Get Here and Stay is the second full-length album by the American indie rock band 764-HERO.[3][4] The album was released on Up Records in 1998.[5]

Get Here and Stay
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 20, 1998
RecordedJune 1998 at Bob Lang Studios and Avast!
"Typo" March 1998 at The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
GenreEmo, indie rock, alternative rock
LabelUp Records
ProducerPhil Ek
764-HERO chronology
Salt Sinks and Sugar Floats
(1996)
Get Here and Stay
(1998)
Weekends of Sound
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork7.8/10[2]

Critical reception

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Spin deemed the album "a cool glass of lo-fi."[6] The Times Colonist called it "feedback-drenched guitar chords and some of the most pained, emotive vocals to come out of Seattle in years."[7]

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram listed the album as one of the best of 1998, considering it "modest, guitar-driven love songs."[8] The Seattle Times thought that "Polly Johnson's casual, understated drum playing should be studied by every rock drummer who equates 'loud' with 'good'."[9]

Track listing

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  1. "Loaded Painted Red"
  2. "History Lessons"
  3. "Ward's Country"
  4. "Calendar Pages"
  5. "Ottawa Dropout"
  6. "Watch the Silverware"
  7. "Get Alone"
  8. "Typo"
  9. "Stained Glass"
  10. "Coastline"

Personnel

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  • John Atkins—vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Polly Johnson—drums, percussion
  • James Bertram—bass, guitar, keyboards

Additional

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  • Ward Johnson—organ (9), piano (10)
  • Phil Ek—producer
  • Kip Beelman—recorded track 8
  • Jesse LeDoux—design

References

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  1. ^ Kaufman, Jason (1998-10-20). "Get Here and Stay - 764-HERO". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  2. ^ "764-HERO: Get Here And Stay: Pitchfork Review". January 5, 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-01-05.
  3. ^ "764-HERO Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Kelley, Brendan Joel. "Hero Worship". Phoenix New Times.
  5. ^ Wilson, Kathleen. "Sensitive Strikes". The Stranger.
  6. ^ Clover, Joshua (Dec 1998). "The Shredder". Spin. 14 (12): 179.
  7. ^ Devlin, Mike (15 Jan 1999). "Seattle's 764-HERO brings its new sound to Victoria". Times Colonist. p. C3.
  8. ^ Mayhew, Malcolm (December 30, 1998). "FROM 'PAIN' TO 'BANANA' - Reviewer's 10 best CDs of 1998 run wide gamut". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. News. p. 9.
  9. ^ Scanlon, Tom (May 20, 1999). "COMMON THREADS". The Seattle Times. p. G15.
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