Green on Red - Gravity Talks

Name: Green on Red
Album: Gravity Talks
Year: 1983
Style: Psychedelic, Garage
Similar Bands: Bob Dylan, Jonathan Richman, Dead Milkmen, Inspiral Carpets, Electric Prunes, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Three O'Clock, REM, Dream Syndicate
"One-Word" Review: Jangle-Psych-Pop Dylan-meets-Jagger
Based Out Of: Tuscon AZ & LA, CA
Label: Slash, Warner Brothers

Cover, Record

Record, Back

Gravity Talks (1983)

1. Gravity Talks 2:33
2. Old Chief 3:26
3. Easy Pieces 2:19
4. Deliverance 5:44
5. Over My Head 3:00
6. Snake Bit 4:24 / 
7. Blue Parade 4:30
8. That's What You're Here For 2:03
9. Brave Generation 4:12
10. Abigail's Ghost 2:38
11. Cheap Wine 4:09
12. Narcolepsy 5:34

Album Rating (1-10): 8.0

Members & Other Bands:

• Chris D - Producer (Fleasheaters)
• Dan Stuart - Vox, Guitar (Danny & Dusty, Serfers, The Slummers, Beat Farmers, Alpha Blue )
• Chris Cacavas - Keys, Guitar, Vox (Serfers, Alpha Nord, Edward Abbiati, Junkyard Love, Slivers of Hope, Dragon Bridge Orch. Dream Syndicate, Pedestrians, True West, Giant Sand, Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3, Viva Saturn, John Wesley Harding, Russ Tolman, Tom Stevens, Pat Thomas, Rich Hopkins & The Luminarios, Watercolors, Danny & Dusty, Plastic Pals, Lowlands and Friends, Blue Rose Rockestra, Leaving Trains, Naked Prey, Divine Horsemen, Dancing Hoods, Zebra Stripes, Droogs, Sonya Hunter, River Roses, Chris Burroughs, Wellsprings of Hope, Vva Saturn, Ghosthouse, Flowerporneos, Jon Wajl & the Amadans, Crashing Dreams, Band of Blacky Ranchette)
• Jack Waterson - Bass, Vox (Serfers, Black Dynamite Sound Orch, Venice Dawn, Two Lane Blacktop, Pat Thomas, Tom Stevens, Viva Saturn, Adrian Younge, Bilal, DJ Shadow, Hellenes, Midnight Hour, Ghostface Killah)
• Alex Mac Nicol - Drums (Lydia Lunch, Deep Six, )
• Matthew Piucci - Guitar, Consultant (Rain Parade, Boat Club, Crazy Horse, Rainy Day, Hellenes, Viva Saturn, True West, Fool Killers, Billy Talbot Band, FIR, Windbreakers, Cat Heads, Steven Roback, Doc Vox, Donovon's Brain)
• Steve Wynn - Long Distance Sage (Dream Syndicate, Danny & Dusty)
• Pat Burnette - Engineer
• Jane O'Neil - Photography
• Jeff Price - Art Direction

Unknown-ness: Never heard of this band, and they look like a typical, quirky jangle-pop college radio band. I mean, a stuffed armadillo by a campfire in the back photo?

Album Review: The album starts off with a bouncy, catchy garage-psych keyboard with a vocal cadence of Dylan. Also hints of Half Japanese and Dead Milkmen for their rough production values. While this meandering psych album all but embraces the "Paisley Underground" & "New Sincerity" tags, the apparently went on to become part of the cowpunk/roots scene in LA, paving the way for acts like Son Volt & Wilco.

Stand Out Track: Gravity Talks, Easy Pieces

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