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. This album was originally released under the band's original name, Zeitgeist, but was remixed in 1988 and re-released under the band name The Reivers, after another band claimed rights to the name "Zeitgeist." The album received positive attention from many critics. ''

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included it on his year-end list of the best 100 records of the year. Ted Simons of ''

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'' magazine called it "one of the better independent releases of the year", although he expressed reservations about what he found to be "heavy-handed" harmonies on some tracks. The album's opening track, "Araby", was later covered by Hootie and the Blowfish on their 2000 collection ''

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has named this album as a leading influence on his own musical style.

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Track listing

All songs written by the Reivers except where noted # "Araby" – 2:38 # "Cowboys" – 2:39 # "Legendary Man" – 4:37 # "

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" ( Fred Rose) – 2:57 # "She Digs Ornette" – 2:44 # "Things Don't Change" – 4:08 # "Translate Slowly" – 3:05 # "Sound and the Fury" – 2:43 # "Without My Sight" – 3:08 # "I Knew" – 4:40 # "Freight Train Rain" – 2:28 # "Hill Country Theme" (Glenn Paxton) – 2:35 # "Electra" – 3:04 # "Wherehaus Jamb" – 1:51 # " Walking the Cow" (

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) – 2:36 The last three tracks are "bonus" songs on the CD, which were not included on the original release of the album. Three tracks--"Wherehaus Jamb," "Freight Train Rain," and "Electra"—had been released previously on a 1984 EP entitled ''Zeitgeist'', produced by John Croslin, recorded by John Viehweg, and released by DB Records.

References

1985 debut albums The Reivers (band) albums {{1980s-rock-album-stub