Blues and Boogie Shoes
Blues and Boogie Shoes | |
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Studio album by Keene Brothers | |
Released | 2006 |
Genre | Alternative rock, indie, lo-fi |
Label | Fading Captain[1] |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Kansas City Star | [3] |
Pitchfork | 6.3/10[4] |
Stylus Magazine | B−[1] |
Blues and Boogie Shoes is an album by the Keene Brothers, a band formed by Robert Pollard and Tommy Keene.[5][6] It was released in 2006.[7][8]
Production
Robert Pollard wrote the lyrics to the album's songs, while Keene was responsible for the instrumentation.[9]
Critical reception
The Denver Post wrote that "the production is tight and bright, showing Keene’s mastery of power pop and thick, creamy guitar riffs."[10] The Washington Post deemed the album "typically opaque Pollardian lyrics set atop typically power pop-ish Keene melodies."[11] The Toronto Star praised "Death of the Party", writing that "guitars ring, vocals soar and discerning listeners—especially fans of early REM—should rejoice."[12]
AllMusic thought that "Blues and Boogie Shoes is the best kind of collaboration, one that shows both artists at their advantage."[2]
Track listing
All songs written by Tommy Keene & Robert Pollard.
Side A
- "Evil Vs. Evil"
- "Death of the Party"
- "Beauty of the Draft"
- "Where Others Fail"
- "Island of Lost Lucies"
- "Lost Upon Us"
Side B
- "Heaven's Gate"
- "The Naked Wall"
- "The Camouflaged Friend"
- "Must Engage"
- "This Time Do You Feel It?"
- "Blue Shadow"
Personnel
- Robert Pollard – lead vocals
- Tommy Keene – guitar, keyboards
- R. Walt Vincent – backing vocals
- Tommy Keene – backing vocals
- John Richardson – drums on tracks: A4, B2, B4–B6
- Jon Wurster – drums on tracks: A1, A3, B1
References
- ^ a b "The Takeovers / Psycho and the Birds / Keene Brothers - Turn to Red / All That Is Holy / Blues and Boogie Shoes - Review - Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com.
- ^ a b "Blues and Boogie Shoes - Keene Brothers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Wilson, Steve (July 20, 2006). "Discussions". The Kansas City Star. Photo. p. 18.
- ^ "Keene Brothers / Psycho and the Birds / The Takeovers: Blues and Boogie Shoes / All That Is Holy / Turn to Red". Pitchfork. 23 May 2006.
- ^ "Keene Brothers - Blues and Boogie Shoes (Fading Captain Series)". The Big Takeover.
- ^ "D.C.-Born Power-Pop Legend Tommy Keene Dies". Washington City Paper. November 25, 2017.
- ^ "Keene Brothers Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
- ^ Woodworth, Marc (October 2, 2006). Guided By Voices' Bee Thousand. A&C Black. ISBN 9780826417480 – via Google Books.
- ^ Mehr, Bob (June 15, 2006). "The Lifer". Chicago Reader.
- ^ "CD reviews, 5/30". The Denver Post. May 29, 2006.
- ^ Harrington, Richard (16 June 2006). "Keene: Out of the Ether but Still on the Edge". The Washington Post. p. WW10.
- ^ Sakamoto, John (17 June 2006). "THE ANTI-HIT LIST". Toronto Star. p. H6.
- v
- t
- e
- Robert Pollard
- Doug Gillard
- Mark Shue
- Bobby Bare Jr.
