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Para Toda Vida is the second album by The New Amsterdams recorded in 2001 and released on January 22, 2002 on Vagrant Records and Heroes & Villains Records.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 22, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Acoustic rock Country music | |||
| Label | Vagrant Records | |||
| Producer | Matthew Pryor Alex Brahl | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Ox-Fanzine | Unfavorable[1] |
Background
editIt was recorded at Z'gwonth Studios, Lawrence Kansas nearly at the same period as the Get Up Kids-Album On a Wire, but it was realised a few months earlier. The Song "Forever Leaving" was originally performed by "The Tijuana Crime Scene" from Kansas, the origin Band of the album-producer Alex Brahl.[2] "All Ears" is a Cover of the indie/alternative rock band "Kill Creek" from Lawrence, Kansas.[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Matthew Pryor, except for "All Ears", written by Kill Creek and "Forever Leaving", written by Alex Brahl
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Old Man Had a Pistol" | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Picture in the Paper" | 2:59 |
| 3. | "Son of a Prophet" | 2:37 |
| 4. | "Stay on the Phone" | 4:29 |
| 5. | "That Side of Me" | 2:39 |
| 6. | "Four More Years" | 2:51 |
| 7. | "Forever Leaving" | 2:20 |
| 8. | "Adeline, Out of Tune" | 1:54 |
| 9. | "All Ears" | 1:57 |
| 10. | "Losing You" | 3:29 |
Reception
edit" If one enjoys the Get Up Kids, and especially those songs of theirs when they are mellower and/or acoustic, then this will truly be a delight. Fans of the first album will probably like this one, although much of the punch seems to be missing that was associated with the full-band sound of the debut. Not horribly deficient, yet not as powerful as it has the potential to be."[4] - Allmusic
"...No, nothing against Pryor and his songs, somehow they are beautiful and nice and sometimes heartrendingly beautiful, but the real need to release this record and especially to own it [cannot be seen]."[5] - Ox-Fanzine
"...[Pryor is] expecting that poignancy and emotional depth to spontaneously result from stripped-down instrumentation."[6] - Pitchfork
- Matt Pryor - Performer, Producer
- Alex Brahl - Producer, Engineer
- Kendra Herring - Painting [Cover]
- Joby J Ford - Design
- Andrew Ellis - Booking
Charts
edit| Year | Album | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Para Toda Vida | Independent Albums | 50[8] |
References
edit- ^ Hiller, Joachim (March–May 2002). "Reviews: New Amsterdams / Para Toda Vida CD". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ "Tijuana Crime Scene - Change Of Venue". Discogs (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Tijuana Crime Scene | Lawrence.com". www.lawrence.com. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Para Toda Vida - The New Amsterdams | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ^ "Reviews : NEW AMSTERDAMS / Para Toda Vida CD :: ox-fanzine.de". www.ox-fanzine.de. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ^ Mitchum, Rob. "The New Amsterdams - Para Toda Vida". pitchfork.com.
- ^ "The New Amsterdams - Para Toda Vida". Discogs (in German). 22 January 2002. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ [1][dead link]