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Grand Salami Time!

May 05, 2024

Grand Salami Time! is the fourth full-length studio album by American rock supergroup the Baseball Project, released by Omnivore Recordings on June 30, 2023.[5] The album was produced by Mitch Easter, who began working with R.E.M. at the beginning of their careers; the Baseball Project features two of their former members.[6] It also marks their first album under Omnivore, as they had previously been signed to Yep Roc.

Grand Salami Time!
Studio album by
the Baseball Project
ReleasedJune 30, 2023 (2023-06-30)
Recorded2022
StudioFidelitorium Recordings, Kernersville, North Carolina, US
Genre
Length53:47
LabelOmnivore
Producer
The Baseball Project chronology
3rd
(2014) 		Grand Salami Time!
(2023)

I always want to work with Mitch Easter whenever possible. He can work with any style of music, but he’s great with rock and roll and pop music, and that’s one of the things that we like to do as individuals and as a band. And we love Mitch as a person, as a collaborator, as a producer. He’s excellent for all those things, and he’s great to be around. So it’s a no brainer. If Mitch has time and we can coordinate our schedules, then there’s no reason not to work with Mitch.

—Mike Mills on reconnecting with Mitch Easter for Grand Salami Time![3]

I wrote the song “That’s Living” the day after the sad death of José Fernández, who pitched for the Marlins. I just was so emotionally beat up about it when I heard the news about the guy. It could be just a story about a pitcher who died in a boating accident and had a great future. But the point of the song is that we all take chances, that’s what life is all about, and we also tend to want to find some way to say, terribly, well, he had it coming, it couldn’t have happened to me because I don’t do that sort of thing. These are all things I’m putting in a song on a record where we’re cracking jokes about screwballs and curveballs and things like that. Somehow, we have the freedom in this band to do that.

—Steve Wynn on songwriting for this album[4]

Recording and release edit

At the urging of drummer Linda Pitmon, the band recorded this album with Mitch Easter, who had previously produced R.E.M.'s first single and co-produced that band's debut EP, debut full-length, and sophomore full-length.[7] The sessions lasted 10 days and the songs were recorded live-to-tape in Easter's studio.[7] The album was preceded by singles "The Voice of Baseball"[8] and "Journeyman".[5] The band also announced a brief tour of the United States supporting Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit.[8][9] The album is titled after a line that Seattle Mariners announcer Dave Niehaus would say when a grand slam was hit.[10]

Reception edit

In American Songwriter, Lee Zimmerman rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "a joyful and jubilant example of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s power pop".[2] Steven Wine of the Associated Press praised the clever lyrics and writes that "topics are paired with garage rock that gives [guitarist Peter] Buck a chance to serve up some delightful guitar squall".[1] BrooklynVegan's Bill Pearis recommends the album to baseball fans and non-fans alike, noting that the former will get more enjoyment out of the music.[11] Writing it for Glide Magazine, Jim Hynes calls this album "so much fun" and tells listeners that it's "pure joy putting the album on and following the lyrics in the jacket".[12] In The Mercury News, Jim Harrington the band has "passion [that] leads to an abundance of ideas for song topics" and after multiple albums, they are "still going strong, finding plenty of musical inspiration in a seemingly endless supply of decades-old stories and modern-day tales about the game".[13] Mario Naves of The New York Sun favorably compares this to the band's last album, 3rd and calls it "unstoppable".[14] Frank Valish of Under the Radar rated this work a 7 out of 10, writing that the live in-studio recording method "lends a certain energy to the proceedings" and characterizes the album as "a bunch of musical heroes having fun together and celebrating music, each other, and America’s favorite pastime to boot".[15]

Track listing edit

  1. "Grand Salami Time" (Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey) – 3:22
  2. "The Yips" (Steve Wynn)[16] – 3:31
  3. "Screwball" (McCaughey) – 3:44
  4. "Uncle Charlie" (Buck and Wynn)[16] – 3:26
  5. "Journeyman" (Buck and Wynn) – 4:07
  6. "Erasable Man" (McCaughey) – 4:06
  7. "New Oh in Town" (McCaughey) – 2:55
  8. "Disco Demolition" (Wynn) – 3:28
  9. "Stuff" (Mike Mills) – 5:21
  10. "The All or Nothings" (Buck and McCaughey) – 2:57
  11. "That’s Living" (Wynn) – 3:28
  12. "64 and 64" (McCaughey) – 4:39
  13. "Having Fun" (Wynn) – 3:30
  14. "Fantasy Baseball Widow" (Wynn) – 2:20
  15. "The Voice of Baseball" (Buck and McCaughey) – 3:02

