Stuck in Wonderamaland

Stuck in Wonderamaland is the third album by the American band Dramarama, released in 1989.[2] "I Wish I Was Your Mother" is a cover of the Mott the Hoople song.[3] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[4] "Last Cigarette" was a minor rock radio hit.[5]

Stuck in Wonderamaland
Studio album by
Released1989
Recorded1988
GenreRock
Length38:15
LabelChameleon
ProducerDramarama, Val Garay[1]
Dramarama chronology
Box Office Bomb
(1987)
Stuck in Wonderamaland
(1989)
Vinyl
(1991)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Robert ChristgauB+[7]
Los Angeles Daily News[5]

The Globe and Mail called the album "guitar-driven rock (featuring a tastefully balanced acoustic/electric blend) that owes no small debt to the early work of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers."[8] The Chicago Tribune deemed it "one of the most intense, moving rock albums of the last year," writing that "the twin guitars of Mr. E Boy and Peter Wood and the rhythm section of Chris Carter (bass) and Jesse (drums) play with fire, turning [John] Easdale's existential lyrics into music that is both dreamlike and passionate."[9]

Track listing

All songs written by John Easdale, except where noted.

  1. "Wonderamaland" - 4:08
  2. "No Regrets" - 3:53
  3. "Fireplace, Pool, & Air Conditioning" - 4:20
  4. "Lullabye" - 3:18
  5. "It's Hardly Enough" - 2:33
  6. "Last Cigarette" - 4:55
  7. "70's TV" - 3:27
  8. "Try" - 3:22
  9. "Would You Like" - 3:01
  10. "I Wish I Was Your Mother" (Ian Hunter) - 3:32
  11. "Pumps on a Hill" - 0:50
  12. "Stuck in Wonderamaland" - 1:03

References

  1. "TrouserPress.com :: Dramarama". www.trouserpress.com.
  2. "Dramarama May Have Finally Found the Key". Los Angeles Times. February 1, 1990.
  3. Caudle, Todd (8 Dec 1989). "Many musicians bring new sound". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. p. D9.
  4. Stoute, Lenny (9 Mar 1990). "Glam band's travels a trail of woe". Toronto Star. p. D16.
  5. Shuster, Fred (December 8, 1989). "Dramarama revitalization". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L30.
  6. "Stuck in Wonderamaland - Dramarama | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  7. "Robert Christgau: Album: Dramarama: Stuck in Wonderamaland". www.robertchristgau.com.
  8. Niester, Alan (15 Feb 1990). "Stuck in Wonderamaland Dramarama". The Globe and Mail. p. C7.
  9. Kot, Greg (8 Mar 1990). "Album lifts Dramarama out of limbo". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 13.
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