Free Dirt is the first full-length album by Australian alternative rock band Died Pretty, released in 1986.[3][4] The album was repackaged in 2008 by Aztec Music with a second CD containing seven singles and six live recordings from 1986.
| Free Dirt | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 1986 | |||
| Recorded | November 1985 | |||
| Studio | Trafalgar Studios, Sydney | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, Aussie rock | |||
| Length | 47:48 | |||
| Label | Citadel, What Goes On[1] | |||
| Producer | Rob Younger | |||
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| Singles from Free Dirt | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Critical reception
editTrouser Press wrote: "The highly recommended album — which contains glimmers of the ’60s, Dylan, Gram Parsons, folk-rock and neo-psychedelic — uses guest contributions of mandolin, violin, pedal steel and sax to magnify the band’s own essential variety."[1]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Brett Myers and Ron Peno, except where noted.
- "Blue Sky Day" – 3:29
- "Round and Round" – 2:41
- "Wig-Out" – 3:06
- "Laughing Boy" – 3:34
- "Through Another Door" (Myers) – 3:17
- "Life to Go (Landsakes)" – 5:31
- "Just Skin" (Myers) – 6:37
- "The 2000 Year Old Murder" – 4:31
- "Next to Nothing" – 6:47
- "Stoneage Cinderella" (Atkinson, Myers, Peno) – 3:19
- 1992 re-release bonus track[5]
- "Yesterday's Letters" (Myers) – 4:56
Personnel
edit- Frank Brunetti – keyboards
- Tim Fagan – saxophone
- Graham Lee – pedal steel
- Mark Lock – bass
- Brett Myers – guitar, vocals
- John Papanis – mandolin
- Ron S. Peno – vocals
- Louis Tillett – piano
- Julian Watchhorn – violin
- Chris Welsh – percussion, drums
References
edit- ^ a b "Died Pretty".
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Free Dirt – Died Pretty". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (30 June 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (30 June 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Free Dirt [Bonus Track]" AllMusic profile
External links
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