Personnel edit

The Baseball Project

Additional personnel

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Wine, Steven (June 28, 2023). "Music Review: A soundtrack for the season from rock band that includes former R.E.M. members". Entertainment. Associated Press. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Zimmerman, Lee (July 3, 2023). "Review: The Baseball Project Takes Its Turn at Bat". Reviews > Album Reviews. American Songwriter. ISSN 0896-8993. OCLC 17342741. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Taylor, Katherine Yeske (July 21, 2023). "Interview: Mike Mills (ex-R.E.M.) Discusses The Baseball Project". Interviews. The Big Take-Over. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  4. ^ Munro, Stuart (August 17, 2023). "Playing ball: Steve Wynn of the Baseball Project steps up to the musical plate". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "New Music From The Baseball Project". R.E.M. May 30, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  6. ^ Friedrich, Adam (August 4, 2023). "R.E.M.'s Mike Mills takes us out to the ball game with The Baseball Project". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Napier, Jeff (August 25, 2023). "Up To Bat: a conversation with The Baseball Project's Scott McCaughey". Featured. Nuvo. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Pearis, Bill (April 12, 2023). "The Baseball Project prep 'Grand Salami Time,' touring w/ Jason Isbell, more". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  9. ^ Smith, Lee Valentine (August 1, 2023). "The Baseball Project to slide into Atlanta and Athens on tour". Things to Do. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  10. ^ Simon, Scott (October 28, 2023). "The Baseball Project on their latest musical ode to the sport, 'Grand Salami Time!'". Music Interviews. Weekend Edition. NPR. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  11. ^ Pearis, Bill (June 30, 2023). "Indie Basement (6/30): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  12. ^ Hynes, Jim (June 23, 2023). "The Baseball Project (Wynn, Buck, Mills, McCaughey) Regroup For Another Round Tripper With 'Grand Salami Time!'". Glide Magazine. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  13. ^ Harrington, Jim. "The Baseball Project mixes the national pastime with great guitar work". Music. The Mercury News. ISSN 0747-2099. OCLC 145122249.
  14. ^ Naves, Mario (June 26, 2023). "Like a Championship Team, the Baseball Project's New Album Is Unstoppable". Arts+. The New York Sun. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  15. ^ Valish, Frank (August 24, 2023). "The Baseball Project: Grand Salami Time! (Omnivore)". Music. Under the Radar. ISSN 1553-2305. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  16. ^ a b May, Larry (August 9, 2023). "The Baseball Project is a hit of musical history". Featured. The Anniston Star. Retrieved August 10, 2023.

External links edit

  • Grand Salami Time! at MusicBrainz (list of releases)  
  • Page from Omnivore
  • Baseball Project’s Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey discuss their new album, 'Grand Salami Time!' on KTLO-FM
  • 5 Reasons to Listen to The Baseball Project's New Album
  • An episode of Braves County with Mike Mills
  • Baseball: New Rules, New Stars, New Songs
  • The Rock Stars Singing About Shohei Ohtani
  • Set on World Cafe
  • Interview with Mike Mills or WPR

