Poor & Famous

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Poor & Famous
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Studio album by
the Beat Farmers
Released1989
StudioIndigo Ranch, Malibu, CA/The Complex, Los Angeles, CA/A&M, Los Angeles, CA/Hit Single, San Diego, CA
Genre Rock
Label Curb/MCA
Producer Thom Panunzio
The Beat Farmers chronology
The Pursuit of Happiness
(1987)		Poor & Famous
(1989)		Viking Lullabys
(1994)

Poor & Famous is an album by the American band the Beat Farmers, released in 1989. [1] [2] It was produced by Thom Panunzio and executive produced by Denny Bruce. Its release was delayed by months by Curb/MCA, which urged the band to write "hit" songs. [3] The band supported the album with a North American tour. [4]

Contents

The album is the band's first to include all original songs (with writing help from Steve Marshall on "Wait So Long" and "The Trouble with You"; David & Douglas Farange on "If I Can Hold"; Mojo Nixon on "King of Sleaze"; and frequent collaborator Paul Kamanski on "Time in Between"). [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

The Chicago Tribune said that the album "finds cow-punk pioneers the Beat Farmers moving, both musically and lyrically, into the rock mainstream." [8]

Trouser Press called the album "a confusing mess that tries to cover too many stylistic bases", noting that its "barren personality deprives [the songs] of intensity." [9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Socialite"3:40
2."Hideway"5:13
3."What I Mean to Say"3:38
4."Wait So Long"4:10
5."Wheels"2:35
6."Girl I Almost Married"3:10
7."If I Can Hold"3:41
8."King of Sleaze"3:12
9."The Trouble with You"2:55
10."Time in Between"4:35

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Arnold, Thomas K. (28 September 1988). "Beat Farmers Are Beating Chests Over New Album". Entertainment. Los Angeles Times. p. 2.
  2. ↑ "Disc Drive". Calgary Herald. 27 July 1989. p. D5.
  3. ↑ Mackie, John (19 November 1988). "Farmers returning to rock Vancouver". The Vancouver Sun. p. D16.
  4. ↑ Mackie, John (12 August 1989). "Mayhem and sleaze as the raucous Beat Farmers come bouncing back". The Vancouver Sun. p. E12.
  5. ↑ "Beat Farmers – Poor & Famous: Overview". AllMusic.
  6. ↑ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 431.
  7. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 50.
  8. ↑ Heim, Chris (28 July 1989). "Top o' the pops". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 80.
  9. ↑ "Beat Farmers". Trouser Press. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
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