Small Minds
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
Small Minds is a studio album by Austin-based bluegrass band Austin Lounge Lizards. It continues the Lizards' tradition of social and political satire.
The opening track has been described as a "drunk, horn-seasoned version of Emily Kaitz's Kerrville fave 'Shallow End of the Gene Pool.'"[1]
"Gingrich the Newt" postulates politician Newt Gingrich has given "the humble newt species a bad name) to the intelligentsia of the art world."[2] The song begins, "We'd like to set the record straight by singing of the newt." It then implies politician Newt Gingrich has none of these values. Instead, "Gingrich the Newt is puffed up like a toad / So full of himself that he's bound to explode."[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead Vocal | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shallow End of the Gene Pool" | Emily Kaitz | Kirk Williams | 4:43 |
| 2. | "Half a Man" | Hank Card, Conrad Deisler | Hank Card | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Old Blevins" | Conrad Deisler, Hank Card | Conrad Deisler | 4:47 |
| 4. | "Big Tex's Girl" | Hank Card, Kristen Nelson | Hank Card | 5:33 |
| 5. | "Do Not Go to Tennessee" | Hank Card | Hank Card | 2:46 |
| 6. | "Truckload of Art" | Terry Allen | Richard Bowden | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Gingrich the Newt" | Hank Card | Hank Card | 1:56 |
| 8. | "Irving" | Hank Card | Hank Card | 3:56 |
| 9. | "Life Is Hard, But Life Is Hardest When You're Dumb" | Hank Card | Hank Card | 3:01 |
| 10. | "Bonfire of the Inanities" | Hank Card | Hank Card | 3:17 |
| 11. | "Mourning Edition" (excerpts the Morning Edition Theme by B. J. Leiderman) | Hank Card | Hank Card | 3:30 |
| Total length: | 40:27 | |||
Personnel
- Richard Bowden: fiddle, trumpet, Perot, livestock, violin vocals
- Hank Card: rhythm guitar, vocals
- Conrad Deisler: acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, Blevins, livestock, vocals
- Tom Pittman: steel guitar, banjo
- Kirk Williams: bass, livestock, vocals
Additional Personnel
- Ray Benson: vocals, lead Blevins (on 3)
- John Mills: tenor and baritone saxophone
- Paul Pearcy: drums, percussion, marching snare, bongos
- Boo Resnick: vocals, Blevins (on 3)
References
- ^ Lynch, David (September 22, 2000), Music Feature, The Austin Chronicle, retrieved November 12, 2013
- ^ McDonald, Steven (1995), The Austin Lounge Lizards: Small Minds, AllMusic, retrieved November 12, 2013
- ^ Card, Hank (1995), "Gingrich the Newt", Small Minds, Austin, Texas: Watermelon Records