Billy's Live Bait
1990 studio album by Gear Daddies
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Billy's Live Bait is the second album by Austin, Minnesota band the Gear Daddies, released in 1990.[2] It was their first release for a major label.[3]
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Genres | Rock, country rock | |||
| Length | 35:54 | |||
| Label | Polygram[1] | |||
| Producers | Tom Herbers, Gear Daddies[1] | |||
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"(I Wanna Drive the) Zamboni" is often played at hockey rinks.[4]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[6] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [1] |
The Chicago Reader called it "terrific," writing that, compared to the debut, "the record is less naive, has more shape, and rocks out more confidently."[7] The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Though often as dark and unsettling as Al, Billy is more outward-looking, less concerned with small circles."[8] The Los Angeles Times wrote that "the Gear Daddies' basic, garage-rock style is brightened by a touch of country-music color and twang, but the heart of the quartet's vision is in the passionate, liberating edge of Zellar's songs and in the warm, almost conversational tone of his vocals."[9]
Trouser Press wrote that "the quartet upgrades its sound and rocks more forcefully, with [Martin] Zellar and [Randy] Broughten bouncing guitar rhythms off one another."[10] AllMusic called the album "sometimes poignant and often humorous."[5]
Track listing
- "Stupid Boy"
- "Sonic Boom"
- "Wear Your Crown"
- "Don't Look at Me"
- "Time Heals"
- "Gonna Change"
- "No One's Home"
- "Color of Her Eyes"
- "Goodbye Marie"
- "One Voice"
- "(I Wanna Drive the) Zamboni" (Hidden track)
