The Good Earth (The Feelies album)
| The Good Earth | ||||
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| Studio album by The Feelies | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Studio | Mixolydian Studios, Boonton, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 36:21 | |||
| Label |
Coyote/Twin/Tone Records (original US release) Rough Trade (original UK release) Bar/None (2009 US reissue) Domino (2009 UK reissue) | |||
| Producer | Glenn Mercer, Bill Million, Peter Buck | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The A.V. Club | A[2] |
| Pitchfork Media | 9.1/10[3] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10[7] |
| The Village Voice | A−[8] |
The Good Earth is the second album by American alternative rock band The Feelies. It was released in 1986 on Coyote Records, six years following their debut album Crazy Rhythms.[9] The original LP was contained in a sleeve designed by Glenn Mercer, featuring a front cover photo of the band by bassist Brenda Sauter and a back cover photo by John Baumgartner with coloring by Sauter.
The 2009 digital version included covers of Neil Young's "Sedan Delivery" and The Beatles "She Said, She Said."[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Glenn Mercer and Bill Million.
- Side one
- "On the Roof"
- "The High Road"
- "The Last Roundup"
- "Slipping (Into Something)"
- "When Company Comes"
- Side two
- "Let's Go"
- "Two Rooms"
- "The Good Earth"
- "Tomorrow Today"
- "Slow Down"
Personnel
- Glenn Mercer – lead and rhythm guitars, vocals, keyboards
- Bill Million – rhythm and lead guitars, backing vocals
- Dave Weckerman – percussion
- Brenda Sauter – bass guitar, backing vocals, violin
- Stan Demeski – drums, percussion
References
- 1 2 Raggett, Ned. "The Good Earth – The Feelies". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ↑ Phipps, Keith (September 15, 2009). "The Feelies: Crazy Rhythms / The Good Earth". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ↑ Powell, Mike (September 14, 2009). "The Feelies: Crazy Rhythms / The Good Earth". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ↑ Carson, Craig (September 23, 2009). "The Feelies: Crazy Rhythms / The Good Earth". PopMatters. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ↑ Sheffield, Rob (September 8, 2009). "The Good Earth : The Feelies". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 14, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 296. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
- ↑ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (August 5, 1986). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Feelies". Trouser Press. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
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