Basic (Robert Quine and Fred Maher album)

Basic is a 1984 instrumental collaboration album by guitarist Robert Quine and drummer Fred Maher. It was called Basic as it is just basic tracks with no solos.

Basic
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1984
RecordedDecember 1983 (1983-12) – May 1984 (1984-05) in New York City, NY
GenreNew wave
Length49:47
LabelE.G.
Producer
  • Fred Maher
  • Robert Quine
Robert Quine chronology
Escape
(1981)
Basic
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert Christgau(A-)[2]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Fred Maher and Robert Quine

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Pickup"5:18
2."Bluffer"5:48
3."Fala"3:53
4."Stray"3:49
5."Summer Storm"4:04
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."'65"6:00
2."Bandage Bait"6:11
3."Dark Place"2:34
4."Despair"4:18
5."Village"7:42
Total length:49:47

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Szatmary, David. "Basic". Allmusic. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Quine/Fred Maher". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved February 23, 2013.

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