Gravity Talks is the debut album by American rock band Green on Red, released in 1983.[6]
| Gravity Talks | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | July 1983 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, neo-psychedelia | |||
| Label | Slash[1] | |||
| Producer | Chris D. | |||
| Green on Red chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [4] |
| The Village Voice | B+[5] |
Production
editGravity Talks was recorded at Quad Teck Studios in Los Angeles.[7]
Critical reception
editThe Guardian wrote: "This is music made by high-school geeks who dream of being desperadoes. The result was a brilliant, misguided wreck, halfway to Tulsa when the wheels fell off."[8] Trouser Press wrote that "at the LP’s relative weirdest, Chris Cacavas’ organ- playing sounds like several genres from the ’60s, but only mildly."[1] The Washington Post thought that Green on Red "has fashioned a ragged, primitive musical attack to complement nerve-wracking original songs."[9]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Dan Stuart, Chris Cacavas, Jack Waterson, and Alex MacNicol.
- "Gravity Talks"
- "Old Chief"
- "5 Easy Pieces"
- "Deliverance"
- "Over My Head"
- "Snake Bit"
- "Alice"
- "Blue Parade"
- "That's What You're Here For"
- "Brave Generation"
- "Abigail's Ghost"
- "Cheap Wine"
- "Narcolepsy"
Personnel
edit- Green on Red
- Dan Stuart – vocals, guitar
- Chris Cacavas – keyboards, guitar, lap steel, vocals
- Jack Waterson – bass
- Alex McNicol – drums, percussion
- Additional personnel
- Matthew Piucci – guitar
- Steve Wynn – guitar, vocals
References
edit- ^ a b "Green on Red". Trouser Press. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ Sullivan, Denise. "Gravity Talks – Green on Red". AllMusic. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 886.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 507.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (December 27, 1983). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- ^ "Green on Red | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Doe, John; DeSavia, Tom (April 26, 2016). Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk. Hachette Books. ISBN 9780306824098 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Green on Red - Gravity Talks CD". the Guardian. May 30, 2003.
- ^ Sasfy, Joe (December 1, 1983). "'60s Potpourri" – via www.washingtonpost.com.