Track Listing
1. Hello City
2. Enid
3. Grade 9
4. Brian Wilson
5. Be My Yoko Ono
6. Wrap Your Arms Around Me
7. What a Good Boy
8. King of Bedside Manner
9. Box Set
10. I Love You
11. New Kid (On the Block)
12. Blame It on Me
13. Flag, The
14. If I Had $1,000,000
15. Crazy
| Details | | Producer: | Michael Philip Wojewoda | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Barenaked Ladies: Ed Robertson (vocals, guitar, banjo); Steven Page (vocals, guitar); Jim Creeggan (vocals, acoustic bass); Tyler Stewart (vocals, drums); Andy Creeggan (vocals, congas).
Released at the height of the grunge era, this Canadian group's debut was unlike any other album issued in 1992. While the Barenaked Ladies' cheerful pop tends to focus on exhuberant melody, they rock harder than you would expect for a band whose sound relies so heavily of intricate vocal interplay, snapping acoustic bass and fluid acoustic piano work. Though the band has since released several very successful albums, GORDON remains the definitive Barenaked Ladies disc.
Many of their best-known songs are here: including "Be My Yoko Ono," a good natured tribute to John Lennon's often misunderstood wife, a poignant reflection on the mental illness of the Beach Boy legend called "Brian Wilson" and "If I Had A Million dollars," a fun-filled song that still inspires fans to hurl macaroni and cheese at the band every time the song is performed in concert. Although the Ladies have since tried to tone down the humorous content of their music, the band has yet to surpass GORDON's perfect blend of first-class musicianship, excellent songwriting and limitless wit and charm.
Editorial Reviews
..packed with peppy pop tunes that your standard Brit-o-phile is gonna dig..
Reflex (12/15/1992)
3 Stars - Good - ..[Barenaked Ladies have] a precocious familiarity with sundry pop styles, a reliable ear for a hook and an enviable grasp of harmony..
Q (11/01/1992)
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