Besides (Sugar album)

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Besides
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Compilation album by
ReleasedJune 25, 1995
Recorded1992–94
Genre Alternative rock
Length69:57
Label Rykodisc [1]
Producer Bob Mould, Lou Giordano [2]
Sugar chronology
File Under: Easy Listening
(1994)
Besides
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Besides is a compilation album by the alternative rock band Sugar; it contains B-sides from the group's previously released singles. [6] [7] It also has live and remixed versions of existing tracks from the band's two full albums and one EP, as well as several studio and live versions of tracks that had been unavailable on any of their previous albums. The CD included a QuickTime video for the single "Gee Angel", although this was not advertised on the CD packaging. [8]

Contents

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "the capper is a titanic version of the Who’s 'Armenia City in the Sky' (long a staple of the band’s live set), which trails a dayglo jet-stream that’s impossible to avoid getting swept up in." [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bob Mould; except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)A-SideLength
1."Needle Hits E" "Helpless" (US), "Changes" (UK)3:21
2."If I Can't Change Your Mind" (Solo Mix) "Helpless" (US), "Changes" (UK)3:20
3."Try Again" "Helpless" (US), "Changes" (UK)4:42
4."Where Diamonds Are Halos" (live) Barbe "A Good Idea"4:17
5."Armenia City in the Sky" (live) Keen "A Good Idea"3:26
6."Clownmaster" "If I Can't Change Your Mind"3:20
7."Anyone" (live)Barbe"If I Can't Change Your Mind"2:43
8."JC Auto" (live) "Tilted"6:02
9."Believe What You're Saying" (Campfire Mix)  3:52
10."Mind Is an Island" "Your Favorite Thing"3:39
11."Frustration"Barbe"Your Favorite Thing"5:20
12."Going Home" "Believe What You're Saying"2:41
13."In the Eyes of My Friends"Barbe"Believe What You're Saying"3:35
14."And You Tell Me" "Believe What You're Saying"5:03
15."After All the Roads Have Led to Nowhere" (live) "Gee Angel"3:21
16."Explode and Make Up" (live) "Gee Angel"4:41
17."The Slim" (live) "Gee Angel"6:26
18."Gee Angel" (CD-ROM track)   

The Joke Is Always on Us, Sometimes.

The Joke Is Always On Us, Sometimes.
Live album by
ReleasedJune 25, 1995
RecordedNovember 2, 1994
Venue First Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota
Genre Alternative rock
Length68:34
Label Rykodisc
Producer ?
Sugar chronology
File Under: Easy Listening
(1994)
The Joke Is Always On Us, Sometimes.
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

The first 25,000 copies of Besides were packaged with a bonus disc titled The Joke Is Always on Us, Sometimes. The disc is a live Sugar concert from November 2, 1994, at First Avenue club in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

All tracks are written by Bob Mould; except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gift" 4:12
2."Company Book"Barbe3:28
3."Hoover Dam" 3:08
4."After All The Roads Have Led To Nowhere" (B-side of "Gee Angel") 3:42
5."Where Diamonds Are Halos"Barbe4:21
6."Slick" 4:04
7."Going Home" 2:13
8."Running Out Of Time" 2:29
9."Frustration"Barbe4:38
10."Changes" 3:44
11."Can't Help You Any More" 2:59
12."Helpless" 3:04
13."If I Can't Change Your Mind" 3:04
14."In The Eyes Of My Friends"Barbe3:12
15."Clownmaster" (B-side of "Gee Angel live") 2:43
16."Gee Angel" (A-side of "Gee Angel live") 4:17
17."Explode And Make Up" (B-side of "Gee Angel") 4:39
18."The Slim" (B-side of "Gee Angel") 8:36

Charts

Album
Chart (1995)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 122 [9]

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