Cataract (Walkabouts album)

Cataract is the second studio album by American alternative country band The Walkabouts released on March 1, 1989, through Sub Pop Records.

Cataract
Studio album by
The Walkabouts
ReleasedMarch 1, 1989[1]
GenreAlternative rock, alternative country
Length38:56
LabelSub Pop
ProducerThe Walkabouts, Tony Kroes, Ed Brooks
The Walkabouts chronology
See Beautiful Rattlesnake Gardens
(1988)		 Cataract
(1989)		 Rag & Bone
(1990)

Track listing

All tracks written by The Walkabouts.

  1. "Whiskey xxx" – 2:56
  2. "Hell's Soup Kitchen" – 3:24
  3. "Whereabouts Unknown" – 3:01
  4. "End-In-Tow" – 3:23
  5. "Bones of Contention" – 4:38
  6. "Home as Found" – 2:38
  7. "Smokestack" – 3:04
  8. "The Wicked Skipper" – 1:38
  9. "Drille Terriers" – 2:24
  10. "Specimen Days" – 3:44
  11. "Long Black Veil" – 5:01
  12. "Goodbye (to all That)" – 3:05

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Release history
Date Label Format Catalog
March 1, 1989 Sub Pop Records LP SP031[1]
April 4, 1990 Glitterhouse Records CD (reissue with EP Rag & Bone) GR 0085[2]

Personnel
Additional musicians
  • Jonathan Siegel – violin on "Whereabouts Unknown"
  • Terry Lee Hale – slide guitar on "Home as Found"
  • Carl Miller – trombone on "Smokestack"
  • Liv Torgerson – backup vocals on "Drille Terriers"
Technical personnel
Additional personnel
  • William Forsythe – cover photo "Eddy and Dashdown", September 23, 1933
  • Ben Thompson – cover design

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Spinpositive[4]
Dave Thompson7/10[5]

Harold DeMuir wrote for "Trouser Press Record Guide, 4th Ed." that "The full-length 'Cataract' resonates with rueful Americana on such tracks as 'Whiskey XXX', "Hell's Soup Kitchen" and 'Long Black Veil' (not the traditional song), marking The Walkabouts as a distinctive band with loads of potential.".[6]

In The Walkabouts entry of "The Trouser Press Guide to 90's Rock: The All-New Fifth Edition of The Trouser Press Record Guide" Scott Schinder wrote "Cataract and the six-song Rag & Bone (combined as Rag & Bone Plus Cataract, a single CD bearing the EP's original artwork) are more distinctive, mining a richly shadowy strain of Americana.".[7]

In a review for the Backlash magazine Ransom Edison wrote "... Compared to The Walkabouts' debut album, last year's 'See Beautiful Rattlesnake Gardens,' 'Cataract' is a more refined and consistent effort, pushing the folk influence even further yet exploring a greater variety of musical approaches. ...".[8]


References
  1. "Sub Pop, The Walkabouts, Cataract". Sub Pop Records. Archived from the original on November 20, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  2. "Glitterhouse, The Walkabouts, Rag & Bone/Cataract". Glitterhouse Records. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  3. Ankeny, Jason. Rag & bone/Cataract, The Walkabouts at AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  4. Coley, Byron (August 1989). "Underground". Spin. p. 85. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  5. Thompson, Dave (November 1, 2007). Alternative Rock: The Best Musicians and Recordings. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 807. ISBN 9780879306076. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  6. "The Walkabouts". Trouser Press. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  7. "Trouser Press, Guide to 90's Rock: The Walkabouts". Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  8. "Backlash magazine, The Walkabouts, Cataract". Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
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