Bareback Ride
1993 studio album by Walt Mink
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Bareback Ride is the second album by the American alternative rock band Walt Mink, released in 1993.[2][5] Sales and acclaim for the album fell short of the band's first album, Miss Happiness, which was released the previous year.
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| Released | June 1, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, math rock, psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 30:43 | |||
| Label | Caroline Records (US release)[1] Quigley Records (UK release) | |||
| Producer | Walt Mink[2] | |||
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[4] |
Bareback Ride was the last album with the original band lineup of John Kimbrough, Candice Belanoff and Joey Waronker.[6]
Critical reception
Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Astonishingly derivative of ’60s Brit-pop (the Kinks at their most cloying) and ’70s prog-rock (don’t ask), Walt Mink can’t be serious, and that’s the trio’s appeal."[4] The Washington Post wrote that "these 10 songs are pithy -- there's not a 10-minute drum solo to be found -- and [John] Kimbrough's wispy voice recalls the feyness of neo-psychedelic pop bands like the Three O'Clock."[1] Billboard praised the band's "keen sense of melody and dynamic instrumental punch."[7] Trouser Press thought that "Kimbrough weaves a simple, busy web of guitar, roaring just as loudly but concentrating his efforts into metallic vignettes rather than functionally stable textures."[6]
Track listing
All songs written by John Kimbrough.
- "Subway" – 2:18
- "Shine" – 4:06
- "Zero Day" – 1:58
- "Disappear" – 2:48
- "Sunnymede" – 3:49
- "Frail" – 3:41
- "Turn" – 2:30
- "Fragile" – 3:02
- "What a Day" – 2:59
- "Tree in Orange" – 3:31
Personnel
- John Kimbrough – guitar, vocals
- Candice Belanoff – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Joey Waronker – drums, percussion
- That Dog – additional voices & strings
- Stuart Wylen – flute notes
- Brian Foxworthy – engineer
- Mike Augustinelli – assistant engineer
- Ezra Gold – engineer on "Sunnymede"
- John Agnello – mix