Critical reception
Some Stupid with a Flare Gun received mainly positive reviews from critics, one of whom (Robert Christgau), after giving the album an A–, later ranked it #40 on his 2000 end-of-the-year Dean's List for the Pazz & Jop.[10] Another favorable review was written by Fred Mills, who wrote that Chuck Cleaver, the band's lead singer and songwriter, "gives equal weight to life’s little joys and disappointments, employing nuance and economy to great effect." He also praised what he called the band's "unerring sense of melody," calling them "as accessible as they come".[11] David Starkey of PopMatters gave the album an 8 out of 10 rating, calling it "solid" and noting that Cleaver mostly "focuses on the lives of the down-and-out" on its songs.[7]
Track listing
- Pretty As You Please – 4:29
- Astronaut – 4:23
- Fighter Pilot – 3:12
- Love Tractor – 3:36
- Your Amazing Life – 2:56
- Sidewinder – 4:39
- Swallow You Down – 3:55
- X-tra Nipple – 3:53
- Magnus – 4:16
- Casper's Coming Home – 3:35
- Kitten – 5:06
- Between The Trees – 6:06
Personnel
- Chuck Cleaver – vocals
- Bill Alletzhauser – guitar
- Dale Davis – mastering
References
- ↑ DeRogatis, Jim (12 January 2001). "Still kicking butt". Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ↑ Myers, Mitch (23 June 2000). "Leave It To Cleaver". MTV News. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ Knippenberg, Jim (12 March 2001). "Hard-working musicians humbled, honored by local recognition". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ Rabid, Jack. "Some Stupid with a Flare Gun Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ Steininger, Alex (June 2000). "Ass Ponys: Some Stupid With A Flare Gun". In Music We Trust. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- ↑ Harris, Keith (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Fireside Books. p. 26.
- 1 2 Starkey, David. "Ass Ponys: Some Stupid with a Flare Gun". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (June 2000). "Reviews". Spin. 16 (6): 153–4.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (2 May 2000). "Alt Lives!!". Village Voice. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (1 February 2001). "Pazz & Jop 2000: Dean's List". Village Voice. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ↑ Mills, Fred (July–August 2000). "Some Stupid With A Flare Gun Review". No Depression. Retrieved 16 October 2014.