| Long Dim Road | ||||
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| Released | April 18, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Celtic punk | |||
| Length | 44:28 | |||
| Label | Thick Records | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Daily Herald | [2] |
Long Dim Road is an album by the Chicago Celtic punk band The Tossers. [3] [4] It was released in 2000 on Thick Records, their first album with the label. [5]
AllMusic wrote: "Sweet, emotive ballads are half heartbreak, half hopeful resignation and showcase the strong songwriting that has a tendency to get buried in the more aggressive tracks." [1] NPR wrote that "in 'The Pub', the words are alternately light and dark, commenting on barroom prophets and regulars, but the music is decidedly upbeat and energetic." [6] The Chicago Reader thought that "on explosive rave-ups like 'The Crutch' or the pretty mug-clinking ditty 'The Last Night on Earth', the band's gleeful mix of tin whistle, violin, mandolin, piano, and rock instrumentation can turn the room of your choice into a raucous Irish pub." [7]
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