The Brooklyn Side
Album by The Bottle Rockets
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The Brooklyn Side is the second studio album by St. Louis, Missouri-based roots rock band the Bottle Rockets. It was released on East Side Digital in 1994, and was produced by Eric Ambel. It soon received many favorable reviews from critics, which prompted Atlantic Records to sign the band to their roster, after which they reissued the album in 1995.[1][2]
| The Brooklyn Side | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Roots rock | |||
| Length | 51:59 | |||
| Label | East Side Digital TAG Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Eric Ambel | |||
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Austin Chronicle |  [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[5] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [6] |
| Q | [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
| The Village Voice | A−[10] |
The Brooklyn Side placed at number 35 on The Village Voice's year-end Pazz & Jop critics' poll.[11]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Welfare Music" | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Gravity Fails" | 3:21 |
| 3. | "I'll Be Comin' Around" | 2:43 |
| 4. | "Radar Gun" | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Sunday Sports" | 4:59 |
| 6. | "Pot of Gold" | 3:28 |
| 7. | "1000 Dollar Car" | 4:46 |
| 8. | "Idiot's Revenge" | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Young Lovers in Town" | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Take Me to the Bank" | 2:37 |
| 11. | "What More Can I Do?" | 4:23 |
| 12. | "Stuck in a Rut" | 4:45 |
| 13. | "I Wanna Come Home" | 3:12 |
| 14. | "Queen of the World" | 3:54 |
| Total length: | 51:59 | |
2013 reissue with Bottle Rockets
| Bottle Rockets/The Brooklyn Side | |
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| Compilation album by The Bottle Rockets | |
| Released | November 19, 2013 |
| Genre | Roots rock |
| Length | 2:25:34 |
| Label | Bloodshot |
On November 19, 2013, Bloodshot Records reissued a remastered version of both The Brooklyn Side and the band's previous album, 1993's Bottle Rockets. This reissue also included live and demo versions of some of the albums' songs.[12]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 89/100[12] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [13] |
| American Songwriter | [14] |
| Blurt | [15] |
| Chicago Tribune | [16] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[17] |
| The Guardian | [18] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[19] |
| Uncut | 9/10[20] |
