| Album Title: | Gordon | Sire | 1992 | Rating: | ***** |
| Prime Artist: | Barenaked Ladies |
| Vocal: | Steven Page |
| Drums: | Tyler Stewart |
| Guitar: | Ed Robertson |
| Bass: | Jim Creeggan |
| Piano: | Andy Creeggan |
| Producer: | Michael - Phillip Wojewoda |
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| Review: | I remember seeing this CD in my local record store and wondering what the heck |
| | it was. It had the wildest cover art on the sleeve! This particular store let you |
| | preview CDs, and on my 2nd or 3rd visit after seeing it, I gave it a shot. |
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| | From the first track (Hello City), I was struck by the quality of the production, |
| | and the humor of the chief writers, Ed Robertson and Steven Page. After |
| | listening to the whole album, I decided there's "not an ounce of filler" here. |
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| | These guys honed their craft on tour in small clubs, and they capture the live 'fun' |
| | of their shows on this album (something I discovered much later when I first saw |
| | them live). |
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| | "If I Had $1,000,000" was their first 'hit' (mostly in their native Canada), and it |
| | continues to be a staple of their concerts. (They still haven't figured out how to |
| | stop folks from throwing 'Kraft Dinner' at their shows; it would run counter to |
| | the spirit of this band to get mad about it.) |
| | |
| | I guess this goes to show that cover art is something to pay attention to when |
| | you're releasing an album; you can never tell what will get folks to pick it up! |
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| What Others Say: |
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| Tracks: | 1 | Hello City |
| | 2 | Enid |
| | 3 | Grade 9 |
| | 4 | Brian Wilson |
| | 5 | Be My Yoko Ono |
| | 6 | Wrap Your Arms Around Me |
| | 7 | What A Good Boy |
| | 8 | The King of Bedside Manor |
| | 9 | Box Set |
| | 10 | I Love You |
| | 11 | New Kid (On the Block) |
| | 12 | Blame It On Me |
| | 13 | The Flag |
| | 14 | If I Had $1,000,000 |
| | 15 | Crazy |
| . | Tracks with a trailing * are missing lyrics in the linked files |
| Album Length (hrs:min): | 0:58 | Mag: | 14.4 |
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| | Lyric Link: | http://www.cgocable.net/~mejaskim/bnl/lyrics/index.html |
| | Webmaster: | Send E-Mail to Todd Peach |
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