. p. 82.
  2. ^ Griffin, John (5 June 1986). "Let's Active – More Plans For Everybody". The Gazette. Montreal. p. D13.
  3. ^ Woodstra, Chris. "Big Plans for Everybody – Let's Active | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Tucker, Ken (27 Apr 1986). "Let's Active Big Plans for Everybody". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. K3.
  5. ^ Phillips, Elizabeth; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Let's Active". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  6. ^ Greenstein, Jane (30 Mar 1986). "Activ-ity". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 54.
  7. ^ Brogan, Daniel (28 Mar 1986). "Let's Active, Big Plans for Everybody". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 62.
  8. ^ Pareles, Jon (11 Apr 1986). "Pop Album of the Week". The New York Times. p. C25.
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