Going Down In History is the tenth studio album by country rock band the Waco Brothers, released on February 26, 2016, on Bloodshot Records.[1] It was their first album of new material in over a decade.[2]

Going Down In History
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2016 (2016-02-26)
StudioKingsize Soundlabs
GenreCountry rock
Length28:55
LabelBloodshot
ProducerMike Hagler
The Waco Brothers chronology
Great Chicago Fire
(2012)
Going Down In History
(2016)

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
Blurt     [4]
Classic Rock     [5]
Exclaim!7/10[6]
Irish Times     [7]
NoiseyA–[8]
Pitchfork6.7/10[9]
PopMatters7/10[10]
Record Collector     [11]

Based on 12 critic reviews, Going Down In History has a score of 80 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1] AllMusic's Mark Deming gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "short and bittersweet" and "the sound of a great band evolving with the times, even as those times try their soul and conscience."[3]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Waco Brothers, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."DIYBYOB"2:58
2."We Know It"3:12
3."Receiver"2:47
4."Building Our Own Prison"2:46
5."All or Nothing" (Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott)2:46
6."Had Enough"2:13
7."Lucky Fool"2:54
8."Going Down in History"3:05
9."Devil's Day"3:18
10."Orphan Song" (Jon Dee Graham)2:45
Total length:28:55

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Going Down in History by Waco Brothers". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  2. ^ Tucker, Ken (2016-03-03). "Waco Brothers Mix Country And Punk On 'Going Down In History'". NPR. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  3. ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Waco Brothers - Going Down in History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  4. ^ Mills, Fred (2016-02-26). "WACO BROTHERS – Going Down In History". Blurt. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  5. ^ Martin, Gavin (2016-03-18). "The Waco Brothers: Going Down In History". Classic Rock. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  6. ^ Henderson, Stuart (2016-02-24). "Waco Brothers Going Down In History". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  7. ^ Breen, Joe (2016-02-25). "Waco Brothers - Going Down in History review: raucously infectious country punk". Irish Times. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert (2016-04-01). "Roots Rock Rebels: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Noisey. Vice. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  9. ^ Camp, Zoe (2016-02-24). "Waco Brothers: Going Down in History". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  10. ^ Beaudoin, Jedd (2016-02-24). "Waco Brothers: Going Down in History". PopMatters. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  11. ^ Needs, Kris (2016). "Going Down in History". Record Collector. No. 453. Retrieved 2019-06-06.