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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.

  1. "Whiskey xxx" – 2:56
  2. "Hell's Soup Kitchen" – 3:24
  3. "Whereabouts Unknown" – 3:01
  4. "End-In-Tow" – 3:23
  5. "Bones of Contention" – 4:38
  6. "Home as Found" – 2:38
  7. "Smokestack" – 3:04
  8. "The Wicked Skipper" – 1:38
  9. "Drille Terriers" – 2:24
  10. "Specimen Days" – 3:44
  11. "Long Black Veil" – 5:01
  12. "Goodbye (to all That)" – 3:05

Personnel

  • Michael Wells – bass, harmonica
  • Carla Torgerson – vocals, guitar, keyboard, cello, percussion
  • Grant Eckman – drums, percussion
  • Chris Eckman – vocals, guitars, mountain dulcimer, tapes
    • Additional musicians
  • Jonathan Siegel – violin on "Whereabouts Unknown"
  • Terry Lee Hale – slide guitar on "Home as Found"
  • Carl Miller – trombone on "Smokestack"
  • Liv Torgerson – backup vocals on "Drille Terriers"
    • Technical personnel
  • Ed Brooks – production, engineering
  • Tony Kroes – production, engineering
  • The Walkabouts – production
    • Additional personnel
  • William Forsythe – cover photo "Eddy and Dashdown", September 23, 1933
  • Ben Thompson – cover design

    • 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

    References

    Cataract (Walkabouts album) Wikipedia
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