New York Fever (album)

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New York Fever
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Studio album by
the Toasters
Released1992
Genre Ska [1]
Length45:10
Label Moon [2]
The Toasters chronology
This Gun for Hire
(1990)		New York Fever
(1992)		 Dub 56
(1994)

New York Fever is an album by the American band the Toasters, released in 1992. [3] [4] [5] The band supported the album with a North American tour. [6]

Contents

Production

The album was mixed by Joe Jackson, under the alias "Stanley Turpentine". [7] [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Trouser Press wrote that the album "gets off to a tremendous start with the tight, energetic title track and the swaggering groove and social commentary of 'Ploughshares into Guns' ... After that one-two punch, though, tight musicianship takes the place of solid songwriting." [9] The Kitchener-Waterloo Record opined that "the production on this album is superb, with the bass runs punctuating rather than rolling." [10] The Arizona Daily Star called the album "funny, fun and insightful," writing that it "incorporates elements of funk, township jive, calypso and dance-hall music." [11]

AllMusic noted that "the songwriting could be a bit more polished and melodic in places instead of relying on the group's admittedly fine instrumental work." [8]

Track listing

  1. "New York Fever" - 2:08
  2. "Ploughshares into Guns" - 3:29
  3. "History Book Version" - 2:57
  4. "Too Hip to Be Cool" - 3:35
  5. "Night Train" - 4:30
  6. "Social Security" - 2:55
  7. "Shebeen" - 4:05
  8. "Johnny, Forsake Her" - 3:58
  9. "Too Much Happening" - 2:54
  10. "Pool Shark (Reprise)" - 3:15
  11. "B27" - 3:47
  12. "Ploughshares Version" - 3:30
  13. "Pablo's Shebeen" - 4:15

References

  1. 1 2 McLennan, Scott (May 20, 1993). "The Toasters, a premier ska band...". Telegram & Gazette. p. C5.
  2. ↑ Partridge, Kenneth (September 14, 2021). Hell of a Hat: The Rise of ’90s Ska and Swing. Penn State Press.
  3. ↑ "The Toasters Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ Thompson, Dave (January 5, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation.
  5. ↑ Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of the Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. Macmillan.
  6. ↑ "Toast to the Toasters". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. May 17, 1993. p. 1D.
  7. ↑ Heim, Chris (October 2, 1992). "Pop and rock". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. S.
  8. 1 2 "The Toasters - New York Fever Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  9. ↑ "Toasters". Trouser Press. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  10. ↑ Randall, Neil (July 15, 1993). "Everyone should hear the Toasters". The Kitchener-Waterloo Record. p. D8.
  11. ↑ "Starlist". Arizona Daily Star. January 8, 1993.
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