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Released | March 4, 2008 | |||
Genre | Alternative | |||
Label | He and He Records[1] | |||
Producer | T-Bone Burnett[2] | |||
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Still is a full-length studio album by the BoDeans, released in 2008.[4][5] It peaked at number 194 on the Billboard 200.[6] It peaked at number 30 on the Top Independent Albums chart.
Reception
[edit]Mark Deming, writing for AllMusic, stated: "The scrappy enthusiasm that fueled the BoDeans' best music has given way to a more measured and mature sound in the 21st century, but Sam Llanas and Kurt Neuman are still capable of rocking a bit when they feel like it (cue up 'Lucille' for a taste), and the emotional ardor that's always made itself known in their songwriting is as clear and present as ever... Still is well worth a listen for BoDeans fans, but it falls a few notches short of what these guys can do when they're hitting their stride."[3] The Austin Chronicle called the album "a dozen inimitable tracks that veer from suburban psychedelia to folk-rock, taking off on 'Pretty Ghost', a swirling, guitar-based meditation on celebrity and fantasy."[2] Paste wrote that the BoDeans "settle into the durable, sometimes predictable bar rock they do best."[7]
Track listing
[edit]All songs by Kurt Neumann and Sam Llanas
- "Pretty Ghost"
- "Round Here Somewhere"
- "Willin'"
- "Lucille"
- "The First Time"
- "Everyday"
- "Waste a Lifetime"
- "Breathe"
- "Wonder Wonder"
- "Hearing"
- "Found Me a Reason"
- "Arms"
Personnel
[edit]- BoDeans
- Kurt Neumann – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, bass, percussion, bongos on "Arms"
- Sam Llanas – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Additional personnel
- Kenny Aronoff - drums, bongos on "Pretty Ghost"
- Noah Levy - drums (tracks #5, #8, #9, #10)
- Jay Bellerose - drums and percussion (tracks #8, #12)
- Bukka Allen - accordion, Hammond B3, harmonium
- Eric Holden - bass
- T Bone Burnett - guitar (track #10)
References
[edit]- ^ Miller, Jay N. "BoDeans one of rock's most enduring gems". Ionia Sentinel - Standard-Ionia, MI.
- ^ a b "BoDeans: Still Album Review". www.austinchronicle.com.
- ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Still - BoDeans". AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ "BoDeans | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Not Fadeaway". Milwaukee Magazine. May 1, 2008.
- ^ "Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard.
- ^ "The BoDeans: Still". pastemagazine.com. June 30, 2008.