The Brooklyn Side

The Brooklyn Side
Studio album by
the Bottle Rockets
Released1994
GenreRoots rock
Length51:59
LabelEast Side Digital
TAG
Atlantic
ProducerEric Ambel
The Bottle Rockets chronology
Bottle Rockets
(1993) 		The Brooklyn Side
(1994) 		24 Hours a Day
(1997)

The Brooklyn Side is the second studio album by St. Louis, Missouri-based roots rock band the Bottle Rockets. It was released on East Side Digital in 1994, and was produced by Eric Ambel. It soon received many favorable reviews from critics, which prompted Atlantic Records to sign the band to their roster, after which they reissued the album in 1995.[1][2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Austin Chronicle[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA[5]
Orlando Sentinel[6]
Q[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
The Village VoiceA−[10]

The Brooklyn Side placed at number 35 on The Village Voice's year-end Pazz & Jop critics' poll.[11]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Welfare Music"3:18
2."Gravity Fails"3:21
3."I'll Be Comin' Around"2:43
4."Radar Gun"3:15
5."Sunday Sports"4:59
6."Pot of Gold"3:28
7."Thousand Dollar Car"4:46
8."Idiot's Revenge"3:45
9."Young Lovers in Town"3:33
10."Take Me to the Bank"2:37
11."What More Can I Do?"4:23
12."Stuck in a Rut"4:45
13."I Wanna Come Home"3:12
14."Queen of the World"3:54
Total length:51:59

2013 reissue with Bottle Rockets

Bottle Rockets/The Brooklyn Side
Compilation album by
The Bottle Rockets
ReleasedNovember 19, 2013 (2013-11-19)
GenreRoots rock
Length2:25:34
LabelBloodshot

On November 19, 2013, Bloodshot Records reissued a remastered version of both The Brooklyn Side and the band's previous album, 1993's Bottle Rockets. This reissue also included live and demo versions of some of the albums' songs.[12]

2013 reissue
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic89/100[12]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[13]
American Songwriter[14]
Blurt[15]
Chicago Tribune[16]
Exclaim!9/10[17]
The Guardian[18]
PopMatters8/10[19]
Uncut9/10[20]

References

  1. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "The Bottle Rockets Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  2. ^ Robbins, Ira; Reynolds, Steve. "Bottle Rockets". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  3. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "The Brooklyn Side – The Bottle Rockets". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  4. ^ Langer, Andy (1995-11-10). "The Bottle Rockets: The Brooklyn Side (TAG/Atlantic)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  5. ^ Browne, David (1995-01-27). "The latest in indie music". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  6. ^ Gettelman, Parry (1995-05-12). "Bottle Rockets". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  7. ^ "The Bottle Rockets: The Brooklyn Side". Q. No. 118. July 1996. p. 151.
  8. ^ Kemp, Mark (1995-10-19). "The Bottle Rockets: The Brooklyn Side". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-11-27. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  9. ^ Kot, Greg (2004). "The Bottle Rockets". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 96–97. ISBN 9780743201698.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert (1995-04-11). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  11. ^ "The 1995 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. 1996-02-20. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  12. ^ a b "Reviews for Bottle Rockets/The Brooklyn Side [Reissue] by The Bottle Rockets". Metacritic. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  13. ^ Deming, Mark. "Bottle Rockets/The Brooklyn Side – The Bottle Rockets". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  14. ^ Horowitz, Hal (2014-01-15). "Bottle Rockets: Bottle Rockets/The Brooklyn Side". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  15. ^ Mills, Fred (2013-12-20). "The Bottle Rockets – The Bottle Rockets + The Brooklyn Side". Blurt. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  16. ^ Cristiano, Nick (2014-01-07). "'The Bottle Rockets'/'The Brooklyn Side'". Chicago Tribune.
  17. ^ Schneider, Jason (2013-11-19). "Bottle Rockets: Bottle Rockets & The Brooklyn Side [Reissue]". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  18. ^ Hann, Michael (2014-01-09). "Bottle Rockets: Bottle Rockets/The Brooklyn Side, Deluxe Edition – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  19. ^ Houle, Zachary (2013-11-19). "The Bottle Rockets: Bottle Rockets / The Brooklyn Side". PopMatters. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  20. ^ Torn, Luke (2014-01-13). "Bottle Rockets – Bottle Rockets/The Brooklyn Side". Uncut. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-13.


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