Big Plans for Everybody
Big Plans for Everybody | ||||
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Studio album by Let's Active | ||||
Released | 1986 (1986) | |||
Recorded | Drive-In Studio, Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |||
Length | 40:30 | |||
Label | I.R.S. Records | |||
Producer | Mitch Easter | |||
Let's Active chronology | ||||
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Big Plans for Everybody is the second studio album by the American rock band Let's Active, released in 1986 by I.R.S. Records.[1][2] It was produced by band leader Mitch Easter at his own Drive-In Studio, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Critical reception
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Trouser Press | favorable[5] |
The Los Angeles Times determined that the album "combines lush, textured melodies with bright-eyed and bushy-tailed vocals."[6] The Chicago Tribune wrote: "It's pop, it's Southern, it's quirky, it's ringing guitars, it's neo-psychedelic, it's haunting."[7] The New York Times concluded that Easter "breaks the symmetry of ordinary pop tunes into irregular phrases, while his lyrics are quizzical and pessimistic."[8] The Philadelphia Inquirer opined that "Easter's rock-group hobby founders this time around on a series of Beatle salutes and a tedious obsession with '60s rock."[4]
Tracklist
- "In Little Ways" – 3:46
- "Talking to Myself" – 3:30
- "Writing the Book of Last Pages" – 3:56
- "Last Chance Town" – 3:35
- "Won't Go Wrong" – 3:21
- "Badger" – 3:08
- "Fell" – 3:37
- "Still Dark Out" – 5:50
- "Whispered News" – 4:34
- "Reflecting Pool" – 2:26
- "Route 67" – 2:47
References
- ^ DeCurtis, Anthony (May 22, 1986). "Records: Big Plans for Everybody". Rolling Stone. No. 474. p. 82.
- ^ Griffin, John (5 June 1986). "Let's Active – More Plans For Everybody". The Gazette. Montreal. p. D13.
- ^ Woodstra, Chris. "Big Plans for Everybody – Let's Active | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
- ^ a b Tucker, Ken (27 Apr 1986). "Let's Active Big Plans for Everybody". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. K3.
- ^ Phillips, Elizabeth; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Let's Active". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
- ^ Greenstein, Jane (30 Mar 1986). "Activ-ity". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 54.
- ^ Brogan, Daniel (28 Mar 1986). "Let's Active, Big Plans for Everybody". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 62.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (11 Apr 1986). "Pop Album of the Week". The New York Times. p. C25.
External links
- Big Plans for Everybody at Discogs (list of releases)