For the Best of Us

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For the Best of Us
Studio album by
John Doe
ReleasedJuly 25, 2006 (2006-07-25)
GenreRock, punk rock
Length35:13
LabelYep Roc
ProducerJohn Doe, Dave Way
John Doe chronology
Forever Hasn't Happened Yet
(2005) 		For the Best of Us
(2006) 		A Year in the Wilderness
(2007)

For the Best of Us is an album by John Doe, the co-founder of the Los Angeles-based punk rock band X. It was released on Yep Roc Records on July 25, 2006. The album is a repackaging of an EP Doe originally released in 1998 on the Kill Rock Stars label, entitled For the Rest of Us. Doe is billed as "The John Doe Thing" on the album.[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[3]
Boston Phoenix3.5/4 stars[1]
Exclaim!(very favorable)[2]
PopMatters7/10 stars[6]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[4]
Slant Magazine3.5/5 stars[5]

Track listing[]

All tracks composed by John Doe; except where indicated

  1. "A Step Outside"
  2. "Let's Get Lost"
  3. "The Unhappy Song"
  4. "Bad, Bad Feelings"
  5. "This Loving Thing"
  6. "Criminal"
  7. "Broken Smile"
  8. "Come Home"
  9. "Zero"
  10. "Vigilante Man" (Woody Guthrie)

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Ashare, Matt (2006-12-28). "For the Best of Us Review". Boston Phoenix.
  2. ^ Whish, Bill (2006-09-30). "For the Best of Us Review". Exclaim!.
  3. ^ Deming, Mark. "For the Best of Us". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (2006-08-22). "Devils You Know". Village Voice.
  5. ^ Newlin, Jimmy (2006-07-25). "For the Best of Us". Slant Magazine.
  6. ^ Haag, Stephen (2006-07-27). "For The Best Of Us". PopMatters.
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