Under the Western Freeway
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| Studio album by Grandaddy | ||||
| Released | 21 October 1997 | |||
| Recorded | Floater, Modesto, California and Headcorders, Coulterville, California | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, space rock | |||
| Length | 46:47 | |||
| Label | Will | |||
| Producer | Jason Lytle | |||
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Under the Western Freeway is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Grandaddy. It was released on 21 October 1997 on Will Records. It was later reissued in the U.S. by V2 Records.[1]
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Jason Lytle.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Nonphenomenal Lineage" | 3:11 |
| 2. | "A.M. 180" | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Collective Dreamwish of Upperclass Elegance" | 5:26 |
| 4. | "Summer Here Kids" | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Laughing Stock" | 5:59 |
| 6. | "Under the Western Freeway" | 3:01 |
| 7. | "Everything Beautiful Is Far Away" | 5:13 |
| 8. | "Poisoned at Hartsy Thai Food" | 1:13 |
| 9. | "Go Progress Chrome" | 2:31 |
| 10. | "Why Took Your Advice" | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Lawn and So On" | 9:04 |
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Levitz (Birdless)" | 4:22 | |||||||
| 2. | "My Small Love" | 1:21 | |||||||
| 3. | "G.P.C." | 1:43 | |||||||
| 4. | "12-Pak-599" | 3:56 | |||||||
[edit] Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Independent | (favorable)[3] |
| Piero Scaruffi |   [4] |
The album was fairly well-received critically. Allmusic gave the album a four star rating, noting similarities to the bands Pavement and Weezer, and described it as "a fairly brilliant album, combining a warm, earnest, and rustic feel with sometimes goofy experimentation".[2] CMJ New Music Monthly described it as "an eccentric psych-pop collection".[5] Andy Gill, writing for The Independent called it "one of the most beguiling debuts of the year...a fortuitous collision of Brian Wilson, Neil Young and the Pixies which throws out a stream of understated pop gems".[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Martin C. Strong (2003). The Great Indie Discography. Canongate. p. 773. ISBN 1-84195-335-0.
- ^ a b Nitsuh Abebe. "Under the Western Freeway". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/under-the-western-freeway-r317486. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ a b Andy Gill (7 November 1997). "Pop Albums: Grandaddy Under The Western Freeway (Big Cat ABB152CD)". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/pop-albums-grandaddy-under-the-western-freeway-big-cat-abb152cd-1292533.html. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ Piero Scaruffi. "Grandaddy". scaruffi.com. http://www.scaruffi.com/vol5/grandadd.html. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ Richard A. Martin (February 2001). "Hidden Agenda: Grandaddy's Fake Plastic Trees Can't Obscure How Good They Are". CMJ New Music Monthly: 37–39. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xyoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38&dq=grandaddy+lytle&hl=en&ei=T-48TrOzFcGk8QPd2oiMAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=grandaddy%20lytle&f=false. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
[edit] External links
- Under the Western Freeway at Discogs (list of releases)
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