A Man Under the Influence | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 24, 2001 | |||
Studio | Modern Recording, Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||
Genre | Roots rock | |||
Length | 50:09 | |||
Label | Bloodshot | |||
Producer | Chris Stamey | |||
Alejandro Escovedo chronology | ||||
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A Man Under the Influence is the fifth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo, released on April 24, 2001, on Bloodshot Records. It was produced by Chris Stamey. A deluxe edition was released on November 15, 2009. [1]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Austin Chronicle | [3] |
Blender | [4] |
Now | 4/5 [5] |
Pitchfork | 8.3/10 [6] |
Q | [7] |
Rolling Stone | [8] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
Slant Magazine | [1] |
Spin | 7/10 [10] |
Billboard wrote that A Man Under the Influence was "the best studio performance Escovedo has ever delivered". [11] Similarly, Joshua Klein wrote in The A.V. Club that the album "could be Escovedo's best yet", [12] and James Mann said in PopMatters that the album was "far and away his best work". [13]
Several critics also commended Stamey's production on the album: Joe Tangari wrote in Pitchfork that on the track "Velvet Guitar", his production "keeps [the five guitarists on that track] all in their respective places, avoiding a sloppy mess." [6] Additionally, Raoul Hernandez wrote in The Austin Chronicle that Stamey "deserves credit for the LP's overall cohesion of sound", [3] while Michael Barclay of Exclaim! wrote that Stamey's production "captures the mood perfectly". [14]
Conversely, Robert Christgau of The Village Voice selected "Wave" and "Castanets" as "choice cuts", indicating good songs "on an album that isn't worth your time or money." [15]
All tracks composed by Alejandro Escovedo; except where indicated
A Man Under the Influence | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 24, 2001 | |||
Studio | Modern Recording, Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||
Genre | Roots rock | |||
Length | 50:09 | |||
Label | Bloodshot | |||
Producer | Chris Stamey | |||
Alejandro Escovedo chronology | ||||
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A Man Under the Influence is the fifth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo, released on April 24, 2001, on Bloodshot Records. It was produced by Chris Stamey. A deluxe edition was released on November 15, 2009. [1]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Austin Chronicle | [3] |
Blender | [4] |
Now | 4/5 [5] |
Pitchfork | 8.3/10 [6] |
Q | [7] |
Rolling Stone | [8] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
Slant Magazine | [1] |
Spin | 7/10 [10] |
Billboard wrote that A Man Under the Influence was "the best studio performance Escovedo has ever delivered". [11] Similarly, Joshua Klein wrote in The A.V. Club that the album "could be Escovedo's best yet", [12] and James Mann said in PopMatters that the album was "far and away his best work". [13]
Several critics also commended Stamey's production on the album: Joe Tangari wrote in Pitchfork that on the track "Velvet Guitar", his production "keeps [the five guitarists on that track] all in their respective places, avoiding a sloppy mess." [6] Additionally, Raoul Hernandez wrote in The Austin Chronicle that Stamey "deserves credit for the LP's overall cohesion of sound", [3] while Michael Barclay of Exclaim! wrote that Stamey's production "captures the mood perfectly". [14]
Conversely, Robert Christgau of The Village Voice selected "Wave" and "Castanets" as "choice cuts", indicating good songs "on an album that isn't worth your time or money." [15]
All tracks composed by Alejandro Escovedo; except where indicated