Uši
Uši is the sixth studio album by Czech progressive rock band Už jsme doma.[5][6][7] It was released in 1999 via Skoda Records.[8]
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Released | 9 November 1999[1] | |||
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Label | Skoda[2] | |||
Producer | Dan Rathbun | |||
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The record was an American breakthrough for the band and also marked the first time that they had worked with an American producer.[3] A 2000 tour in support of the album coincided with the band's fifteenth anniversary.[9][10]
Production
Uši was produced by Dan Rathburn, of the band Idiot Flesh.[11]
Critical reception
Francois Couture, in an AllMusic review, wrote that producer "Dan Rathbun captured the band members' live energy while allowing them an ample sound for their more symphonic inclinations."[3] CMJ New Music Monthly stated that "a studied roughness continues to creep into the kinetic art-rock/jazz/ethnic/punk/chamber pop fusion theorized by key personnel Miroslav Wanek and Jindra Dolansky."[1]
The San Diego Union-Tribune wrote that the album "features noodling guitars ("Oko"), thick bass riffs ("Bosi") and epic jams (Usi") —all of which the band delivers with its own distinct style."[12] The Province opined that "the band rocks like almost no other artist since Frank Zappa or Soft Machine."[4]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Miroslav Wanek
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Bosí" | 2:24 |
2. | "Tenký Led" | 3:46 |
3. | "Kovbojská" | 4:12 |
4. | "Oko" | 3:58 |
5. | "Uši" | 8:27 |
6. | "Strach" | 3:18 |
7. | "Pot" | 5:13 |
8. | "Řeka" | 4:03 |
9. | "Ticho" | 5:09 |
References
- "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. 29 November 1999 – via Google Books.
- "Uz Jsme Doma". Washington City Paper. 30 June 2000.
- "Ears (Usi) - Uz Jsme Doma | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- Derdeyn, Stuart (13 June 2000). "Quick Spins". The Province. p. B4.
- "TrouserPress.com :: Uz Jsme Doma". www.trouserpress.com.
- Bagato, Jeff (12 November 1999). "Uz Jsme Doma" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- "Uz Jsme Doma Plan Summer Shows". MTV News.
- Niesel, Jeff (7 December 2000). "Prague Rock". Dallas Observer.
- Seigel, Stephen. "Soundbites". Tucson Weekly.
- Gerard, Don (17 November 2000). "Also on the music scene". The New-Gazette. p. ETC-7.
- "SOUND CZECH: Uz Jsme Doma wants the world to listen". The San Diego Union-Tribune: 14. 4 November 1999.
- "ALBUM REVIEWS: SHORT TAKES". The San Diego Union-Tribune: NIGHT & DAY-14. 8 June 2000.