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Joy Rides for Shut-Ins
Studio album by
the Cavedogs
Released1990
Recorded1990
GenreRock, power pop
Length38:48
LabelEnigma
ProducerEd Stasium
the Cavedogs chronology
Joy Rides for Shut-Ins
(1990) 		Soul Martini
(1992)

Joy Rides for Shut-Ins is the first studio album by the American band the Cavedogs, released in 1990.[1][2] The band supported the album by touring with the Dead Milkmen and Mojo Nixon.[3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

USA Today praised the "sass and spit-in-your-face attitude of punk [and] the melodic qualities of solid hard rock".[5]

In 1992, The New Yorker called the album "a collection of blissful power pop crunchers".[6] Trouser Press noted that "while quotes from summer-of-love sources (Move, Floyd, Beatles and Monkees to name but a few) abound you'll also hear enough echoes of the Jam, dB's, R.E.M. and the Smithereens to know the Boston-based trio has progressed past pure paisley."[7]

Track listing

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All songs written by the Cavedogs

  1. "Tayter Country" – 2:16
  2. "Leave Me Alone" – 3:37
  3. "Bed of Nails" – 3:22
  4. "Proud Land" – 3:44
  5. "What in the World?" – 3:06
  6. "Right on the Nail" – 4:33
  7. "Step Down" – 3:37
  8. "Baba Ghanooj" – 4:22
  9. "Calm Him Down" – 3:52
  10. "Taking Up Space" – 3:28
  11. "La La La" – 2:37
  12. "[Hidden Track]" – 0:24

Personnel

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  • The Cavedogs – Producer, Engineer
  • Mike Denneen – Piano
  • Paul Hamingson – Engineer, Remix Assistant
  • Paul Q. Kolderie – Engineer
  • John Lupfer – Producer, Engineer
  • Michael McLaughlin – Photography
  • Suzanne Mueller – cellist (Baba Ghanooj)
  • Carl Plaster – Engineer
  • Mark Rivers – Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer
  • Sean Slade – Engineer
  • Todd Spahr – Guitar, Vocals, Bells, Producer, Sleigh Bells
  • Ed Stasium – Producer, Engineer, Remixing
  • Brian Stevens – Bass, Harmonica, Vocals, Producer

Charts

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Singles

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Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1990 Leave Me Alone Modern Rock Tracks[8] 17

References

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  1. ^ Gordon, Robert (Dec 1990). "Spins". Spin. Vol. 6, no. 9. pp. 84–85.
  2. ^ "Music". Orange Coast. Vol. 17, no. 3. Mar 1991. p. 163.
  3. ^ Del Porto, Brett (December 5, 1990). "Dead Milkmen, Nixon, Cavedogs to Run 'Amuck' in S.L.". Deseret News. p. C7.
  4. ^ Deming, Mark. "Joyrides for Shut-Ins The Cavedogs". AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  5. ^ Oermann, Robert K. (May 24, 1991). "A Taste of What's Singing for Summer". USA Today.
  6. ^ "Nightlife". The New Yorker. May 18, 1992. p. 10.
  7. ^ Schulps, Dave. "Cavedogs". Trouser Press. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008. Record Research. p. 49.
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