Under the Western Freeway was released on October 21, 1997. It was later reissued in the U.S. by V2 Records.[2] It was also reissued in 2017 by Friendship Fever for its 20th anniversary.[3]
CMJ New Music Monthly described it as "an eccentric psych-pop collection".[12] Andy Gill of The Independent called it "one of the most beguiling debuts of the year [...] a fortuitous collision of Brian Wilson, Neil Young and the Pixies which throws out a stream of understated pop gems".[13]AllMusic noted similarities to the bands Pavement and Weezer, and described it as "a fairly brilliant album, combining a warm, earnest and rustic feel with sometimes goofy experimentation".[4] Frontman Jason Lytle's vocal performance was also praised; Jason Josephes of Pitchfork wrote: "If the lonely vocals of 'Lineage' and 'Collective Dreamwish of Upperclass Elegance' don't strike you there, you have no soul".[7] Steve Taylor wrote in his book The A to X of Alternative Music that "Laughing Stock" is the album's standout track.[14]
"Lawn & So On" (The song "Lawn & So On" ends at 2:20. After 1 minute and 45 seconds of silence, at minute 4:05 begins an untitled hidden track: it's the singing of crickets.)
9:05
Japanese version bonus tracks
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Levitz (Birdless)"
4:22
2.
"My Small Love"
1:21
3.
"G.P.C."
1:43
4.
"12-Pak-599"
3:56
Referencesedit
^Ankeny, Jason. "Grandaddy– Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
^Strong, Martin C. (2003). The Great Indie Discography. Canongate. p. 773. ISBN1-84195-335-0.
^Martin, Richard A. (February 2001). "Hidden Agenda: Grandaddy's Fake Plastic Trees Can't Obscure How Good They Are". CMJ New Music Monthly: 37–39. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
^Gill, Andy (November 7, 1997). "Pop Albums: Grandaddy Under the Western Freeway (Big Cat ABB152CD)". The Independent. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^Taylor, Steve (2004). The A to X of Alternative Music. Continuum. p. 119. ISBN0-8264-7396-2.
External linksedit
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under, western, freeway, debut, studio, album, american, indie, rock, band, grandaddy, released, october, 1997, record, label, will, studio, album, grandaddyreleasedoctober, 1997recordedfloater, modesto, headcorders, coulterville, californiagenreindie, rock, s. Under the Western Freeway is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Grandaddy It was released on October 21 1997 by record label Will Under the Western FreewayStudio album by GrandaddyReleasedOctober 21 1997RecordedFloater Modesto amp Headcorders Coulterville CaliforniaGenreIndie rock space pop 1 Length46 47LabelWillProducerJason LytleGrandaddy chronologyA Pretty Mess by This One Band 1996 Under the Western Freeway 1997 Signal to Snow Ratio 1999 Singles from Under the Western Freeway Everything Beautiful Is Far Away Released February 1998 Laughing Stock Released March 1998 Summer Here Kids Released May 1998 A M 180 Released October 1998 The album while not commercially successful was well received by music critics Contents 1 Release 1 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 References 4 External linksRelease editUnder the Western Freeway was released on October 21 1997 It was later reissued in the U S by V2 Records 2 It was also reissued in 2017 by Friendship Fever for its 20th anniversary 3 Reception edit Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 NME8 10 6 Pitchfork9 6 10 7 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 The Rolling Stone Album Guide nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 Uncut9 10 10 The Village VoiceA 11 The album was well received by music critics CMJ New Music Monthly described it as an eccentric psych pop collection 12 Andy Gill of The Independent called it one of the most beguiling debuts of the year a fortuitous collision of Brian Wilson Neil Young and the Pixies which throws out a stream of understated pop gems 13 AllMusic noted similarities to the bands Pavement and Weezer and described it as a fairly brilliant album combining a warm earnest and rustic feel with sometimes goofy experimentation 4 Frontman Jason Lytle s vocal performance was also praised Jason Josephes of Pitchfork wrote If the lonely vocals of Lineage and Collective Dreamwish of Upperclass Elegance don t strike you there you have no soul 7 Steve Taylor wrote in his book The A to X of Alternative Music that Laughing Stock is the album s standout track 14 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Jason LytleNo TitleLength1 Nonphenomenal Lineage 3 112 A M 180 3 203 Collective Dreamwish of Upperclass Elegance 5 264 Summer Here Kids 3 355 Laughing Stock 6 006 Under the Western Freeway 3 017 Everything Beautiful Is Far Away 5 138 Poisoned at Hartsy Thai Food 1 139 Go Progress Chrome 2 3110 Why Took Your Advice 4 0711 Lawn amp So On The song Lawn amp So On ends at 2 20 After 1 minute and 45 seconds of silence at minute 4 05 begins an untitled hidden track it s the singing of crickets 9 05 Japanese version bonus tracksNo TitleLength1 Levitz Birdless 4 222 My Small Love 1 213 G P C 1 434 12 Pak 599 3 56References edit Ankeny Jason Grandaddy Biography AllMusic Retrieved July 16 2019 Strong Martin C 2003 The Great Indie Discography Canongate p 773 ISBN 1 84195 335 0 Grandaddy Friendship Fever Friendship Fever Retrieved 2021 08 03 a b Abebe Nitsuh Under the Western Freeway Grandaddy AllMusic Retrieved January 17 2012 Cox Tom November 7 1997 Grandaddy Under the Western Freeway Big Cat The Guardian Mulvey John November 1 1997 Grandaddy Under The Western Freeway NME Archived from the original on October 7 2000 Retrieved May 6 2016 a b Josephes Jason Grandaddy Under the Western Freeway Pitchfork Archived from the original on January 24 2001 Retrieved March 12 2012 Doherty Niall November 2017 Grandaddy Under the Western Freeway Q 378 117 Harris Keith 2004 Grandaddy In Brackett Nathan Hoard Christian eds The New Rolling Stone Album Guide 4th ed Simon amp Schuster p 340 ISBN 0 7432 0169 8 Wallace Wyndham January 2018 Grandaddy Under the Western Freeway 20th Anniversary Edition Uncut 248 39 Christgau Robert December 15 1998 Consumer Guide The Village Voice Retrieved May 6 2016 Martin Richard A February 2001 Hidden Agenda Grandaddy s Fake Plastic Trees Can t Obscure How Good They Are CMJ New Music Monthly 37 39 Retrieved January 17 2012 Gill Andy November 7 1997 Pop Albums Grandaddy Under the Western Freeway Big Cat ABB152CD The Independent Retrieved December 12 2014 Taylor Steve 2004 The A to X of Alternative Music Continuum p 119 ISBN 0 8264 7396 2 External links editUnder the Western Freeway at Discogs list of releases nbsp This 1990s indie rock album related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Under the Western Freeway amp oldid 1178645106, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
