Mean Time
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| Mean Time | ||||
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| File:Mean Time cover.jpeg | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 1983 | |||
| Recorded | October–November 1982 | |||
| Studio | Startling Studios, Ascot, Berkshire | |||
| Label | Closer | |||
| Producer | Peter Gage | |||
| The Barracudas chronology | ||||
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Mean Time is the second studio album by English rock band The Barracudas, released in 1983 by record label Closer. The incorporation of Chris Wilson from The Flamin' Groovies gave this new formation a paramount weight in the eighties' garage rock bands' scene.
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All tracks composed by Jeremy Gluck and Robin Wills; except where noted.
- "Grammar of Misery"
- "Bad News" (Robin Wills)
- "I Ain't No Miracle Worker" (Nancy Mantz, Annette Tucker)
- "Be My Friend Again" (Jeremy Gluck, Chris Wilson)
- "Shades of Today"
- "Dead Skin"
- "Middle Class Blues" (Bob Ronco, Chris Wilson)
- "You've Come a Long Way" (Robin Wills)
- "Ballad of a Liar"
- "When I'm Gone" (Robin Wills)
- "Eleventh Hour"
- "Hear Me Calling" (Robin Wills)
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- The Barracudas
- Jeremy Gluck - vocals
- Chris Wilson, Robin Wills - guitar, vocals
- Jim Dickson - bass, vocals
- Terry Smith - drums, percussion
- Peter Gage - keyboards
- Technical
- Mike O'Donnell - engineer
Content
[edit | edit source]Trouser Press described the album's sound as a "'60sish blend of punky pop, vintage rock'n'roll, mock Merseybeat, snarly mild psychedelia and Byrdsy 12-string folk-rock."[1]
Reception
[edit | edit source]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Trouser Press | favourable[1] |
AllMusic called it "the Barracudas' masterpiece", whilst Trouser Press classed it as "wonderful".[1]
References
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