Double Bummer

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Double Bummer
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Studio album by
Bongwater
Released1988 (1988)
RecordedNoise New York
(New York City, NY)
Genre Art rock
Length91:50
Label Shimmy Disc
Producer Kramer
Bongwater chronology
Breaking No New Ground!
(1987)		Double Bummer
(1988)		 Too Much Sleep
(1989)

Double Bummer is a double-LP by Bongwater, released in 1988. [1] [2] The four-sided album contained songs about people ranging from Frank Sinatra, David Bowie, Ronald Reagan, and a Cantonese version of Led Zeppelin's "Dazed and Confused". [3] In 1998, the album was remastered by Alan Douches and Kramer for its inclusion in Box of Bongwater set. [4] Music videos for the songs "Lesbians of Russia" and "Jimmy" were directed by Jim Spring and Jens Jurgensen. The album is referenced in the lyrics to the song "Lariat" by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
Christgau's Record Guide B [6]

In 2009, Cincinnati CityBeat called the album "an exquisite and spastic evocation of the confused time that spawned it, and a testament to the state of art rock in the late '80s." [7]

Track listing

Side one (First Bummer)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lesbians of Russia" Kramer, David Licht, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick 1:31
2."Frank"Kramer, Ann Magnuson1:51
3."We Did It Again" (Soft Machine cover) Kevin Ayers 2:17
4."Homer"Kramer3:27
5."Joy Ride"Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick2:57
6."Decadent Iranian Country Club"Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick2:48
7."David Bowie Wants Ideas"Kramer, Ann Magnuson2:14
8."Rock & Roll Part 2" (Gary Glitter cover) Gary Glitter 3:20
Side two (Second Bummer)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just May Be the One" (The Monkees cover) Michael Nesmith 1:53
2."There You Go" (Johnny Cash cover) Johnny Cash 2:50
3."Shark"Kramer1:24
4."Jimmy"Kramer, Ann Magnuson3:58
5."Crime"Kramer3:00
6."Pornography"Kramer, Dave Rick3:42
7."Pew"Kramer3:11
Side three (Third Bummer)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dazed & Chinese" (Led Zeppelin cover) Jimmy Page 3:45
2."Bullaby"Kramer, Ann Magnuson3:12
3."So Help Me God"Kramer, Dave Rick4:37
4."His Old Look"Kramer, Ann Magnuson2:58
5."Stone"Coby Batty, Kramer2:26
6."Number"Coby Batty, Kramer4:44
Side four (Final Bummer)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love You To" (The Beatles cover) George Harrison 2:16
2."Reaganation" Tuli Kupferberg 3:05
3."Double Birth"Kramer3:18
4."Bruce"Kramer, Ann Magnuson2:18
5."Pool"Kramer4:40
6."Rain" (The Beatles cover) John Lennon 5:45

Personnel

Adapted from the Double Bummer liner notes. [8]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States 1988 Shimmy Disc CD, CS, LP shimmy 011
Netherlands 1990LPSDE 8801

References

  1. ↑ Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Miller Freeman Books. p. 214.
  2. ↑ Earles, Andrew (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Quarto Publishing Group USA. pp. 45–46.
  3. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN   1-84195-335-0, p. 240
  4. ↑ Gehr, Richard; Pattyn, Jay (2007). "Bongwater". Trouser Press . Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Bongwater: Double Bummer > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s . Pantheon Books. ISBN   0-679-73015-X . Retrieved August 17, 2020– via robertchristgau.com.
  7. ↑ Baker, Brian (January 15, 2009). "Clearing Out '08". I Shall Be Released. CityBeat.
  8. ↑ Double Bummer (booklet). Bongwater. New York City, New York: Shimmy Disc. 1988.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)


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