Popular Favorites

This article is about the album by the Oblivians. For the album by Stan Kenton, see Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton.
Popular Favorites
Studio album by
Oblivians
ReleasedSeptember 10, 1996 (1996-09-10)
RecordedDecember 20–21, 1995 – January 1996
Studio
  • Funhouse Recording (New York City)
  • Easley-McCain (Memphis, Tennessee)
GenreGarage punk, punk blues
Length34:22
LabelCrypt[1]
Oblivians chronology
Sympathy Sessions
(1996) 		Popular Favorites
(1996) 		...Play 9 Songs with Mr Quintron
(1997)

Popular Favorites is the second studio album by the Oblivians.[2] It was released in 1996 on Crypt Records.[3]

Production

The album was recorded in Memphis and New York City.[4] "Christina" is a cover of the Brownie McGhee song.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Commercial Appeal[7]

The Toronto Sun called the album "supremely filthy," writing that "it makes Jon Spencer sound like Pat Boone."[8] Miami New Times deemed it "a 34-minute slugfest that highlights the band's blues chops ... and showcases their ability to pulverize a riff into fine powder."[4] The Commercial Appeal noted that "for manic deranged 'blooze' with a healthy dose of unleashed libido, the Oblivians are truth in packaging."[7]

Track listing

  1. "Christina" (McGhee) – 1:59
  2. "Trouble" (Yarber/Oblivians) – 1:57
  3. "The Leather" (Hurt/Modock/Pendleton) – 3:10
  4. "Guitar Shop Asshole" (Friedl/Oblivians) – 1:25
  5. "Hey Mama, Look at Sis" (Perry/Teel) – 1:46
  6. "Part of Your Plan" (Cartwright/Oblivians) – 2:15
  7. "Do the Milkshake" (Yarber/Oblivians) – 5:19
  8. "Strong Come On" (Yarber/Oblivians) – 1:28
  9. "She's a Hole" (Friedl/Oblivians) – 1:42
  10. "Bad Man" (Cartwright/Oblivians) – 2:42
  11. "He's Your Man" (Cartwright/Oblivians) – 2:14
  12. "Drill" (Friedl/Fritsch/Oblivians) – 1:20
  13. "You Better Behave" (Cartwright/Oblivians) – 1:45
  14. "Pinstripe Willie" (Cartwright/Oblivians) – 1:26
  15. "You Fucked Me Up, You Put Me Down" (Cartwright/Oblivians) – 1:56
  16. "Emergency" (Friedl/Oblivians) – 1:59

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "OBLIVIANS". CRYPT Records.
  2. ^ Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760346488 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Oblivians". www.trouserpress.com.
  4. ^ a b Floyd, John (November 28, 1996). "White Punks on Blues". Miami New Times. Music.
  5. ^ DeLuca, Dan (February 14, 1997). "60 FT. DOLLS, THE OBLIVIANS". The Philadelphia Inquirer. FEATURES WEEKEND. p. 19.
  6. ^ Popular Favorites at AllMusic
  7. ^ a b Ellis, Bill (August 31, 1996). "RED HOT". The Commercial Appeal. p. C5.
  8. ^ Grant, Kieran (February 8, 1997). "FROM HERE TO OBLIVIAN". Toronto Sun. Entertainment. p. 29.