Red House Painters (Bridge)

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Red House Painters
Red House Painters Bridge.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 18, 1993
RecordedSummer 1992 – spring 1993
StudioUndisclosed recording studio on Divisadero Street, San Francisco [1]
Genre Folk rock, slowcore
Length45:01
Language English
Label 4AD
Producer Mark Kozelek
Red House Painters chronology
Red House Painters
(1993)
Red House Painters
(1993)
Shock Me EP
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [4]

Red House Painters (also known as Bridge or Red House Painters II to distinguish it from the first eponymous album, also known as Rollercoaster or Red House Painters I) is the third album by the group Red House Painters, released on October 18, 1993 by 4AD. The album is made up of songs from the same recording sessions for Rollercoaster.

Contents

At the beginning of the album opener "Evil," the faint laughter of Mark Kozelek and the barely audible voice of a woman playfully saying "No" can be heard. The album includes two covers: a sunny version of "I Am a Rock" by Simon and Garfunkel, and Francis Scott Key's "The Star-Spangled Banner", which displays an off-beat dark humor. An acoustic version of the song "New Jersey" was on Red House Painters I. In the US, 4AD added the Shock Me EP as bonus tracks to the CD when the RHP catalog was reissued in 1999, to bring the total number of tracks to 12.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Kozelek, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Evil" 7:21
2."Bubble" 5:30
3."I Am a Rock" Paul Simon 5:32
4."Helicopter"Kozelek, Jerry Vessel5:22
5."New Jersey" (Electric Version) 4:24
6."Uncle Joe" 5:58
7."Blindfold" 8:26
8."The Star-Spangled Banner" Francis Scott Key, John Stafford Smith; arranged by Mark Kozelek2:28
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Shock Me" Ace Frehley 4:49
10."Sundays and Holidays" 3:00
11."Three-Legged Cat" 1:41
12."Shock Me" (Acoustic) / "(Untitled Instrumental)" (Hidden Track)Frehley; Kozelek10:40

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalogue #
United KingdomOctober 18, 1993 4AD CDCAD 3016 CD
LPCAD 3016
July 6, 1998CD (reissue)GAD 3016 CD
United StatesOctober 19, 1993 Warner Bros. Records CD9 45441-2
November 2, 19994ADCD (reissue with 4 bonus tracks)GAD 3016 CD
JapanJanuary 26, 1994 Nippon Columbia CDCOCY-75898

Notes

"I Am a Rock"/"New Jersey" single

Although no commercial singles were ever released from the album, a promotional-only CD single was issued for "I Am a Rock" in October 1993. In the US, a one-track promo featuring the radio edit was released; similarly, in the UK, a double A-side promo single, backed with "New Jersey" (Electric Version), was issued. [5]

Warner Bros./4AD, PRO-CD-5498:

  1. "I Am a Rock" (Edit) – 4:44

4AD, RHP 1 CD (UK):

  1. "I Am a Rock" (Edit) – 4:44
  2. "New Jersey" (Electric Version) – 4:24

Trivia

- On track 6, Uncle Joe, the lines:

"And I am not very well read

And did you say that I will lose my house

And can you spare me of my pain

And can you spare me of my tears"

form a lyrical joke referencing the name of the band. Reading the last word of each line results in "Red House Pain Tears", effectively the name Red House Painters. [6]

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References

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  2. AllMusic review
  3. "Rollercoaster/Bridge. RollingStone. Nov 1993".
  4. "Red House Painters: Box Set". Pitchfork .
  5. Red House Painters - I Am A Rock (CD, Single, Promo) at Discogs
  6. Red House Painters – Uncle Joe , retrieved 2022-09-27