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Golden Smog Weird Tales Release Date: 1998 10 13 Running Time: 54:48 Label: Rykodisc Weird Tales, the second album from alt-country supergroup Golden Smog, while in theory a collective banging of the guitars, basses, and drums of its principal players, is actually a series of solo tunes by those artists fleshed out by a backing band consisting of like-minded, and extremely capable, performers. That doesn't make it any less a fine- or well-intentioned album, it's just not the one-for-all, all-for-one group project that it's built up to be. Think of it as the White Album process: everyone (including members of Run Westy Run, the Jayhawks, Soul Asylum, Big Star, and Wilco) gets a chance to toss a tune or two into the consolidated song bin and let the gang go at it. And as expected, the best songwriters here (Gary Louris of the Jayhawks and Wilco's Jeff Tweedy) contribute Weird Tales' most solid tracks. A pet project aimed more toward fans of the genre than the casual listener, Golden Smog nonetheless deliver the goods with a good deal of twangy heart and soul. Michael Gallucci, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 To Call My Own Murphy 3:31 2 Looking Forward to Seeing You Johnson 2:47 3 Until You Came Along Louris 4:59 4 Lost Love Tweedy 3:00 5 If I Only Had a Car Louris, Johnson 4:03 6 Jane Perlman, Louris 4:29 7 Keys Louris, Johnson 3:28 8 I Can't Keep from Talking Tweedy 3:50 9 Reflections on Me Murphy 2:52 10 Making Waves Johnson 4:01 11 White Shell Road Louris 4:14 12 Please Tell My Brother Tweedy 2:10 13 Fear of Falling Stephens, Tweedy, Louris 3:31 14 All the Same to Me Tweedy, Sparks 3:05 15 Jennifer Save Me Louris, Johnson 4:48 Releases: Year Type Label 1998 CD Rykodisc 1998 CD Ryko

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