Long Dim Road
| Long Dim Road | ||||
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| Released | April 18, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Celtic punk | |||
| Length | 44:28 | |||
| Label | Thick Records | |||
| The Tossers chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Daily Herald | [2] |
Long Dim Road is an album by the Chicago Celtic punk band The Tossers.[3][4] It was released in 2000 on Thick Records, their first album with the label.[5]
Critical reception
[edit]AllMusic wrote: "Sweet, emotive ballads are half heartbreak, half hopeful resignation and showcase the strong songwriting that has a tendency to get buried in the more aggressive tracks."[1] NPR wrote that "in 'The Pub', the words are alternately light and dark, commenting on barroom prophets and regulars, but the music is decidedly upbeat and energetic."[6] The Chicago Reader thought that "on explosive rave-ups like 'The Crutch' or the pretty mug-clinking ditty 'The Last Night on Earth', the band's gleeful mix of tin whistle, violin, mandolin, piano, and rock instrumentation can turn the room of your choice into a raucous Irish pub."[7]
Track listing
[edit]- "The Crutch" - 3:47
- "Litigation" - 3:30
- "A Night on Earth" - 3:49
- "The Ballad of NATO" - 4:18
- "Mad Riot" - 2:53
- "Long Dim Road" - 1:24
- "Altercations" - 2:56
- "Wedding" - 3:35
- "The Pub" - 4:32
- "Doctrines Outdated" - 3:25
- "Ciara" - 10:19
- The song "Ciara" end at 5:25. After 40 seconds of silence, at 6:05 begins the hidden song "Got Lucky".
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Long Dim Road - The Tossers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Pizek, Jeff (12 May 2000). "Tossers take middle road between punk and folk on latest CD". Daily Herald: 7.
- ^ "The Tossers | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Tossers interview : Illinois Entertainer".
- ^ "Record News". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. April 3, 2000 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Irish Pub-Rock: Boozy Punk Energy, Celtic Style". NPR.org.
- ^ Margasak, Peter. "Local Record Roundup". Chicago Reader.
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