Released March 01, 1989 Cataract
(1989) Rag & Bone
(1990) Release date 1 March 1989 | Length 38:56 Artist The Walkabouts Label Sub Pop | |
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Producer The Walkabouts, Tony Kroes, Ed Brooks Genres Alternative country, Alternative rock Similar See Beautiful Rattlesna, New West Motel, Setting the Woods on Fire, Trail of Stars, Acetylene | ||
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Cataract is the second album by American alternative country band The Walkabouts released on March 1, 1989 through Sub Pop Records.
Contents
Track listing
All tracks written by The Walkabouts.
- "Whiskey xxx" – 2:56
- "Hell's Soup Kitchen" – 3:24
- "Whereabouts Unknown" – 3:01
- "End-In-Tow" – 3:23
- "Bones of Contention" – 4:38
- "Home as Found" – 2:38
- "Smokestack" – 3:04
- "The Wicked Skipper" – 1:38
- "Drille Terriers" – 2:24
- "Specimen Days" – 3:44
- "Long Black Veil" – 5:01
- "Goodbye (to all That)" – 3:05
Personnel
Critical reception
Harold DeMuir wrote for "Trouser Press Record Guide, 4th Ed." that "The full-length 'Cataract' resonates with rueful Americana on such tracks as 'Whiskey XXX', "Hell's Soup Kitchen" and 'Long Black Veil' (not the traditional song), marking The Walkabouts as a distinctive band with loads of potential.".
In The Walkabouts entry of "The Trouser Press Guide to 90's Rock: The All-New Fifth Edition of The Trouser Press Record Guide" Scott Schinder wrote "Cataract and the six-song Rag & Bone (combined as Rag & Bone Plus Cataract, a single CD bearing the EP's original artwork) are more distinctive, mining a richly shadowy strain of Americana.".
In a review for the Backlash magazine Ransom Edison wrote "... Compared to The Walkabouts' debut album, last year's 'See Beautiful Rattlesnake Gardens,' 'Cataract' is a more refined and consistent effort, pushing the folk influence even further yet exploring a greater variety of musical approaches. ...".
Songs
1Whiskey XXX2:56
2Hell's Soup Kitchen3:25
3Whereabouts Unknown3:01