''Go Slow Down'' is the
BoDeans' fifth studio album, and was released on October 12, 1993. It peaked at number 127 on the
''Billboard'' 200 chart.
Overview
After taking a more pop approach to ''
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'', the band wished to return to a simpler sound and record an album that they were truly happy with. They began setting up a studio in a rented storefront and called upon
T-Bone Burnett
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(producer of their ''
debut album'') to work with them once again, this time in an
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role. They originally tracked 30 songs live as a full band, but under the advice of their record label, all except for "Closer to Free" were re-recorded with Kurt Neumann playing most of the instruments himself. The resulting album was more acoustic and laid-back. In 1996, "
Closer to Free" was selected as the theme song to the TV series ''
Party of Five''. It was subsequently re-released as a single and became the band's biggest hit.
Reception
Music critic William Ruhlmann, writing for
AllMusic
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, wrote that the album "may have been the statement of a band that had been through a lot and reached a point of emotional exhaustion, but the BoDeans used their experience to craft their most deeply felt and satisfying music."
Likewise, Thom Jurek of ''
Rolling Stone
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'' stated: "''Go Slow Down'' reveals the BoDeans in firm control of their musical vision" and "is perhaps the finest album to date by a band that keeps on growing. With any justice, it should make the BoDeans more than critics' favorites."
Track listing
All songs written by Kurt Neumann and Sam Llanas.
# "
Closer to Free" - 3:08
# "Save a Little" - 4:03
# "In Trow / Texas Ride Song" - 5:18
# "Go Slow Down" - 3:37
# "Idaho" - 4:39
# "Freedom" - 4:34
# "The Other Side" - 3:02
# "Stay On" - 5:40
# "Feed the Fire" - 3:43
# "Cold Winter's Day" - 4:21
# "Something's Telling Me" - 5:57
# "So Fine" - 2:39
Personnel
;BoDeans
*
Kurt Neumann - vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums, slide guitar, mandolin, 6-string bass, tambourine, hand claps, sandpaper
*
Sam Llanas - vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, howling
* Michael Ramos - keyboards, piano, organ, accordion
* Bob Griffin - bass guitar, acoustic bass, fretless bass
;Additional personnel
*
Kenny Aronoff - drums on tracks #1, #7
References
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1993 albums
BoDeans albums
Albums produced by T Bone Burnett
Slash Records albums