| Cuba | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Rock, alternative country | |||
| Label | Record Collect [1] | |||
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Cuba is the second album by the American band the Silos, released in 1987. [2] [3] The band supported the album with a North American tour. [4]
Parts of Cuba were recorded in Deerfield Beach, Florida. [5] Although incorrectly credited on some pressings of the album, lead guitarist Bob Rupe re-recorded all of Rick Wagner's bass parts after Wagner left the band. [6] A video was made for "Tennessee Fire", which became a hit on MTV. [7] "For Always" is about marital bliss. [8]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Chicago Sun-Times | [10] |
| Robert Christgau | B+ [11] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [12] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [13] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [14] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10 [15] |
Trouser Press wrote that the album "finds Mary Rowell’s violin emerging as an integral element in the Silos’ sound." [16] The Chicago Reader thought that "there's a sober, even slightly ominous undercurrent to these matter-of-factly domestic songs." [17] The New York Times opined that "[Walter] Salas-Humara takes a longer view of relationships than most pop songwriters ... from low-key stories, the Silos draw rock epiphanies." [18] The Chicago Sun-Times declared the album to be "the finest independently released rock album in '87." [10]
AllMusic called the album "something of a low-flying classic," writing that "lyrics like 'Margaret goes to bed around eight/I go to bed around one' capture something elusive with small, everyday details." [9] The Pitch deemed it a "masterwork," writing that it "is thought by some to be the holy grail of the alt-country movement." [19]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tennessee Fire" | 5:37 |
| 2. | "She Lives Up the Street" | 3:12 |
| 3. | "For Always" | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Margaret" | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Mary's Getting Married" | 3:49 |
| 6. | "Memories" | 3:02 |
| 7. | "Just This Morning" | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Going Round" | 4:10 |
| 9. | "It's Alright" | 2:31 |
| 10. | "All Falls Away" | 4:38 |
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