Read Music/Speak Spanish

Read Music/Speak Spanish is the first studio album by American punk band Desaparecidos. Released in February 2002, the record is the forty-second release of Saddle Creek Records. Reviews were mostly positive upon release.

Read Music/Speak Spanish
Studio album by
Desaparecidos
ReleasedFebruary 12, 2002
GenrePunk rock, indie rock, emo
Length31:32 (U.S. Version) 35:11 (International Version)
LabelSaddle Creek
Desaparecidos chronology
Read Music/Speak Spanish
(2002)		 Payola
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(4.6/10)[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
Spin9/10[4]
Tiny Mix Tapes[5]

About

Read Music/Speak Spanish is a punk/indie-rock concept album loosely centered on perceived American materialism and greed. Song topics include the pressures of upward mobility on marriage, the suburban expansion of Omaha, the desire to always follow the latest fashion or fad, the effect of consumerism on developing countries, and the mixture of religion and politics.[6][7]

The album was recorded in one week, the same week of the September 11 attacks. Since the concept of the album is a criticism of American consumerism, the band considered not releasing it and partly due to this timing the album failed commercially.[8] Despite its lack of commercial success, the album gained an extensive cult following.[9]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Man and Wife, The Former (Financial Planning)"3:16
2."Mañana"3:24
3."Greater Omaha"4:14
4."Man and Wife, The Latter (Damaged Goods)"3:39
5."Mall of America"2:41
6."The Happiest Place on Earth"3:02
7."Survival of the Fittest/It's a Jungle Out There"2:56
8."$$$$"5:10
9."Hole in One"3:08
Total length:31:35

International version
No.TitleLength
1."What's New for Fall"3:46
2."Man and Wife, The Former (Financial Planning)"3:16
3."Mañana"3:24
4."Greater Omaha"4:14
5."Man and Wife, The Latter (Damaged Goods)"3:39
6."Mall of America"2:41
7."The Happiest Place on Earth"3:02
8."Survival of the Fittest/It's a Jungle Out There"2:56
9."$$$$"5:10
10."Hole in One"3:08
Total length:35:21

Personnel

References
  1. Read Music/Speak Spanish at AllMusic
  2. "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 April 2002.
  3. "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved 10 Apr 2002.
  4. "No More Tears". Spin. May 2002.
  5. Kern. "Desaparecidos – Read Music/Speak Spanish". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  6. Greenbank, Ben (November 9, 2006). "Desaparecidos - Read Music/Speak Spanish". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  7. "HYBRIDMAGAZINE.COM | REVIEWS | Desaparecidos - Read Music / Speak Spanish". www.hybridmagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  8. Lincoln, Kevin (2012-09-27). "Desaparecidos Makes the Perfect Protest Music (Again)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  9. "Rolling Stone Australia — Rebirth of Desaparecidos". Retrieved 2015-07-14.
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