Chemistry Set: Songs of the Suburbs 1977–1987
Chemistry Set: Songs of the Suburbs 1977–1987 is a compilation album by the American New wave band The Suburbs, released in 2003. The two-disc package contains selected studio tracks and a DVD featuring 37 minutes of live footage of a series of 2002 reunion shows at the Minneapolis club First Avenue. It also include the band's last single, "Don't Do Me Any Favors".
Chemistry Set: Songs of the Suburbs 1977–1987 | ||||
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Released | September 23, 2003 | |||
Genre | New wave | |||
Length | 55:00 | |||
Label | Beejtar | |||
The Suburbs chronology | ||||
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Reception
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Source | Rating |
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Writing for Allmusic, music critic Mark Deming wrote of the album "This is still a very listenable collection of Suburbs material, pulling together some superb examples of their muscular, smart-ass take on new wave dance-rock... Chemistry Set ably documents their strong suits."[1]
Track listing
All songs composed by The Suburbs.
- "Chemistry Set" – 1:10
- "Cig Machine" – 1:24
- "Black Leather Stick" – 2:49
- "Goggles On" – 3:20
- "Rattle My Bones" – 3:28
- "Music for Boys" – 6:47
- "Tape Your Wife to the Ceiling" – 1:53
- "Cows" – 1:39
- "Baby Heartbeat" – 2:42
- "Monster Man" – 3:17
- "Spring Came" – 3:18
- "Girlfriend" – 4:51
- "Love Is the Law" – 4:42
- "Drinking with an Angel" – 5:27
- "America Sings the Blues" – 2:44
- "Don't Do Me Any Favors" – 3:46
- "Bongo Rock" – 1:43
DVD Track listing
All songs composed by The Suburbs.
- "Waiting"
- "Monster Man"
- "Life is Like"
- "Love is the Law"
- "Rattle My Bones"
- "Girlfriend"
- "Googles On"
- "Drinking with An Angel"
Personnel
- Chan Poling – vocals, keyboards
- Beej Chaney – vocals, guitar
- Hugo Klaers – drums
- Bruce Allen – guitar
- Michael Halliday – bass
- Hearn Gadbois – percussion
- Tom Burnevik – horn
- Kevin Nord – horn
- Max Ray – horn
- Scott Snyder – horn
- Maggie MacPherson – background vocals
References
- Deming, Mark. "Chemistry Set: Songs of the Suburbs 1977–1987 > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
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