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1990 studio album by the Cavedogs
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Joy Rides for Shut-Ins
Studio album by the Cavedogs
Released1990
Recorded1990
GenreRock, power pop
Length38:48
LabelEnigma
ProducerEd Stasium
The Cavedogs chronology
Joy Rides for Shut-Ins
(1990) 		Soul Martini
(1992)

Joy Rides for Shut-Ins is the first studio album by the American band the Cavedogs, released in 1990. The band supported the album by touring with the Dead Milkmen and Mojo Nixon.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

USA Today praised the "sass and spit-in-your-face attitude of punk the melodic qualities of solid hard rock".

In 1992, The New Yorker called the album "a collection of blissful power pop crunchers". Trouser Press noted that "while quotes from summer-of-love sources (Move, Floyd, Beatles and Monkees to name but a few) abound you'll also hear enough echoes of the Jam, dB's, R.E.M. and the Smithereens to know the Boston-based trio has progressed past pure paisley."

Track listing

All songs written by the Cavedogs

  1. "Tayter Country" – 2:16
  2. "Leave Me Alone" – 3:37
  3. "Bed of Nails" – 3:22
  4. "Proud Land" – 3:44
  5. "What in the World?" – 3:06
  6. "Right on the Nail" – 4:33
  7. "Step Down" – 3:37
  8. "Baba Ghanooj" – 4:22
  9. "Calm Him Down" – 3:52
  10. "Taking Up Space" – 3:28
  11. "La La La" – 2:37
  12. "" – 0:24

Personnel

  • The Cavedogs – Producer, Engineer
  • Mike Denneen – Piano
  • Paul Hamingson – Engineer, Remix Assistant
  • Paul Q. Kolderie – Engineer
  • John Lupfer – Producer, Engineer
  • Michael McLaughlin – Photography
  • Suzanne Mueller – cellist (Baba Ghanooj)
  • Carl Plaster – Engineer
  • Mark Rivers – Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer
  • Sean Slade – Engineer
  • Todd Spahr – Guitar, Vocals, Bells, Producer, Sleigh Bells
  • Ed Stasium – Producer, Engineer, Remixing
  • Brian Stevens – Bass, Harmonica, Vocals, Producer

Charts

Singles

Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1990 Leave Me Alone Modern Rock Tracks 17

References

  1. Gordon, Robert (Dec 1990). "Spins". Spin. Vol. 6, no. 9. pp. 84–85.
  2. "Music". Orange Coast. Vol. 17, no. 3. Mar 1991. p. 163.
  3. Del Porto, Brett (December 5, 1990). "Dead Milkmen, Nixon, Cavedogs to Run 'Amuck' in S.L.". Deseret News. p. C7.
  4. Deming, Mark. "Joyrides for Shut-Ins The Cavedogs". AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  5. Oermann, Robert K. (May 24, 1991). "A Taste of What's Singing for Summer". USA Today.
  6. "Nightlife". The New Yorker. May 18, 1992. p. 10.
  7. Schulps, Dave. "Cavedogs". Trouser Press. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  8. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008. Record Research. p. 49.
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