The Bears | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
Studio | Royal Recording Studios, Lake Geneva WI | |||
Genre | Power Pop, Rock | |||
Label | Primitive Man Recording Company, I.R.S. [1] | |||
Producer | Adrian Belew [1] | |||
The Bears chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
The Bears is the debut studio album by the rock band The Bears, released in 1987. [4] [5] [6]
The cover art was created by Mort Drucker. [7]
AllMusic wrote that "the tunes are tight, smart pop gems, distinguished from so many other bands by the wild antics of Belew's guitar." [2] The Washington Post called the album "a little too precious and labored ever to attain the unforced grace of good old rock 'n' roll." [1]
Trouser Press wrote: "Challenging, muscular, tuneful, idiosyncratic and accessible, The Bears ... is a superlative record." [8] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music remarked that the album "invoked comparisons with Squeeze and XTC, and for good reason." [3]
The Bears | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
Studio | Royal Recording Studios, Lake Geneva WI | |||
Genre | Power Pop, Rock | |||
Label | Primitive Man Recording Company, I.R.S. [1] | |||
Producer | Adrian Belew [1] | |||
The Bears chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
The Bears is the debut studio album by the rock band The Bears, released in 1987. [4] [5] [6]
The cover art was created by Mort Drucker. [7]
AllMusic wrote that "the tunes are tight, smart pop gems, distinguished from so many other bands by the wild antics of Belew's guitar." [2] The Washington Post called the album "a little too precious and labored ever to attain the unforced grace of good old rock 'n' roll." [1]
Trouser Press wrote: "Challenging, muscular, tuneful, idiosyncratic and accessible, The Bears ... is a superlative record." [8] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music remarked that the album "invoked comparisons with Squeeze and XTC, and for good reason." [3]