Wide-Eyed and Ignorant
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| Wide-Eyed and Ignorant | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Indie | |||
| Label | MCA, Radioactive, Setanta/Parlophone | |||
| Producer | Edwyn Collins, Phil Thornalley, Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley | |||
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Wide-Eyed and Ignorant is the fourth album by the Irish rock band A House, released in 1994.[1][2] It contains the single "Here Come the Good Times", which was A House's only entry in the UK top 40, peaking at number 37.[3] "Everything I Am" includes a spoken word section.[4]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[6] |
Entertainment Weekly determined that "the catchiest choruses on the fourth album by these brassy Irish folk-popsters raise gooseflesh the way the Pogues and Violent Femmes could in their prime."[6] The Guardian opined that the band's "gift for strong melodies and playful lyrics ... is constantly undermined by tuneless vocals."[7] The Hamilton Spectator wrote: "A bright mixture of folk-based pop and rolling rhythms, spiced with Dave Couse's sardonic vocals, A House always provides an interesting twist on human yearning."[8]
