A Man Under the Influence explained

A Man Under the Influence
Type:Studio
Artist:Alejandro Escovedo
Cover:A_Man_Under_the_Influence.jpg
Studio:Modern Recording, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Genre:Roots rock
Label:Bloodshot
Producer:Chris Stamey
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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.

Critical reception

Billboard wrote that A Man Under the Influence was "the best studio performance Escovedo has ever delivered".[1] Similarly, Joshua Klein wrote in The A.V. Club that the album "could be Escovedo's best yet",[2] and James Mann said in PopMatters that the album was "far and away his best work".[3]

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." Additionally, Raoul Hernandez wrote in The Austin Chronicle that Stamey "deserves credit for the LP's overall cohesion of sound", while Michael Barclay of Exclaim! wrote that Stamey's production "captures the mood perfectly".[4]

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."[5]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Alejandro Escovedo; except where indicated

  1. "Wave"
  2. "Rosalie"
  3. "Rhapsody" (Escovedo, Stephen Barber)
  4. "Across the River"
  5. "Castanets"
  6. "Don't Need You"
  7. "Follow You Down" (Escovedo, Stephen Barber)
  8. "Wedding Day" (Escovedo, JD Foster)
  9. "Velvet Guitar"
  10. "As I Fall"
  11. "About This Love"

Personnel

Technical

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Man Under the Influence . . May 19, 2001 . December 9, 2014.
  2. Web site: Alejandro Escovedo: A Man Under The Influence . . April 19, 2002 . December 9, 2014 . Klein . Joshua.
  3. Web site: Alejandro Escovedo: A Man Under the Influence . . April 23, 2001 . December 12, 2014 . Mann . James.
  4. Web site: Alejandro Escovedo: A Man Under the Influence . . April 30, 2001 . December 9, 2014 . Barclay . Michael.
  5. News: Consumer Guide: Eating Again . . June 10, 2003 . November 5, 2016 . Christgau . Robert . Robert Christgau.

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