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The Burdens of Being Upright
(CD, 2005)
Primary Artist: Tracy Bonham
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Format: CD
May 2005
Record Label: Island Records (USA)
Recording Type: Studio
UPC: 731452418722 |
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Details
Track Listing
1. Mother Mother
2. Navy Bean
3. Tell It to the Sky
4. Kisses
5. Brain Crack
6. One, The
7. One Hit Wonder
8. Sharks Can't Sleep
9. Bulldog
10. Every Breath
11. 30 Seconds
12. Real, The
| Details | | Producer: | Paul Kolderie, Sean Slade | | Distributor: | Fontana Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Tracy Bonham (vocals, guitar, violin); Ed Ackerson (guitar); Sean Slade (organ); Drew Parsons (bass); Eric Paull, Josh Freese, Fred Eltringham (drums).
THE BURDENS OF BEING UPRIGHT was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance. "Mother Mother" was nominated for a 1997 Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.
Perhaps "Jaded Little Pill" might have been a more appropriate title for this classically-trained Bostonian, who seems set to step from indie-celebrity status to mega-stardom. Bonham possesses the same angry energy that helped propel Alanis Morissette, in more concentrated form. Her acidic lyrical stylings, combined with raw, bubble-fuzz melodies, are liable to scorch you if not handled with care. Song craftsmanship is particularly evident in the angry, anthemic rock chorus of "Mother Mother" and the grinding Pixies-ish tones of "Sharks Can't Sleep" (complete with Kim Deal-esque wailing). Acrid as this major-label debut is (observe Bonham's diatribe against the music industry in "One Hit Wonder"), one can only imagine how much more toxic this pop-punkstress is capable of becoming.
Industry Reviews
Ranked #8 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the `Top 10 Albums And Singles Of 1996.'
...she's...a whiz at making the music's sound match its lyric intent....An album as smart as it is tuneful...
Musician (05/01/1996)
3 Stars - Good - ...kooky rockin' dame theatrics of the Alanis Morissette variety smeared with liberal helpings of Nirvana's sense of vaguely defined loathing...
Q (07/01/1996)
7 (out of 10) - ...a fine concoction of addictive...melodies, intriguing basslines....it's a relief to note that `women in rock' have finally realised that the rock in question has nothing to do with hippy skirts and acoustic strumming...
NME (07/06/1996)
...Comparisons to recent been-around-the-block chick forebears...are sure to abound, but the edgy incisiveness here is eclipsed by Bonham's pop sparkle... - Rating: A
Entertainment Weekly (03/15/1996)
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