Artist |
Lambchop |
Album Title: |
Is a Woman |
Album Cover: |
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Primary Genre |
Alternative |
Format |
CD |
Released |
02/19/2002 |
Label |
Merge Records |
Catalog No |
MRG204 |
Bar Code No |
0 36172 95042 3 |
Packaging |
Jewelcase |
Tracks |
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The Daily Growl (6:36)
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2.
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The New Cobweb Summer (6:57)
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3.
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My Blue Wave (7:52)
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4.
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I Can Hardly Spell My Name (3:24)
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5.
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Autumn's Vicar (4:16)
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6.
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Flick (5:07)
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Caterpillar (6:19)
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8.
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D. Scott Parsley (5:57)
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9.
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Bugs (5:43)
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10.
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The Old Matchbook Trick (4:41)
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11.
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Is a Woman (4:38)
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Date Acquired |
07/24/2023 |
Personal Rating |
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Acquired from |
Amazon |
Purchase Price |
19.99 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry: Bandcamp entry: Discogs Entry: Wikipedia Entry: |
Notes |
Notes:
Recorded in Nashville TN January – July 2001 at:
Quad Studio, The Groove Room, Sound Emporium, Wedgetone
Tammy Pierce and Lisa Crabtree are credited as "The Girls".
Credits:
Acoustic Guitar – Rob
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards [Acetone] – Tyler
Acoustic Guitar, Sounds [Crickets] – Curtiss
Backing Vocals – Lisa Crabtree, Tammy Pierce
Baritone Saxophone – Deanna
Bass – Buddy, Swanny
Drums, Percussion – Terry
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Alex
Electric Guitar, Steel Guitar – Niehaus
Engineer [Assistant] – Mark Lacuesta
Engineer, Mixed By – Mark Nevers
Graphic Design – Allen Mancini
Guitar [Space], Guitar [Noise] – Marky
Keyboards [Acetone], Synthesizer [Juno] – Delworth
Mastered By – Jim Demain
Other [Technical Encouragement] – John Kelton
Percussion – Scott Chase (tracks: Scott)
Percussion, Drums – Allen
Piano, Keyboards [Acetone], Synthesizer [Juno], Other [Homo Machine] – Tony
Producer – Kurt Wagner, Mark Nevers
Synthesizer [Juno], Sampler – Jonathan
Vibraphone, Snare, Shaker, Snare [Brushed] – Burch
Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer [Moog], Keyboards [Acetone], Keyboards [Casio] – Kurt
Written-By – D.C. Book (tracks: 7), Kurt Wagner
Companies, etc.:
Copyright © – Lambchop
Copyright © – Merge Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Lambchop
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Merge Records
Published By – Pathetic Hindsight Music
Recorded At – Quad Studios
Recorded At – The Groove Room, Nashville
Recorded At – Sound Emporium
Recorded At – Wedgetone
Mixed At – Wedgetone
Mastered At – Yes Master
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (Text): 0 36172 95042 3
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): MADE IN CANADA BY AMERIC DISC 0AVW8<0241>MRG204CD
Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L489
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 811C
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 8102
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Analyzed Folder: Lambchop - Is A Woman_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR12 -0.39 dB -15.48 dB 01 - The Daily Growl.aif
DR10 -0.39 dB -12.75 dB 02 - The New Cobweb Summer.aif
DR12 -0.39 dB -14.65 dB 03 - My Blue Wave.aif
DR11 -0.39 dB -13.59 dB 04 - I Can Hardly Spell My Name.aif
DR11 -0.39 dB -14.08 dB 05 - Autumn's Vicar.aif
DR10 -0.41 dB -14.11 dB 06 - Flick.aif
DR09 -0.39 dB -12.09 dB 07 - Caterpillar.aif
DR09 -0.39 dB -11.79 dB 08 - D. Scott Parsley.aif
DR09 -0.39 dB -13.72 dB 09 - Bugs.aif
DR10 -0.39 dB -12.82 dB 10 - The Old Matchbook Trick.aif
DR12 -0.39 dB -15.97 dB 11 - Is A Woman.aif
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Number of Files: 11
Official DR Value: DR11
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Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Richie Unterberger:
Many of the attributes that numerous alternative listeners have found endearing or annoying about Lambchop remain on this, the band's sixth album. There's the fragmented, sometimes mundane subject matter of Kurt Wagner's lyrics, his dry sing-speak voice, and an overall air of resignation that blurs the line between contentment and containment. Is a Woman has to rank as one of the group's better efforts, though, primarily since the coyness that could lead to aggravating pretensions has been muted, almost to the point of absence. It's also fair to say that, at this point, Lambchop was no longer an alt-country act. Perhaps there's still a touch of countrypolitan to the subdued songs and languorous tempos. But the effect is rather more like that of an arty lounge singer, with the deft piano, rich vibes, and occasional science fiction-like guitar effects. Wagner sounds something like an alternate-universe Randy Newman, not nearly as concise or direct in his imagery, but possessed of similar weary, reflective Americana. By focusing less on quotidian (i.e., boring) experiences of the proletariat and more on less-tangible allusions to death, troubled romance, and loneliness, Wagner's music is simply more approachable and meaningful, if still hard to puzzle out in its specific intent. Too, the sound is much more consistent from cut to cut than it has been on past Lambchop albums, with enough inventive tinges of soul and jazz to leaven the super-somber after-hours ethos. This is still way too idiosyncratic for mass digestion, but it's a definite positive artistic progression.
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