Ripe (Field Trip album)

Ripe is the third and final studio album by Pleasanton, California-based rock band Field Trip. It was released in April 1991 by Slash Records. In addition to the band's own lineup, Ripe also features keyboard playing by Faith No More's Roddy Bottum.^[1]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Chicago Tribune	[3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[4]
Deseret News	[5]

The Chicago Tribune's David Rothschild gave Ripe 2 and a half stars out of 4, writing that the album "...combines elements of metal, country and new wave with a local bar band sound. [Lead singer and guitarist] Jim Galbraith's catchy, twanging guitar hooks and gawky vocals help define the band's playful personality, occasionally bringing to mind the Young Fresh Fellows."^[3] Brent Ainsworth of the Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote that the album "...brings back memories of the Knack, who shocked the charts with "My Sharona" in 1979. You remember how harmless and upbeat the Knack was, don't you? This is harmless and upbeat – in other words, initially fun but a little boring in the long run."^[1]

Track listing[]

1. Let's Stay In
2. Nothing Better To Do
3. Ugly
4. Please
5. Come Along
6. Hard To Say
7. You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
8. Sit On My Hands
9. Another Lonely Day
10. Wake Up Alone
11. Second Cousin
12. Ballad Of Field Trip

Personnel[]

Field Trip[]

• Jim Galbraith - lead guitar
• T.S. Galbraith - drums
• Greg Kingle - bass
• Steve Laborde - rhythm guitar

Guest musicians[]

• Roddy Bottum - keyboards
• Jim Fitting - harmonica

Technical personnel[]

• Tony Dawsey - engineering
• Paul Q. Kolderie - engineering, mixing, production
• Carl Plaster - engineering
• Sean Slade - engineering, mixing, production

References[]