Co-Balt

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Co-Balt
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Studio album by
brute.
ReleasedApril 9, 2002
RecordedFall 2001
Genre Rock, Southern rock, Jam
Label Widespread Records (US)
Evangeline Records (UK)
Producer John Keane
Brute. chronology
Nine High a Pallet
(1995)		Co-Balt
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork 5.9/10 [4]

Co-Balt is the second studio album by the Athens, Georgia-based band brute., a collaboration between guitarist Vic Chesnutt and the members of Widespread Panic. [5] It was released seven years after the band's debut release, Nine High a Pallet , on April 9, 2002. [6] The night of the release, the band played their final live concert (though they would play a radio show a few weeks later) at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, Georgia.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "You Got It All Wrong" – 2:51
  2. "Expiration Day" – 4:32
  3. "Adirondacks" – 4:10
  4. "You're With Me Now" – 3:35
  5. "Scholarship" – 4:28
  6. "Cutty Sark" – 3:36
  7. "Morally Challenged" – 4:36
  8. "No Thanks" – 4:24
  9. "Puppy Sleeps" (Chesnutt, Schools) – 3:44
  10. "All Kinds" – 5:31
  11. "Cobalt Blue" – 8:59
All tracks by Vic Chesnutt unless otherwise noted.

Personnel

brute.
Guest performer
Production

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References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Reviewed by Christopher Hess, Fri., July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19). "Brute: Co-balt Album Review - Music". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-06-09.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011-05-27). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music - Colin Larkin - Google Books. ISBN   9780857125958 . Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  4. ↑ William Bowers (2002-06-05). "Brute: Co-Balt Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  5. ↑ Budnick, Dean (2003). Jambands: The Complete Guide to the Players, Music, & Scene - Dean Budnick - Google Books. ISBN   9780879307455 . Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  6. ↑ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report - Google Books. 2002-04-15. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
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