Billy's Live Bait
| Billy's Live Bait | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Rock, Country rock | |||
| Length | 35:54 | |||
| Label | Polygram[1] | |||
| Producer | Tom Herbers, Gear Daddies[1] | |||
| Gear Daddies chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[3] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [1] |
Billy's Live Bait is the second album by Austin, Minnesota band the Gear Daddies, released in 1990.[4] It was their first release for a major label.[5]
"(I Wanna Drive the) Zamboni" is often played at hockey rinks.[6]
Critical reception
AllMusic called the album "sometimes poignant and often humorous."[2] The Chicago Reader called it "terrific," writing that, compared to the debut, "the record is less naive, has more shape, and rocks out more confidently."[7] Trouser Press wrote that "the quartet upgrades its sound and rocks more forcefully, with [Martin] Zellar and [Randy] Broughten bouncing guitar rhythms off one another."[8] The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Though often as dark and unsettling as Al, Billy is more outward-looking, less concerned with small circles."[9] The Los Angeles Times wrote that "the Gear Daddies’ basic, garage-rock style is brightened by a touch of country-music color and twang, but the heart of the quartet’s vision is in the passionate, liberating edge of Zellar’s songs and in the warm, almost conversational tone of his vocals."[10]
Track listing
- "Stupid Boy"
- "Sonic Boom"
- "Wear Your Crown"
- "Don't Look at Me"
- "Time Heals"
- "Gonna Change"
- "No One's Home"
- "Color of Her Eyes"
- "Goodbye Marie"
- "One Voice"
- "(I Wanna Drive the) Zamboni" (Hidden track)
References
- ^ a b c MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1267.
- ^ a b "Billy's Live Bait - Gear Daddies | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Billy's Live Bait". EW.com.
- ^ "Gear Daddies | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ King, Melissa. "Gear Daddies prepped to once again rock the Red Carpet". St. Cloud Times.
- ^ "Martin Zellar". Music.
- ^ Wyman, Bill. "Gear Daddies". Chicago Reader.
- ^ "Gear Daddies". Trouser Press. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Heim, Chris. "THE GEAR DADDIES: FROM SMALL TOWN TO MAJOR-LABEL DEAL". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "Gear Daddies Have a Liberating Vision : Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five (a classic). :". Los Angeles Times. November 11, 1990.
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