The Garden (Silver Apples album)

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The Garden
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Studio album by
Released1998
Recorded1970
Genre Experimental [1]
Label Bully
Producer
  • The Magical Theatre Partnership
  • Barry Bryant
Silver Apples chronology
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(1969)
The Garden
(1998)

The Garden is an album by the American band Silver Apples. The duo began recording it in 1969, but it remained unfinished until 1998. [2] It was released that year on Whirlybird Records.

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Reception

Professional ratings
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Brad Reno of Trouser Press called the album "nowhere near as strong as the first two", but "still welcome". [3]

Track listing

All music composed by Silver Apples with lyrics composed by Simeon, except where indicated.

  1. "I Don't Care What the People Say" – 3:08
  2. "Tabouli Noodle" – 4:18
  3. "Walkin" – 4:07
  4. "Cannonball Noodle" – 5:29
  5. "John Hardy" (Traditional) – 2:22
  6. "Cockroach Noodle" – 2:24
  7. "The Owl" – 3:23
  8. "Swamp Noodle" – 2:58
  9. "Mustang Sally" (Mack Rice) – 3:15
  10. "Anasazi Noodle" – 3:20
  11. "Again" (Traditional) – 2:58
  12. "Starlight Noodle" – 4:39
  13. "Mad Man Blues" – 3:13
  14. "Fire Ant Noodle" – 3:43
Bully Records CD bonus tracks (2006)
  1. "The Lady and the Clown" – 3:02 (Previously Unreleased Soundtrack Material, 1969. Cover of Ennio Morricone's "Guerra E Pace, Pollo E Brace")
  2. "Mad Man Blues (Alternate Version)" – 3:31

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References

  1. 1 2 Cramer, Stephen. "The Garden – Silver Apples | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 18 March 2015. The effort it took to release this disc in 1998 is further proof of the duo's continuing experimental tendencies
  2. "The Garden - Silver Apples | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  3. Reno, Brad. "TrouserPress.com :: Silver Apples". Trouser Press . Retrieved 18 March 2015.