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by BoDeans

Overview

The BoDeans toured as opening act to U2 while promoting their second album, Outside Looking In, and you could tell they had stuck around to listen to the headliners on their third album, Home, which contained at least four songs with guitar work that seemed to have been copied from the fingers of U2's The Edge. Elsewhere, the BoDeans seemed to be seeking to escape their "roots rock" tag by turning out one genre exercise after another -- country & western on "Beaujolais," '60s Motown R&B on "When The Love Is Good," '50s rock & roll on "Good Work" and "Sylvia." The only times when the band sounded like itself were when Sammy Llanas got to do one of his story songs, such as "No One" or "Far Far Away From My Heart." But those sounded more like Llanas solo efforts than group works. You had to admit that things had changed for this band over three albums: initially, they sounded so style-bound that you wondered if any growth was possible, but with this album they were charging off in half a dozen directions at once. Whether that indicated transition or just confusion remained to be seen. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	06/19/1989
Label:	Reprise / Slash Records
UPC:	0075992587624
Rank:	119752

Tracks

1. When the Love Is Good (I Mean Good)
2. Beautiful Rain
3. Fire in the Hole
4. Good Work
5. No One
6. You Don't Get Much
7. Hand in Hand
8. Worlds Away
9. Far Far Away from My Heart
10. Brand New
11. Red River
12. Beaujolais
13. Sylvia
14. I'll Be There (Voodoo)
15. Tied Down and Chained

Album Credits

Performance Credits

BoDeans   Primary Artist
Marshall Crenshaw   Guest Artist,Vocals
Bob Griffin   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Susan Julian   Organ,Piano,Strings,Orchestra
Kenny Aronoff   Drums,Rhythm,Vocals,Percussion
Guy Hoffman   Drums
Derek Nakamoto   Cello,Strings
Jerry Harrison   Keyboards
Jim Scott   Noise
Michael Ramos   Organ,Piano,Strings,Clavinet,Accordion,Keyboards,Organ (Hammond),Piano (Electric)
Kurt Neumann   Bells,Cello,Guitar,Vocals,Chainsaw,Omnichord,Percussion,Tambourine,Sound Effects,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Rick Jagger   Drums
Kenny Arnoff   Drums,Percussion
Sam Llanas   Vocals,Harmonica,Sound Effects,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Rick Jaeger   Drums
Bo Conlon   Drums
Bobbyzio Moore   Saxophone

Technical Credits

Timothy Powell   Engineer
Traditional   Composer
BoDeans   Composer,Performer
Joel Carey   Musician
Brian Poer   Engineer
Kim Champagne   Art Direction
Mark McCraw   Engineer,Recording
Joe Shay   Engineer
Dan O'Brien   Engineer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Pat McDougal   Mixing,Engineer
Jerry Harrison   Producer
Ross Donaldson   Engineer
Jim Scott   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Recording,Photography
Kathy Yore   Setup,Musician
He & He   Producer
Timothy R. Powell   Engineer
Kurt Neumann   Composer,Musician
Liz Sroka   Setup,Musician
Jim Rondinelli   Engineer
Tammy McGinley   Photography
Chris Puram   Setup,Musician
Mike Russ   Photography
James Scott   Engineer,Producer
Rowan Moore   Musician,Lettering,Typography
Sam Llanas   Composer,Musician
Gregg Barrett   Engineer
Pat Macdougall   Engineer
Mark Hartzell   Engineer
Danny Montana   Feedback,Musician