Time for a Witness

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Time for a Witness
File:Timeforawitness.jpg
Studio album by
the Feelies
Released1991
RecordedOctober 29 – December 19, 1990
GenreRock, college rock
Length42:04
LabelA&M/Coyote
ProducerBill Million, Gary Smith, Glenn Mercer
The Feelies chronology
Only Life
(1988) 		Time for a Witness
(1991) 		Here Before
(2011)

Time for a Witness is the fourth studio album by the American rock band the Feelies, released in 1991 on A&M/Coyote.[1][2] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[3]

Production

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Most of the lyrics were written by Glenn Mercer.[4] The album was coproduced by Gary Smith.[5] The band would tape their rehearsals and look for interesting parts in the jams.[6] "What She Said" uses harmonica and slide guitar.[7] "Real Cool Time" is a cover of the Stooges song.[8]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[9]
Calgary HeraldA−[11]
Chicago TribuneStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[12]
Robert ChristgauA[13]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[14]
Entertainment WeeklyB[10]
Orlando SentinelStarStarStarStarStar[7]
Pitchfork7.9/10[16]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[15]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[17]

The Chicago Tribune wrote that "guitar lines become modal-jazz arabesques, dissolve into dissonance, then finally return to some vigorous variation of the three-chord strum, while the rhythm section builds a mantra-like momentum."[12] The Calgary Herald deemed the album "melodic mood pieces from the musical children of Lou Reed wrapped in fragile swirls of electric sound and lit by the neon's red glare."[11] The Washington Post concluded: "Such tracks as 'Sooner or Later' and 'Doin' It Again' offer as many twangy thrills as a great Rolling Stones song, but the Feelies don't pretend that their guitars express passion or rage or fear. Their guitars express guitars."[18]

The Toronto Star determined that "Mercer and fellow guitarist Bill Million build dense, unrelenting guitar textures shot through with simple solo lines."[19] The New York Times called Time for a Witness "a musically austere record in which the guitars of Mr. Million and Glenn Mercer, the band's lead singer and lyricist, interlock eloquently."[20]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Bill Million and Glenn Mercer except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Waiting" 3:36
2."Time for a Witness" 3:34
3."Sooner or Later" 2:33
4."Find a Way" 7:01
5."Decide" 4:51
6."Doin' It Again" 2:41
7."Invitation" 3:00
8."For Now" 4:47
9."What She Said" 5:38
10."Real Cool Time"Dave Alexander, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, Iggy Pop4:23
Total length:42:04

Personnel

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  • Glenn Mercer – guitar, vocals
  • Bill Million – guitar, vocals
  • Dave Weckerman – percussion
  • Brenda Sauter – bass, vocals
  • Stan Demeski – drums

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