Big Shot in the Dark | ||||
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Released | 1991 | |||
Studio | The Doghouse ( Austin) | |||
Genre | Roots rock | |||
Label | I.R.S. [1] | |||
Producer | Pat and Barbara K. MacDonald | |||
Timbuk 3 chronology | ||||
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Big Shot in the Dark is the fourth album by the American band Timbuk 3, released in 1991. [2] [3] "Mudflap Girl" was released as a single. [4]
Big Shot in the Dark was Timbuk 3's first album as a four-piece band. Courtney Audain played bass and steel drums, and Wally Ingram served as the drummer/percussionist. [5] "The Border Crossing" was inspired by the fall of the Berlin Wall. [6] Evan Johns played guitar on "Mudflap Girl". [7]
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Source | Rating |
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Calgary Herald | B [9] |
The Chicago Tribune called Timbuk 3 "a distinctly American band both in its spare, rootsy rock sound and its thematic obsession with the American dream gone awry." [10] The Calgary Herald deemed the album "Timbuk 3 at its twangy, idiosyncratic best." [9]
Kenneth Bays of AllMusic wrote: "On their fourth album, Timbuk 3 officially became a foursome ... there's a newfound sense of instrumental adventurousness all around. (''49 Plymouth' employs a lute, while an instrumental version of 'Sunshine' is played on steel drums)... Big Shot in the Dark has a bluesy, droning quality throughout, a vibe that would be amplified further on Timbuk 3's 1994 EP Looks Like Dark to Me."
Big Shot in the Dark | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Studio | The Doghouse ( Austin) | |||
Genre | Roots rock | |||
Label | I.R.S. [1] | |||
Producer | Pat and Barbara K. MacDonald | |||
Timbuk 3 chronology | ||||
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Big Shot in the Dark is the fourth album by the American band Timbuk 3, released in 1991. [2] [3] "Mudflap Girl" was released as a single. [4]
Big Shot in the Dark was Timbuk 3's first album as a four-piece band. Courtney Audain played bass and steel drums, and Wally Ingram served as the drummer/percussionist. [5] "The Border Crossing" was inspired by the fall of the Berlin Wall. [6] Evan Johns played guitar on "Mudflap Girl". [7]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Calgary Herald | B [9] |
The Chicago Tribune called Timbuk 3 "a distinctly American band both in its spare, rootsy rock sound and its thematic obsession with the American dream gone awry." [10] The Calgary Herald deemed the album "Timbuk 3 at its twangy, idiosyncratic best." [9]
Kenneth Bays of AllMusic wrote: "On their fourth album, Timbuk 3 officially became a foursome ... there's a newfound sense of instrumental adventurousness all around. (''49 Plymouth' employs a lute, while an instrumental version of 'Sunshine' is played on steel drums)... Big Shot in the Dark has a bluesy, droning quality throughout, a vibe that would be amplified further on Timbuk 3's 1994 EP Looks Like Dark to Me."