Rooms by the Hour
Rooms by the Hour is an album by the American band Rustic Overtones, released in 1998.[3][4] The album drew the attention of several major labels, leading to the band's subsequent contract with Arista Records.[5][6]
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Released | January 20, 1998 | |||
Recorded | Big Sound Studios, Westbrook, Maine | |||
Genre | Rock, jazz, soul, funk, ska | |||
Length | 48:57 | |||
Label | Ripcord Records[1] | |||
Producer | Lance Vardis | |||
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Artwork for Rooms by the Hour re-release
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Critical reception
The Providence Journal thought that the band "blends fast-paced lyrics in a G. Love style and the instrumentation of a ska band—percussion, sax, another upright bass—to 'Feast or Famine'."[7]
AllMusic wrote that the "energetic, horn-powered rock incorporates elements of jazz and R&B."[2]
Track listing
- "Feast or Famine"
- "Girl Germs"
- "Check"
- "The Letter"
- "Hardest Way Possible"
- "Kicking and Screaming"
- "Pink Belly"
- "Sugarcoat"
- "The Heist"
- "Machine Maker"
- "History Crush"
- "Shaker"
- "Iron Boots"
- "Outtro"
2008 Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
- "Cherry"
- "Last Night's Band"
- "Room 6"
References
- "Top 75". CMJ New Music Monthly (57): 63. May 1998.
- "Rooms by the Hour - Rustic Overtones | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- "Rustic Overtones Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- Weinstein, Joshua L. (1 Mar 1998). "WITH ITS ACT VERY TOGETHER, BAND HITS ROAD". Portland Press Herald. p. 1A.
- Berndtson, Chad (August 16, 2007). "CONCERT PREVIEW - Re-release plans grow into reunion of Rustic Overtones". The Patriot Ledger.
- Rauh, Tracey D. (June 28, 1998). "For the newly signed Rustic Overtones, the past week has been Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy". Foster's Daily Democrat. News.
- Watson, Vaughn (September 9, 1999). "Pedal to the metal - and rap, rock, ska . . ". The Providence Journal. p. L15.
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