''Part-Timer Goes Full'' is the second album by the California
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band
the Mother Hips, released in 1995. The band supported the album by playing the 1995
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festival.
Production
Most of the album's songs were written by Tim Bluhm. The band captured a total of 26 songs for ''Part-Timer Goes Full''. The album was mostly recorded live, with few overdubs.
Critical reception
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The Press Democrat'' called the album "soothing psychedelia with an aggressive pop sheen." The ''
Los Angeles Times
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'' deemed it "a gloriously authentic effort, unpolished but full of emotion, energy and the sheer joy of playing."
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The Sacramento Bee
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'' considered it a "melodic, slashing and slightly funky rockabilly-urban blues hybrid." The ''
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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History
In May 1905, Amon G. Carter acc ...
'' concluded that "the sound is reminiscent of both the Dead (a little) and Moby Grape (a lot more) but still original."
Track listing
# "Shut the Door" – 3:40
# "Stoned Up the Road" – 3:26
# "Mona Lisa and the Last Supper" – 3:21
# "Poison Oak" – 2:58
# "Afternoon After Afternoon" – 4:34
# "Magazine" – 4:02
# "Are You Breathing?" – 5:18
# "Pet Foot" – 2:32
# "Sunshine Feel" – 5:02
# "Tehachapi Bloodline" – 4:23
# "Bent Carousel" – 3:23
# "Showing It All to Bad Marie" – 5:48
# "Been Lost Once" - 3:58
# "Trunk Box" - 5:13
References
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1995 albums
The Mother Hips albums
American Recordings (record label) albums