The Taller You Are, the Shorter You Get
1989 studio album by My Dad Is Dead
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The Taller You Are, the Shorter You Get is an album by the American post-punk band My Dad Is Dead, released in 1989 through Homestead Records.[2][3][4]
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| Released | July 24, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988–1989 | |||
| Studio | The Beat Farm (Cleveland, Ohio) | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 82:58 (LP) 72:04 (CD) | |||
| Label | Homestead | |||
| Producer | Chris Burgess | |||
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Production
Aside from some bass and accordion, Mark Edwards played all of the instruments on the album.[5]
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote: "Edwards veers relatively close to the musical mainstream ... with considerable success. His lyrics, meanwhile, have grown less morose and more philosophical, and he sings them with new-found expressiveness."[6] Tiny Mix Tapes wrote that the album "covers everything from pretty, jangly guitar instrumentals to Joy Division- and Devo-referencing New Wave numbers."[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "For Lack of a Better Word" | Mark Edwards | 5:10 |
| 2. | "The Big Picture" | Jeff Curtis/Mark Edwards | 6:24 |
| 3. | "Seven Years" | Mark Edwards | 5:10 |
| 4. | "Too Far Gone" | Mark Edwards | 4:29 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Planes Crashing" | Mark Edwards | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Boundaries" | Mark Edwards | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Can't Get Started" | Mark Edwards | 5:26 |
| 4. | "The Only One" | Mark Edwards | 4:54 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "World on a String (CD edition cuts lengthy instrumental intro)" | Mark Edwards | 5:27 |
| 2. | "Meep – Meep (Absent on CD edition)" | Jeff Curtis/Mark Edwards | 5:25 |
| 3. | "What Can I Do" | Jeff Curtis/Mark Edwards | 6:26 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Whirlpool" | Jeff Curtis/Mark Edwards | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Nothing Special" | Mark Edwards | 4:49 |
| 3. | "A Man Possessed" | Mark Edwards | 5:11 |
| 4. | "Sweet Company" (Absent on CD edition) | Jeff Curtis/Mark Edwards | 5:29 |
| 5. | "So Much to Lose" | Jeff Curtis/Mark Edwards | 5:33 |
Personnel
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