''Long Dim Road'' is an album by the

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band

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. It was released in 2000 on

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, their first album with the label.

Critical reception

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wrote: "Sweet, emotive ballads are half heartbreak, half hopeful resignation and showcase the strong songwriting that has a tendency to get buried in the more aggressive tracks."

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wrote that "in 'The Pub', the words are alternately light and dark, commenting on barroom prophets and regulars, but the music is decidedly upbeat and energetic." The ''

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'' thought that "on explosive rave-ups like 'The Crutch' or the pretty mug-clinking ditty 'The Last Night on Earth', the band's gleeful mix of tin whistle, violin, mandolin, piano, and rock instrumentation can turn the room of your choice into a raucous Irish pub."

Track listing

# "The Crutch" - 3:47 # "Litigation" - 3:30 # "A Night on Earth" - 3:49 # "The Ballad of NATO" - 4:18 # "Mad Riot" - 2:53 # "Long Dim Road" - 1:24 # "Altercations" - 2:56 # "Wedding" - 3:35 # "The Pub" - 4:32 # "Doctrines Outdated" - 3:25 # "Ciara" - 10:19 * The song "Ciara" end at 5:25. After 40 seconds of silence, at 6:05 begins the hidden song "Got Lucky".

References

The Tossers albums 2000 albums {{2000s-punk-rock-album-stub