Log 22

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Log 22
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Studio album by
Released2003
RecordedE-Sound Studios
Genre Indie rock
Label Palomine Records (PIASB 095)
Producer Peter Visser
Bettie Serveert chronology
Private Suit
(2000)
Log 22
(2003)
Attagirl
(2005)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic (72/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork 2.9/10 [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Village Voice A− [5]

Log 22 is the fifth studio album by the Dutch band Bettie Serveert, released in 2003.

Contents

Critical reception

Log 22 received mixed to generally favorable reviews. PopMatters thought that the album worked best "when the band go all-out in their shameless worshipping of The Velvet Underground, and three of the album's lengthier tracks mark the album's finest moments." [6] Exclaim! wrote that producer Peter Visser "seemingly includes every great idea they had during recording, and leaves listeners with the feeling they just ate an entire chocolate cake. It's increasingly cloying and claustrophobic, and too much to sustain for a full 60 minutes." [7]

Track listing

  1. "Wide Eyed Fools" - 5:10
  2. "Smack" - 2:10
  3. "Have a Heart" - 4:35
  4. "Captain of Maybe" - 4:35
  5. "De Diva" - 6:10
  6. "Given" - 6:10
  7. "Not Coming Down" - 2:17
  8. "Cut 'N' Dried" - 2:48
  9. "Log 22" - 4:33
  10. "White Dogs" - 8:20
  11. "Certainlie" - 4:48
  12. "The Ocean, My Floor" - 7:03
  13. "The Love-in" - 2:33

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References

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  2. "Log 22 - Bettie Serveert | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
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