Mud, Lies & Shame

Released1988

Mud, Lies & Shame

Studio album by

Wild Seeds

Released

1988

Rock, pop

Wild Seeds chronology

Brave, Clean + Reverent
(1986)

Mud, Lies & Shame
(1988)

I'm Sorry, I Can't Rock You All Night Long: 1984–1989
(2001)

Mud, Lies & Shame is the second album by the American band Wild Seeds, released in 1988.^[1]^[2] The first single was "I'm Sorry, I Can't Rock You All Night Long".^[3] The band supported the album with a North American tour.^[4]

The album was produced by Howard Benson, who helped Wild Seeds capture a radio-friendly sound.^[5]^[6] The band added singer Kris McKay prior to the recording sessions; she took the lead vocal on "All This Time".^[7] Most of the songs were written by Michael Hall, who considered the album to be pop music; former guitarist Bo Solomon wrote "Virginia".^[8]^[9]^[10] "Debi Came Back" is about a man who fantasizes about the return of a high school flame.^[11] "I'm Sorry, I Can't Rock You All Night Long" notes that romantic and sexual relationships often don't compare to descriptions in rock lyrics.^[12] "I Have Died a Thousand Times for True Love" employs a Bo Diddley beat.^[13] "You Will Be Married to a Jealous Man" is a duet between Hall and McKay.^[14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[15]
Robert Christgau	B^[16]
Omaha World-Herald	^[17]
Rolling Stone	^[14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Debi Came Back"
2.	"I'm Sorry, I Can't Rock You All Night Long"
3.	"You Will Be Married to a Jealous Man"
4.	"I Have Died a Thousand Times for True Love"
5.	"Long Train Gone"
6.	"Like a Fall"
7.	"Jack's Walking with the King"
8.	"Ramblin'"
9.	"If I Were a Storm"
10.	"Virginia"
11.	"All This Time"

References

↑ Levy, Joe (April 26, 1988). "Love the Night Away". The Village Voice. Vol. 33, no. 17. p. 82.
↑ Simels, Steve (May 1988). "Best Recordings of the Month". Stereo Review. Vol. 53, no. 5. p. 97.
↑ MacCambridge, Michael (March 14, 1988). "The beat goes on". Austin American-Statesman. p. B7.
↑ Duffy, Thom (February 21, 1988). "Best Patrol Bets". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 20.
↑ Miller, Michael L. (February 19, 1988). "Sound Advice". The Columbia Record. p. 8B.
↑ Wynn, Ron (February 13, 1988). "Wild Seeds play small, think big". The Commercial Appeal. p. C4.
1 2 Jenkins, Mark (March 9, 1988). "The New Old-Time Rock 'n' Roll". The Washington Post. p. B7.
1 2 Okamoto, David (February 21, 1988). "Fertile ideas sprout from Wild Seeds". St. Petersburg Times. p. 2F.
↑ Burrus, James (February 16, 1988). "Wild Seeds' latest album lacks a hard-edged sound". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 10.
↑ Ward, Ed (2011). Powell, Austin; Freeman, Doug (eds.). The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology. University of Texas Press. p. 76.
1 2 MacInnis, Craig (March 25, 1988). "Ex-critic puts money where his mouth is". Toronto Star. p. E9.
↑ Sullivan, Jim (May 12, 1988). "Wild Seeds Mud, Lies & Shame". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 6.
↑ Toombs, Mikel (June 10, 1988). "Wild Seeds will bloom here again". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. D1.
1 2 3 Guterman, Jimmy (April 21, 1988). "Records". Rolling Stone. No. 524. p. 113.
1 2 "Mud, Lies & Shame Review by John Dougan". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
↑ "Wild Seeds". Robert Christgau. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
↑ Healy, James (March 20, 1988). "Austin's Wild Seeds 'Not Average Band'". Entertainment. Omaha World-Herald. p. 15.
↑ Milward, John (March 18, 1988). "Precision Band". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 28.
↑ Mackie, John (June 17, 1988). "Wild Seeds sprout fresh approach". The Vancouver Sun. p. E3.
↑ Schoemer, Karen. "Wild Seeds". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

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