Mean Time
Mean Time | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1983 | |||
Studio | Startling Studios, Ascot, Berkshire | |||
Label | Closer | |||
Producer | Peter Gage | |||
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Mean Time is the second studio album by English rock band The Barracudas, released in 1983 by record label Closer.
Track listing[]
- "Grammar of Misery"
- "Bad News"
- "I Ain't No Miracle Worker"
- "Be My Friend Again"
- "Shades of Today"
- "Dead Skin"
- "Middle Class Blues"
- "You've Come a Long Way"
- "Ballad of a Liar"
- "When I'm Gone"
- "Eleventh Hour"
- "Hear Me Calling"
Personnel[]
- Jeremy Gluck - vocals
- Chris Wilson, Robin Wills - guitar, vocals
- Jim Dickson - bass, vocals
- Terry Smith - drums, percussion
- Peter Gage - keyboards
Content[]
Trouser Press described the album's sound as a "'60sish blend of punky pop, vintage rock'n'roll, mock Merseybeat, snarly mild psychedelia and Byrdsy 12-string folk-rock."[1]
Reception[]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Trouser Press | favourable[1] |
AllMusic called it "the Barracudas' masterpiece", whilst Trouser Press classed it as "wonderful".[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Young, Jon; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Barracuas". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ Ginsberg, Geoff. "Mean Time – The Barracudas | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1983 albums
- The Barracudas albums
- 1980s rock album stubs