Heart and Mind is an album by the American band Sister Double Happiness, released in 1991.[2][3] It was their major label debut.[4]
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Studio | Record II Studios | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, blues rock | |||
| Label | Reprise[1] | |||
| Producer | Kevin Laffey | |||
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The band supported the album by opening for Nirvana and then Soundgarden, on separate tours.[5] Heart and Mind was nominated for several Bay Area Music Awards.[6]
Production
editSister Double Happiness broke up after releasing its 1988 debut album. Frontman Gary Floyd spent two years at a Hindu monastery before reforming the band, which right away attracted the attention of major record labels.[7]
Produced by Kevin Laffey, the album was recorded at Record II Studios, in Comptche, California.[8][9] Danny Roman joined the band on guitar after the recording sessions.[10] "Dark Heart" is an indictment of the Gulf War.[11]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [12] |
| Chicago Sun-Times | [13] |
| The Herald | D[14] |
| Troy Daily News | [8] |
Spin called the album "uncomplicated, love-obsessed, heavy blues-rock, untouched by the stylistic and technical developments of the last 15 years."[15] The San Francisco Chronicle thought that "Floyd brings a well-developed sense of melodics to an otherwise highly charged sound and his round, warm voice gives the lyrics a surprising resonance."[10]
The Chicago Sun-Times opined that Heart and Mind finds Floyd "exploring more inward terrain in a voice that sounds like Roky Erickson sitting on a washing machine during the spin cycle ... Floyd has a powerful vibrato that backs up his unflinching sentiments."[13] UPI concluded that it "presents the neo-psychedelic foursome of Lynn Perko, Ben Cohen, Jeff Palmer and Gary Floyd—former Buddhist monk and front for Austin, Texas, punk band the Dicks—in a dozen original cuts that slice and smear the spectrum like a palette knife."[16]
AllMusic wrote that "the major problem is the production by Kevin Laffey; it takes the bite and power out of the guitars and pushes singer Gary Floyd too far above the mix."[12] SF Weekly deemed the album "an anesthetized version of the band's punk-meets-blues concept—perfect for fans of both Husker Du and Led Zeppelin."[17] The Austin Chronicle called it "a mess, thudding like late-Eighties Heart crossed with .38 Special, and absolutely no clue where in the mix to position Floyd, who seems to be singing outside in the hallway."[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bobby Shannon" | |
| 2. | "Ain't It a Shame" | |
| 3. | "Exposed to You" | |
| 4. | "Sweet-Talker" | |
| 5. | "You Don't Know Me" | |
| 6. | "The Sailor Song" | |
| 7. | "Dark Heart" | |
| 8. | "Heart and Mind" | |
| 9. | "Hey Kids" | |
| 10. | "I'm Drowning" | |
| 11. | "Don't Worry" | |
| 12. | "You for You" |
References
edit- ^ "Dicks". Trouser Press. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Sister Double Happiness Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Boehm, Mike (13 Oct 1992). "2 Punk Rock Bands True to Their Heritage". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 2.
- ^ Foege, Alec (Feb 1992). "Shiny Happiness People". Spin. Vol. 7, no. 11. p. 22.
- ^ a b "Saturday Night at the Bookstore". The Austin Chronicle.
- ^ Plotnifkoff, David (March 6, 1992). "Keeping the Score: Just Because You're a Loser Doesn't Mean You Won't Win". Eye. The Mercury News. p. 25.
- ^ Peterson, Karla (October 24, 1991). "Rock singer found bearings at monastery". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. C9.
- ^ a b Derby, Bob (20 Sep 1991). "Different Sounds". Troy Daily News. p. 8.
- ^ Selvin, Joel (June 23, 1991). "Mama Talk". Sunday Datebook. San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ a b Selvin, Joel (September 21, 1991). "Something Else". San Francisco Chronicle. p. C4.
- ^ Walters, Barry (20 Sep 1991). "Fans will find Happiness in the big-time soon". San Francisco Examiner. p. D16.
- ^ a b "Heart & Mind". AllMusic – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Corcoran, Michael (August 11, 1991). "Sister Double Happiness". Show. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 3.
- ^ "Sister Double Happiness Heart and Mind". The Herald. 8 Sep 1991. p. C1.
- ^ Nordlie, Tom (Oct 1991). "Spins". Spin. Vol. 7, no. 7. p. 105.
- ^ Coffee, Hoyt E. (September 20, 1991). "Pop". News. UPI.
- ^ "Another Crossroads". SF Weekly. March 3, 1999.