Suburban Lawns (album)

Suburban Lawns
Studio album by Suburban Lawns
Released 1980 (1980)
Genre
Length 28:29
Label I.R.S. Records

Suburban Lawns is the sole studio album by American band Suburban Lawns, released in 1980 by I.R.S. Records.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flying Saucer Safari"  
  • Richard Whitney
  • William Ranson
  • John McBurney
2:12
2."Pioneers"  
  • Whitney
  • Sue McLane
  • McBurney
2:05
3."Not Allowed"  
  • McLane
  • Ranson
2:16
4."Gossip"  
  • McLane
2:29
5."Intellectual Rock"  
  • McBurney
2:05
6."Protection"  
  • Ranson
1:54
7."Anything"  
  • McLane
1:38
8."Janitor"  
  • Whitney
  • McLane
  • Ranson
  • McBurney
2:30
9."Computer Date"  
  • Whitney
  • Ranson
1:06
10."Mom and Dad and God"  
  • Whitney
  • Charles Rodriguez
1:56
11."Unable"  
  • McLane
  • Ranson
1:31
12."When in the World"  
  • Ranson
2:48
13."Green Eyes"  
  • McLane
2:53
14."Jam the Controls"  
  • Whitney
1:06

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Big Takeoverfavourable[2]
Louder Than Warfavourable[3]
Trouser Pressnegative[4]

AllMusic called it "an off-kilter triumph".[1] Trouser Press called it "highly ordinary" and "a sub-Devo mesh of hiccupping vocals, angular tunes with tiresome stop-start rhythms and a high, weedy guitar/organ sound".[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Deming, Mark. "Suburban Lawns – Suburban Lawns | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ Foster, Chuck (September 22, 2015). "The Big Takeover: Suburban Lawns – Suburban Lawns (Futurismo)". The Big Takeover. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ Canty, Ian (November 12, 2015). "Suburban Lawns: Suburban Lawns – Album Review – Louder Than War | Louder Than War". Louder Than War. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Fricke, David; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Suburban Lawns". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 12, 2016.


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