Mother of All Saints is an album by the American band Thinking Fellers Union Local 282.[1][2] It was released in 1992 through Matador Records.[3] The band supported the album by playing shows with Bailter Space.[4]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | Lowdown Studios, San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | Noise rock, indie rock, experimental rock | |||
| Length | 69:40 | |||
| Label | Matador | |||
| Producer | Greg Freeman, Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 | |||
| Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
| The Great Alternative & Indie Discography | 6/10[8] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10[9] |
The Chicago Tribune deemed the album "a sprawling, 23-song, 70-minute heap of fragmented melodies, noise and roundabout backwoods ruralism."[6] The Gainesville Sun praised the "staggering epic weirdness."[10]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "..." (retitled "The Herald" on YouTube[11]) | 0:08 |
| 2. | "Gentleman's Lament" | 2:47 |
| 3. | "Catcher" | 2:27 |
| 4. | "Hornet's Heart" | 2:41 |
| 5. | "Star Trek" | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Tell Me" | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Heaven for Addled Imbeciles" | 1:22 |
| 8. | "Hive" | 4:41 |
| 9. | "Hummingbird in a Cube of Ice" | 4:04 |
| 10. | "None Too Fancy" | 2:47 |
| 11. | "Wide Forehead" | 4:09 |
| 12. | "Infection" | 5:18 |
| 13. | "Pleasure Circle" | 1:26 |
| 14. | "Tight Little Thing" | 1:43 |
| 15. | "Hosanna Loud Hosanna" | 1:17 |
| 16. | "Tuning Notes" | 4:08 |
| 17. | "Shuddering Big Butter" | 2:52 |
| 18. | "1" Tall" | 4:29 |
| 19. | "Raymond H." | 5:52 |
| 20. | "..." (retitled "The Toad Submerged" on YouTube[12]) | 0:49 |
| 21. | "Cistern" | 4:37 |
| 22. | "El Cerrito" | 2:48 |
| 23. | "Fish Bowl" | 1:07 |
Personnel
edit- Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
- Mark Davies – guitar, bass guitar, banjo, percussion, French horn, organ, vocals
- Anne Eickelberg – bass guitar, percussion, vocals
- Brian Hageman – guitar, erhu, viola, mandolin, tape, percussion, vocals
- Jay Paget – drums, vocals
- Hugh Swarts – guitar, piano, percussion, vocals
- Production and additional personnel
- Paul Bergmann – drums on "Tight Little Thing"
- Gail Butensky – photography
- Kim Campisano – photography
- John Frentress – harmonica on "1" Tall"
- Greg Freeman – production, engineering
- Bren't Lewiis – tape on "Tell Me"
- Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 – production
References
edit- ^ "With a great cranky clatter, the avant-garde rock band...". Arizona Daily Star. 20 Nov 1992. p. 26F.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (Feb 6, 1993). "Mother of All Saints by Thinking Fellers Union Local 282". Melody Maker. 69 (6): 33.
- ^ Powers, Ann (7 Nov 1992). "Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, from the nonconformist enclave of San Francisco...". The New York Times. p. 1:13.
- ^ West, Phil (April 29, 1994). "TIME FOR A CHALLENGE? STOP BY THE OFF RAMP". The Seattle Times. p. D42.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Mother of All Saints". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ^ a b Margasak, Peter (21 Jan 1993). "Rave Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 6.
- ^ "The encyclopedia of popular music". 1998.
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1999). The great alternative & indie discography. Canongate. ISBN 9780862419134.
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide, page 402-403
- ^ Doherty, Jim (August 11, 1995). "Iowa's Thinking Fellers return Wednesday". The Gainesville Sun.
- ^ "The Herald". YouTube.
- ^ "The Toad Submerged". YouTube.
External links
edit- Mother Of All Saints at Discogs (list of releases)
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