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Small Minds

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Released
  
1995

Artist
  
Austin Lounge Lizards

Producer
  
Conrad Deisler

Length
  
40:27

Release date
  
1995

Label
  
Watermelon Records

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Genres
  
Bluegrass, Satire, Progressive bluegrass

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Small Minds is a studio album by Austin-based bluegrass band Austin Lounge Lizards. It continues the Lizards' tradition of social and political satire.

Contents

The opening track is a "drunk, horn-seasoned version of Emily Kaitz's Kerrville fave 'Shallow End of the Gene Pool.'"

"Gingrich the Newt" postulates politician Newt Gingrich has given "the humble newt species a bad name) to the intelligentsia of the art world." The song begins, "We'd like to set the record straight by singing of the newt." It then implies politician Newt Gingrich has none of these values. Instead, "Gingrich the Newt is puffed up like a toad / So full of himself that he's bound to explode."

Personnel

  • Richard Bowden: fiddle, trumpet, Perot, livestock, violin vocals
  • Hank Card: rhythm guitar, vocals
  • Conrad Deisler: acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, Blevins, livestock, vocals
  • Tom Pittman: steel guitar, banjo
  • Kirk Williams: bass, livestock, vocals

    • Additional Personnel

  • Ray Benson: vocals, lead Blevins (on 3)
  • John Mills: tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Paul Pearcy: drums, percussion, marching snare, bongos
  • Boo Resnick: vocals, Blevins (on 3)

    • Songs

    1Shallow End of the Gene Pool4:43
    2Half a Man3:03
    3Old Blevins4:47

    References

    Small Minds Wikipedia
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