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- Date Released: May 18, 1999
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock, Indie Pop
- Label: Beggars Banquet
A sturdy compilation of what is, by any sane standard, one of the most astonishing catalogues in popular music.
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We Say...
The Go-Betweens are the very definition of a cult act: not many people heard them, but pretty much everybody who did thought they were the best band in the world and subsequently devoted substantial quantities of their waking hours to attempting to convince unbelievers. The sudden death of founding member Grant McLennan in 2006, while a shocking tragedy and an incalculable loss. McLennan and his co-writer Robert Forster between them assembled what is, by any sane standard, one of the most astonishing catalogues in popular music, a sound that was never quite rock, never quite folk, never quite country, and never quite duplicable -- though many tried. Though this collection should only be approached with the understanding that there are dozens more miracles where these came from, it's a start -- especially McLennan's immortal ballads of memory and loss "Cattle & Cane" and "The Wrong Road" and Forster's exquisite deadpan pop master classes "Spring Rain" and "Head Full Of Steam."
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They Say...
Not quite as comprehensive or well-chosen as the earlier (and now out-of-print) 1978-1990 retrospective, Bellavista Terrace is nevertheless a fine introduction to the Go-Betweens' enduring brilliance. As Robert Forster's liner notes point out with painful accuracy, this 14-track compilation could scarcely be called a greatest-hits collection as none of the band's singles actually charted, a mystery which has only deepened with the passing years -- that perfect pop confections like "Head Full of Steam," "Bye Bye Pride," and the sublime "Streets of Your Town" could fail to reach an audience is a crime. ("...Anyway, we were too good for the bloody charts," Forster continues -- damn right.) There is consolation to be had in that these songs all sound as good today as when they first appeared -- if the Go-Betweens' refusal to bow to current trends was a liability during their own era, that same timelessness is their music's greatest strength in the here-and-now.
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| 01. |  |
Was There Anything I Could Do? |
3:08 |
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| 02. | |
Head Full of Steam |
3:40 |
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| 03. | |
That Way |
4:09 |
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| 04. | |
Part Company |
4:52 |
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| 05. | |
Cattle and Cane |
4:19 |
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| 06. | |
Draining the Pool for You |
4:19 |
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| 07. | |
Wrong Road |
4:54 |
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| 08. | |
Bye Bye Pride |
4:06 |
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| 09. | |
Man O'Sand to Girl O'Sea |
3:27 |
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| 10. | |
House That Jack Kerouac Built |
4:41 |
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| 11. | |
Bachelor Kisses |
3:32 |
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| 12. | |
Streets of Your Town |
3:38 |
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| 13. | |
Spring Rain |
3:07 |
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| 14. | |
Dive for Your Memory |
7:03 |
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14 Total Tracks, 58:55 Total Length
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