''Bareback Ride'' is the second album by the American

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, released in 1993. Sales and acclaim for the album fell short of the band's first album, '' Miss Happiness'', which was released the previous year. ''Bareback Ride'' was the last album with the original band lineup of John Kimbrough, Candice Belanoff and

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Critical reception

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'' wrote: "Astonishingly derivative of ’60s Brit-pop (the Kinks at their most cloying) and ’70s prog-rock (don’t ask), Walt Mink can’t be serious, and that’s the trio’s appeal." ''

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'' wrote that "these 10 songs are pithy -- there's not a 10-minute drum solo to be found -- and

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Kimbrough's wispy voice recalls the feyness of neo-psychedelic pop bands like the Three O'Clock." ''

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'' praised the band's "keen sense of melody and dynamic instrumental punch." ''

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'' thought that "Kimbrough weaves a simple, busy web of guitar, roaring just as loudly but concentrating his efforts into metallic vignettes rather than functionally stable textures."

Track listing

All songs written by John Kimbrough. # "Subway" – 2:18 # "Shine" – 4:06 # "Zero Day" – 1:58 # "Disappear" – 2:48 # "Sunnymede" – 3:49 # "Frail" – 3:41 # "Turn" – 2:30 # "Fragile" – 3:02 # "What a Day" – 2:59 # "Tree in Orange" – 3:31

Personnel

*John Kimbrough – guitar, vocals *Candice Belanoff – bass guitar, backing vocals *

– drums, percussion *

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– additional voices & strings *Stuart Wylen – flute notes *Brian Foxworthy – engineer *Mike Augustinelli – assistant engineer *Ezra Gold – engineer on "Sunnymede" *John Agnello – mix

References

External links

"Releases" page on Walt Mink's official site

The Internet Archive
(includes lyrics) {{Authority control 1993 albums Walt Mink albums