- Kevin March
- Tobin Sprout
- Mitch Mitchell
- Greg Demos
- Kevin Fennell
- Jim Macpherson
- James Greer
- Devil Between My Toes (1987)
- Sandbox (1987)
- Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia (1989)
- Same Place the Fly Got Smashed (1990)
- Propeller (1992)
- Vampire on Titus (1993)
- Bee Thousand (1994)
- Alien Lanes (1995)
- Under the Bushes Under the Stars (1996)
- Tonics & Twisted Chasers (1996)
- Mag Earwhig! (1997)
- Do the Collapse (1999)
- Isolation Drills (2001)
- Universal Truths and Cycles (2002)
- Earthquake Glue (2003)
- Half Smiles of the Decomposed (2004)
- Let's Go Eat the Factory (2012)
- Class Clown Spots a UFO (2012)
- The Bears for Lunch (2012)
- English Little League (2013)
- Motivational Jumpsuit (2014)
- Cool Planet (2014)
- Please Be Honest (2016)
- August by Cake (2017)
- How Do You Spell Heaven (2017)
- Space Gun (2018)
- Zeppelin Over China (2019)
- Warp and Woof (2019)
- Sweating the Plague (2019)
- Surrender Your Poppy Field (2020)
- Mirrored Aztec (2020)
- Styles We Paid For (2020)
- Earth Man Blues (2021)
- It's Not Them. It Couldn't Be Them. It Is Them! (2021)
- Crystal Nuns Cathedral (2022)
- Tremblers and Goggles by Rank (2022)
- La La Land (2023)
- Welshpool Frillies (2023)
- Nowhere to Go but Up (2023)
- Strut of Kings (2024)
- Forever Since Breakfast (1986)
- The Grand Hour (1993)
- Static Airplane Jive (1993)
- Get Out of My Stations (1994)
- Fast Japanese Spin Cycle (1994)
- Clown Prince of the Menthol Trailer (1994)
- I Am a Scientist (1994)
- Tigerbomb (1995)
- Sunfish Holy Breakfast (1996)
- Plantations of Pale Pink (1996)
- Wish in One Hand… (1997)
- Plugs for the Program (1999)
- Hold on Hope (2000)
- Dayton, Ohio–19 Something and 5 (2000)
- Daredevil Stamp Collector (2001)
- The Pipe Dreams of Instant Prince Whippet (2002)
- Down by the Racetrack (2013)
- Wine Cork Stonehenge (2018)
- 100 Dougs (2018)
- 1901 Acid Rock (2019)
- Umlaut Over the Ozone (2019)
- Live from Austin, TX (2007)
- The Best of Guided by Voices: Human Amusements at Hourly Rates (2003)
- Crickets: Best of the Fading Captain Series 1999–2007 (2007)
- Scalping the Guru (2022)
- Box (1995)
- Suitcase: Failed Experiments and Trashed Aircraft (2000)
- Hardcore UFOs: Revelations, Epiphanies and Fast Food in the Western Hemisphere (2003)
- Suitcase 2: American Superdream Wow (2005)
- Suitcase 3: Up We Go Now (2009)
- Suitcase 4: Captain Kangaroo Won the War (2015)
solo albums
- Not in My Airforce (1996)
- Waved Out (1998)
- Kid Marine (1999)
- Motel of Fools (2003)
- Fiction Man (2004)
- Relaxation of the Asshole (2005)
- From a Compound Eye (2006)
- Normal Happiness (2006)
- Silverfish Trivia (2007)
- Standard Gargoyle Decisions (2007)
- Coast to Coast Carpet of Love (2007)
- Superman Was a Rocker (2008)
- Weatherman and Skin Goddess (2008)
- Robert Pollard Is Off to Business (2008)
- The Crawling Distance (2009)
- Elephant Jokes (2009)
- We All Got Out of the Army (2010)
- Moses on a Snail (2010)
- Space City Kicks (2011)
- Lord of the Birdcage (2011)
- Mouseman Cloud (2012)
- Jack Sells the Cow (2012)
- Honey Locust Honky Tonk (2013)
- Blazing Gentlemen (2013)
- Faulty Superheroes (2015)
- Of Course You Are (2016)
- Carnival Boy (1996)
- Moonflower Plastic (1997)
- Let's Welcome the Circus People (1999)
- Lost Planets & Phantom Voices (2003)
- The Bluebirds of Happiness Tried to Land on My Shoulder (2010)
- The Universe & Me (2017)
- Tower in the Fountain of Sparks (2001)
- Life Starts Here (2002)
- Brown Submarine (2008)
- The Planets are Blasted (2009)
- Zero to 99 (2009)
- Our Cubehouse Still Rocks (2010)
- Let It Beard (2011)
Doug Gillard albums
- Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department (1999)
- Mist King Urth (2003)
- Waving at the Astronauts (2011)
- In Shop We Build Electric Chairs: Professional Music by Nightwalker 1984–1993 (1999)
- Big Trouble (2000)
- Choreographed Man of War (2001)
- Calling Zero (2002)
- Blues and Boogie Shoes (2006)
- Ringworm Interiors (2001)
- The Harold Pig Memorial (2002)
- Pinball Mars (2004)
- Five (2005)
- Sgt. Disco (2007)
- Ataxia (2008)
- Gringo (2009)
- Mother Skinny (2010)
- Capsized! (2011)
- When Machines Attack (2013)
- My Mind Has Seen the White Trick (2013)
- Escape (2014)
- Stomping Grounds (2015)
- Laughs Last (2017)