May 05, 2024
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Grand Salami Time is the fourth full length studio album by American rock supergroup the Baseball Project released by Omnivore Recordings on June 30 2023 5 The album was produced by Mitch Easter who began working with R E M at the beginning of their careers the Baseball Project features two of their former members 6 It also marks their first album under Omnivore as they had previously been signed to Yep Roc Grand Salami Time Studio album by the Baseball ProjectReleasedJune 30 2023 2023 06 30 Recorded2022StudioFidelitorium Recordings Kernersville North Carolina USGenreGarage rock 1 power pop 2 Length53 47LabelOmnivoreProducerThe Baseball Project Mitch EasterThe Baseball Project chronology3rd 2014 Grand Salami Time 2023 I always want to work with Mitch Easter whenever possible He can work with any style of music but he s great with rock and roll and pop music and that s one of the things that we like to do as individuals and as a band And we love Mitch as a person as a collaborator as a producer He s excellent for all those things and he s great to be around So it s a no brainer If Mitch has time and we can coordinate our schedules then there s no reason not to work with Mitch Mike Mills on reconnecting with Mitch Easter for Grand Salami Time 3 I wrote the song That s Living the day after the sad death of Jose Fernandez who pitched for the Marlins I just was so emotionally beat up about it when I heard the news about the guy It could be just a story about a pitcher who died in a boating accident and had a great future But the point of the song is that we all take chances that s what life is all about and we also tend to want to find some way to say terribly well he had it coming it couldn t have happened to me because I don t do that sort of thing These are all things I m putting in a song on a record where we re cracking jokes about screwballs and curveballs and things like that Somehow we have the freedom in this band to do that Steve Wynn on songwriting for this album 4 Contents 1 Recording and release 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksRecording and release editAt the urging of drummer Linda Pitmon the band recorded this album with Mitch Easter who had previously produced R E M s first single and co produced that band s debut EP debut full length and sophomore full length 7 The sessions lasted 10 days and the songs were recorded live to tape in Easter s studio 7 The album was preceded by singles The Voice of Baseball 8 and Journeyman 5 The band also announced a brief tour of the United States supporting Jason Isbell amp The 400 Unit 8 9 The album is titled after a line that Seattle Mariners announcer Dave Niehaus would say when a grand slam was hit 10 Reception editIn American Songwriter Lee Zimmerman rated this album 4 out of 5 stars calling it a joyful and jubilant example of the late 70s and early 80s power pop 2 Steven Wine of the Associated Press praised the clever lyrics and writes that topics are paired with garage rock that gives guitarist Peter Buck a chance to serve up some delightful guitar squall 1 BrooklynVegan s Bill Pearis recommends the album to baseball fans and non fans alike noting that the former will get more enjoyment out of the music 11 Writing it for Glide Magazine Jim Hynes calls this album so much fun and tells listeners that it s pure joy putting the album on and following the lyrics in the jacket 12 In The Mercury News Jim Harrington the band has passion that leads to an abundance of ideas for song topics and after multiple albums they are still going strong finding plenty of musical inspiration in a seemingly endless supply of decades old stories and modern day tales about the game 13 Mario Naves of The New York Sun favorably compares this to the band s last album 3rd and calls it unstoppable 14 Frank Valish of Under the Radar rated this work a 7 out of 10 writing that the live in studio recording method lends a certain energy to the proceedings and characterizes the album as a bunch of musical heroes having fun together and celebrating music each other and America s favorite pastime to boot 15 Track listing edit Grand Salami Time Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey 3 22 The Yips Steve Wynn 16 3 31 Screwball McCaughey 3 44 Uncle Charlie Buck and Wynn 16 3 26 Journeyman Buck and Wynn 4 07 Erasable Man McCaughey 4 06 New Oh in Town McCaughey 2 55 Disco Demolition Wynn 3 28 Stuff Mike Mills 5 21 The All or Nothings Buck and McCaughey 2 57 That s Living Wynn 3 28 64 and 64 McCaughey 4 39 Having Fun Wynn 3 30 Fantasy Baseball Widow Wynn 2 20 The Voice of Baseball Buck and McCaughey 3 02Personnel editThe Baseball Project Peter Buck guitar production Scott McCaughey guitar keyboards lead vocals backing vocals production Mike Mills bass guitar backing vocals lead vocals on Stuff production Linda Pitmon drums percussion backing vocals production Steve Wynn guitar lead vocals backing vocals production Additional personnel Steve Berlin baritone saxophone on Erasable Man Mitch Easter guitar on Journeyman recording mixing production Stephen McCarthy lap steel guitarSee also edit2023 in American music List of 2023 albumsReferences edit a b Wine Steven June 28 2023 Music Review A soundtrack for the season from rock band that includes former R E M members Entertainment Associated Press Retrieved June 28 2023 a b Zimmerman Lee July 3 2023 Review The Baseball Project Takes Its Turn at Bat Reviews gt Album Reviews American Songwriter ISSN 0896 8993 OCLC 17342741 Retrieved July 3 2023 Taylor Katherine Yeske July 21 2023 Interview Mike Mills ex R E M Discusses The Baseball Project Interviews The Big Take Over Retrieved July 25 2023 Munro Stuart August 17 2023 Playing ball Steve Wynn of the Baseball Project steps up to the musical plate The Boston Globe Retrieved August 17 2023 a b New Music From The Baseball Project R E M May 30 2023 Retrieved June 28 2023 Friedrich Adam August 4 2023 R E M s Mike Mills takes us out to the ball game with The Baseball Project Wisconsin Public Radio Retrieved August 4 2023 a b Napier Jeff August 25 2023 Up To Bat a conversation with The Baseball Project s Scott McCaughey Featured Nuvo Retrieved August 27 2023 a b Pearis Bill April 12 2023 The Baseball Project prep Grand Salami Time touring w Jason Isbell more BrooklynVegan Retrieved June 28 2023 Smith Lee Valentine August 1 2023 The Baseball Project to slide into Atlanta and Athens on tour Things to Do The Atlanta Journal Constitution ISSN 1539 7459 Retrieved August 2 2023 Simon Scott October 28 2023 The Baseball Project on their latest musical ode to the sport Grand Salami Time Music Interviews Weekend Edition NPR Retrieved November 5 2023 Pearis Bill June 30 2023 Indie Basement 6 30 the week in classic indie college rock and more BrooklynVegan Retrieved July 1 2023 Hynes Jim June 23 2023 The Baseball Project Wynn Buck Mills McCaughey Regroup For Another Round Tripper With Grand Salami Time Glide Magazine Retrieved June 29 2023 Harrington Jim The Baseball Project mixes the national pastime with great guitar work Music The Mercury News ISSN 0747 2099 OCLC 145122249 Naves Mario June 26 2023 Like a Championship Team the Baseball Project s New Album Is Unstoppable Arts The New York Sun Retrieved July 8 2023 Valish Frank August 24 2023 The Baseball Project Grand Salami Time Omnivore Music Under the Radar ISSN 1553 2305 Retrieved August 24 2023 a b May Larry August 9 2023 The Baseball Project is a hit of musical history Featured The Anniston Star Retrieved August 10 2023 External links editGrand Salami Time at MusicBrainz list of releases nbsp Page from Omnivore Baseball Project s Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey discuss their new album Grand Salami Time on KTLO FM 5 Reasons to Listen to The Baseball Project s New Album An episode of Braves County with Mike Mills Baseball New Rules New Stars New Songs The Rock Stars Singing About Shohei Ohtani Set on World Cafe Interview with Mike Mills or WPR Retrieved from 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