Cuba (album)

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Cuba
Studio album by
The Silos
Released1987
GenreAlternative rock, alternative country
LabelRecord Collect[1]
The Silos chronology
About Her Steps
(1985) 		Cuba
(1987) 		Tennessee Fire
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Sun-Times[3]
Robert ChristgauB+[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[8]

Cuba is the second album by the American alternative rock band the Silos, released in 1987.[9][10]

Production[]

Although incorrectly credited on some pressings of the album, lead guitarist Bob Rupe re-recorded all of Rick Wagner's bass parts after Wagner left the band.[11] A video was made for "Tennessee Fire", which became a hit on MTV.[12]

Critical reception[]

Trouser Press wrote that the album "finds Mary Rowell’s violin emerging as an integral element in the Silos’ sound."[13] The Chicago Reader thought that "there's a sober, even slightly ominous undercurrent to these matter-of-factly domestic songs."[14] The New York Times opined that "[Walter] Salas-Humara takes a longer view of relationships than most pop songwriters ... from low-key stories, the Silos draw rock epiphanies."[15] The Chicago Sun-Times declared the album to be "the finest independently released rock album in '87."[3]

AllMusic called the album "something of a low-flying classic," writing that "lyrics like 'Margaret goes to bed around eight/I go to bed around one' capture something elusive with small, everyday details."[2] The Pitch deemed it a "masterwork," writing that it "is thought by some to be the holy grail of the alt-country movement."[16]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Tennessee Fire"5:37
2."She Lives Up the Street"3:12
3."For Always"4:13
4."Margaret"3:08
5."Mary's Getting Married"3:49
6."Memories"3:02
7."Just this Morning"3:44
8."Going Round"4:10
9."It's Alright"2:31
10."All Falls Away"4:38

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Brodeur, Scott (26 May 1989). "THE SILOS". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Features Weekend. p. 26.
  2. ^ a b "Cuba - The Silos | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ a b McLeese, Don (July 27, 1987). "SILOS. 'Cuba'". Chicago Sun-Times. Features. p. 31.
  4. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: The Silos". www.robertchristgau.com.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 7: MUZE. p. 454.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  6. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1015.
  7. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 634–635.
  8. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 355.
  9. ^ "The Silos | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  10. ^ "Silos – Cuba". No Depression. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  11. ^ "SOUND, SUCCESS OF THE SILOS SPRINGS FROM RESTRAINT". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  12. ^ Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). "New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB". Macmillan – via Google Books.
  13. ^ "Silos". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  14. ^ Jenkins, Mark. "The Silos--Cuba; Mofungo--End of the World, Part 2". Chicago Reader.
  15. ^ Pareles, Jon (July 12, 1987). "RECORDINGS" – via NYTimes.com.
  16. ^ "The Silos". The Pitch. March 15, 2007.
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