Here Comes Success is the fifth and final studio album by American alternative rock band Band of Susans, released on February 28, 1995, by Blast First and Restless Records.[3]
| Here Comes Success | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 28, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | Autumn 1994 | |||
| Studio | Baby Monster Studio (New York City, New York) | |||
| Genre | Noise rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 64:12 | |||
| Label | Blast First/Restless | |||
| Producer | Robert Poss | |||
| Band of Susans chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone |  [2] |
Andrew Earles included the album in his book Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential Underground Rock Albums 1981–1996 alongside The Word and the Flesh.[4]
A review posted in the Tucson Weekly noted that the "elements that make Band of Susans truly great also make their relative obscurity baffling ...[and] An unequivocally fantastic album from an equivocal Band of “Susans,” Here Comes Success is ripe for rediscovery"[5]
Cover and images
editBand leader Robert Poss is a Rambler automobile fan with a particular interest in Rambler Marlins. An official American Motors Corporation (AMC) factory publicity photograph of the 1965 Marlin is the cover art for the Here Comes Success album, and the car's hood ornament is the art on the CD itself.[6][7][8][9]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Robert Poss and Susan Stenger
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Elizabeth Stride (1843–1888)" | 9:06 |
| 2. | "Dirge" | 8:11 |
| 3. | "Hell Bent" | 9:23 |
| 4. | "Pardon My French" | 6:55 |
| 5. | "As Luck Would Have It" | 0:54 |
| 6. | "Two Jacks" | 7:32 |
| 7. | "Stone Like a Heart" | 7:41 |
| 8. | "In the Eye of the Beholder (For Rhys)" | 10:00 |
| 9. | "Sermon on Competition, Part 1 (Nothing Is Recoupable)" | 4:30 |
Personnel
editAdapted from Here Comes Success liner notes.[10]
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Productionedit
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Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1995 | Restless | CD | 7 72789 |
| United Kingdom | Blast First | CD, LP | BFFP114 |
References
edit- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Band of Susans: Here Comes Success > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Staff columnist (March 18, 1995). "Band of Susans: Here Comes Success". Rolling Stone. p. 90.
- ^ Neate, Wilson; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Band of Susans". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Earles, Andrew (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential Underground Rock Albums 1981–1996 (First ed.). Voyageur Press. p. 28.
- ^ Petitti, Michael (January 25, 2013). "Attractive Nuisance #2: Band of Susans". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "1965 Rambler Marlin brochure cover". oldcarbrochures.org. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Band Of Susans – Here Comes Success Images". Discogs. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Daniels, Collin (September 15, 2013). "My 50 Favorite Rock Album Covers: #6–10". Retrieved March 16, 2024.
...compared to the simply gorgeous 1960's Rambler Marlin sports car that takes up most of the cover.
- ^ "Here Comes Success". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Here Comes Success (booklet). Band of Susans. El Segundo, California: Restless Records. 1995.
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External links
edit- Here Comes Success at Discogs (list of releases)