Wacoworld
| Wacoworld | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1999 | |||
| Studio | Kingsize Soundlabs | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Bloodshot[1] | |||
| Producer | Ken Sluiter, Waco Brothers | |||
| The Waco Brothers chronology | ||||
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Wacoworld is an album by the Chicago-based band the Waco Brothers, released in 1999.[2][3]
Production
[edit]Wacoworld's songs were written by Jon Langford and Dean Schlabowske.[4] Poi Dog Pondering's horn section played on some of the album's tracks.[5]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [6] |
| Chicago Sun-Times | [7] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[8] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
| The Tampa Tribune | [10] |
No Depression wrote that Schlabowske's "heavy, blue-collar vocal presence is a delight, especially on the soon-to-be-abducted-by-aliens weeper 'Hello to Everybody' and the outlawish 'Red Brick Wall'."[11] Robert Christgau thought that Langford and Schlabowske "sing so lustily that the band's indifference to the niceties of country as it exists in history is of no consequence."[8] The Washington Post opined that "forays into blues and Western swing aren't enough to keep Waco World interesting when Langford's distinctive songs yield to Schlabowske's merely competent ones."[12]
CMJ New Music Report decided that "the entire album brims with rough-hewn vocals, twangy electricity, and a cool, literary bent."[13] Spin deemed it "flesh'n'blood country-western insurgence."[14] The North County Times called Wacoworld "crack insurgent country."[15]
AllMusic lamented that "the English cowboy gag is wearing thin."[6]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by the Waco Brothers
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pigsville" | |
| 2. | "Hello to Everybody" | |
| 3. | "Fire Down Below" | |
| 4. | "Red Brick Wall" | |
| 5. | "The Hand That Throws the Bottle Down" | |
| 6. | "Regrets" | |
| 7. | "Train Back in Time" | |
| 8. | "Day of the Dead" | |
| 9. | "Broken Down Row" | |
| 10. | "Good for Me" | |
| 11. | "Corrupted" | |
| 12. | "Northwoods" | |
| 13. | "Famous Last Words" |
Personnel
[edit]- Mr. Tracey Dear - mandolin
- Cover Boy Doughty - bass
- Leopard Boy Goulding - drums
- Jonboy - vocals, guitar
- Deano - guitar, vocals
- Durante - steel guitar, 12-string electric guitar
with:
- Rico Bell - vocals on "Pigsville"
- Kelly Hogan - vocals on "The Hand That Throws the Bottle Down"
- Barkley McKay - organ on "Hello Everybody", piano on "Red Brick Wall"
- Paul Martens - saxophone on "Red Brick Wall" and "Corrupted"
- Dave Max Crawford - trumpet on "Red Brick Wall" and "Broken Down Wall", accordion on "Broken Down Wall"
- Rick Cookin' Sherry - washboard on "Red Brick Wall"
- John Rice - fiddle on "The Hand That Throws the Bottle Down" and "Day of the Dead"
References
[edit]- ^ "Waco Brothers". Trouser Press. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Waco Brothers | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "The Waco Brothers - WacoWorld". www.countrystandardtime.com.
- ^ Sullivan, Jim (20 May 1999). "Country gets cool". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 9.
- ^ Thomas, Rob (15 Apr 1999). "Spotlight: Waco Brothers". Rhythm. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 19.
- ^ a b "Wacoworld - Waco Brothers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Reed, Bobby (February 21, 1999). "Spin Control". Showcase. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 5.
- ^ a b "Robert Christgau: CG: Waco Brothers". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 853.
- ^ Ross, Curtis (March 26, 1999). "Waco Brothers, Wacoworld (Bloodshot)". Friday Extra!. The Tampa Tribune. p. 19.
- ^ "Waco Brothers – WacoWorld". No Depression. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Waco Brothers 'Waco World' Bloodshot". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Mamone, Jordan N. (Feb 22, 1999). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 57, no. 606. p. 24.
- ^ Hermes, Will (May 1999). "Rack Jobbing". Spin. Vol. 15, no. 5. p. 153.
- ^ Bell, Rick (19 Feb 1999). "Country". North Country Times. p. 12.