Gravity Talks

Gravity Talks
Studio album by
Green on Red
Released1983
RecordedJuly 1983
GenreAlternative rock, neo-psychedelia
LabelSlash[1]
ProducerChris D.
Green on Red chronology
Gravity Talks
(1983) 		Gas Food Lodging
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]
The Village VoiceB+[5]

Gravity Talks is the debut album by American rock band Green on Red, released in 1983.[6]

Production

Gravity Talks was recorded at Quad Teck Studios in Los Angeles.[7]

Critical reception

The Guardian wrote: "This is music made by high-school geeks who dream of being desperadoes. The result was a brilliant, misguided wreck, halfway to Tulsa when the wheels fell off."[8] Trouser Press wrote that "at the LP’s relative weirdest, Chris Cacavas’ organ- playing sounds like several genres from the ’60s, but only mildly."[1] The Washington Post thought that Green on Red "has fashioned a ragged, primitive musical attack to complement nerve-wracking original songs."[9]

Track listing

All songs written by Dan Stuart, Chris Cacavas, Jack Waterson, and Alex MacNicol.

  1. "Gravity Talks"
  2. "Old Chief"
  3. "5 Easy Pieces"
  4. "Deliverance"
  5. "Over My Head"
  6. "Snake Bit"
  7. "Alice"
  8. "Blue Parade"
  9. "That's What You're Here For"
  10. "Brave Generation"
  11. "Abigail's Ghost"
  12. "Cheap Wine"
  13. "Narcolepsy"

Personnel

Green on Red
  • Dan Stuart – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Cacavas – keyboards, guitar, lap steel, vocals
  • Jack Waterson – bass
  • Alex McNicol – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
  • Matthew Piucci – guitar
  • Steve Wynn – guitar, vocals

References

  1. ^ a b "Green on Red". Trouser Press. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Denise. "Gravity Talks – Green on Red". AllMusic. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 886.
  4. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 507.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (December 27, 1983). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  6. ^ "Green on Red | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ Doe, John; DeSavia, Tom (April 26, 2016). Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk. Hachette Books. ISBN 9780306824098 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Green on Red - Gravity Talks CD". the Guardian. May 30, 2003.
  9. ^ Sasfy, Joe (December 1, 1983). "'60s Potpourri" – via www.washingtonpost.com.