Every Dog Has His Day
| Every Dog Has His Day | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Label | I.R.S.[1] | |||
| Producer | John Leckie, Mitch Easter | |||
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Every Dog Has His Day is an album by the American band Let's Active, released in 1988.[2][3] It was the band's final album.[4]
The title track peaked at No. 17 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.[5] The band promoted the album by touring with Velvet Elvis.[6]
Production[edit]
Recorded in Wales, the album was produced by John Leckie and frontman Mitch Easter.[7] It was mixed at Abbey Road Studios.[8] Determined that the album be more of a band effort, Let's Active also worked to create a heavier sound.[9] New member John Heames played bass on Every Dog Has His Day.[10]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [11] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [12] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [13] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [14] |
Trouser Press wrote that "the best songs ... are classic Easter: unsettled emotional lyrics and eccentric pop melodies that have him straining on vocal tiptoes to reach the hard bits."[15] The Chicago Reader called the album "lush and bountiful and weird: a gorgeous song like 'Horizon' ... has a twangy feedback that turbocharges the backing track."[16]
The Globe and Mail determined that "Easter's heavily layered approach to his sixties psychedelia, punk and pop roots [allow] the band to put all sorts of new twists on old sounds."[17] The Orlando Sentinel stated that "two things dominate from beginning to end—jangling rock 'n' roll guitar and sharp, witty writing."[13] The Omaha World-Herald opined that "Easter's trademark, nasal singing occasionally can be irritating, but that is easily overshadowed by the band's high-energy guitars."[18]
AllMusic wrote that the album "features an overall heavier vibe, with the band rocking like never before, emphasizing a love of hard rock only briefly hinted at on earlier albums, and it's all done very well."[11] The Rolling Stone Album Guide concluded that "muscular drumming and raucous powerchords now augment the jangly guitar of yore."[14]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Every Dog Has His Day" | |
| 2. | "Horizon" | |
| 3. | "Sweepstakes Winner" | |
| 4. | "Orpheus in Hades Lounge" | |
| 5. | "Mr. Fool" | |
| 6. | "Ten Layers Down" | |
| 7. | "Too Bad" | |
| 8. | "Night Train" | |
| 9. | "Forty Years" | |
| 10. | "Bad Machinery" | |
| 11. | "I Feel Funny" | |
| 12. | "Terminate" |
References[edit]
- ^ Pollock, Bruce (March 18, 2014). Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era. Routledge.
- ^ "Let's Active Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Silverman, David (4 Nov 1988). "Also in town this weekend will be Let's Active...". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 6.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 668.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (February 17, 2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008. Hal Leonard Corporation.
- ^ Gladstone, Jim (21 Oct 1988). "Let's Active Does a Workout at TLA". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C4.
- ^ "Mitch Easter: Perfect Sound Forever". Magnet. June 15, 2007.
- ^ Gallo, Phil (October 14, 1988). "Let's Active, on the other hand, just released...". In Tune. New Haven Register.
- ^ Potter, Mitch (21 Oct 1988). "Let's Active in 'grungier' groove". Toronto Star. p. E9.
- ^ Jaeger, Barbara (June 23, 1988). "Quick spins". The Record. p. F11.
- ^ a b "Every Dog Has His Day". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 189.
- ^ a b Fields, Curt (2 Oct 1988). "Let's Active". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 7.
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 420.
- ^ "Let's Active". Trouser Press. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Let's Active". Chicago Reader. November 3, 1988.
- ^ Dafoe, Chris (6 Oct 1988). "Every Dog Has His Day Let's Active". The Globe and Mail. p. C3.
- ^ Healy, James (December 18, 1988). "Let's Active 'Every Dog Has His Day'". Entertainment. Omaha World-Herald. p. 16.
