A Total Letdown is the second studio album by Babyland, released on March 4, 1994, by Flipside Records.
| A Total Letdown | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 4, 1994 | |||
| Studio | Various
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| Genre | ||||
| Length | 43:20 | |||
| Label | Flipside | |||
| Dan Gatto chronology | ||||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Ned Raggett of AllMusic says, "Babyland continue the same perfect bland of aggro-electronics, personal/political punk lyrical delivery" and "the few changes there are turn up as understated rather than obvious, especially a continued embrace of careful additional touches to flesh out the songs."[1] Alternative Press also lauded the album, saying "the band literally hit the nail on the head of all the confusion, resentment, anger, and frustration felt by an entire generation."[2]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Dan Gatto and Michael Smith, except "Pink Frost" by Martin Phillips
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Plain Talk" | 4:32 |
| 2. | "Worst Case Scenario" | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Dismissal" | 4:31 |
| 4. | "Pink Frost" (The Chills cover) | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Cop-Out" | 2:17 |
| 6. | "(De)Pressing Plant" | 4:38 |
| 7. | "The Next Day in the Course of Time" | 2:45 |
| 8. | "Ramona Moraga" | 3:19 |
| 9. | "Stomach" | 2:15 |
| 10. | "Kill Bugs" | 3:31 |
| 11. | "Suitable for Framing" | 7:23 |
Personnel edit
Adapted from the A Total Letdown liner notes.[3]
Babyland
- Dan Gatto – lead vocals, keyboards
- Michael Smith – percussion
Production and design
- Aartvark – cover art, photography
- Rusty Cusick – engineering (2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10)
- Jon Steinhoff – engineering (1, 3, 6, 8, 11)
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1994 | Flipside | CD, CS | FLIP 57 |
| 1999 | Mattress | CD | MAT004 |
References edit
- ^ a b Kavadias, Theo. "Babyland: A Total Letdown > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ columnist (November 1994). "Babyland: A Total Letdown". Alternative Press: 80.
- ^ A Total Letdown (booklet). Babyland. Pasadena, California: Flipside Records. 1994.
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External links edit
- A Total Letdown at Discogs (list of releases)
- A Total Letdown at iTunes