Big Red Letter Day Explained

Big Red Letter Day
Type:	studio
Artist:	Buffalo Tom
Cover:	Buffalo Tom - BRLD.jpg
Released:	September 21, 1993
Recorded:	Spring 1993
Studio:	Cherokee (Hollywood)
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	41:29
Label:	Beggars Banquet
Producer:	The Robb Brothers, Buffalo Tom
Prev Title:	Let Me Come Over
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	Sleepy Eyed
Next Year:	1995

Big Red Letter Day is the fourth album by American alternative rock band Buffalo Tom, released in 1993.^{[1] [2]}

The leadoff track, "Sodajerk," was featured on the soundtrack for the short-lived television series My So-Called Life and in commercials for Nike and Pontiac. "Late at Night" was also used in an episode of My So-Called Life.

The album peaked at number 185 on the Billboard 200.

Critical reception

Author Dave Thompson praised the album in his book Alternative Rock, writing that "Buffalo Tom jangle and twang with the best of them, filling Red Letter with moody melodies lightened by harmonies and the exquisite guitars. College rock rarely sounded this good."^[3]

Track listing

1. "Sodajerk"
2. "I'm Allowed"
3. "Tree House"
4. "Would Not Be Denied"
5. "Latest Monkey"
6. "My Responsibility"
7. "Dry Land"
8. "Torch Singer"
9. "Late at Night"
10. "Suppose"
11. "Anything That Way"

All songs by Buffalo Tom.

Personnel

Buffalo Tom

• Bill Janovitz – vocals, guitar
• Chris Colbourn – bass
• Tom Maginnis – drums

Notes and References

1. Mundy. Chris. Buffalo Tom: Buffalo Stance. Rolling Stone. September 16, 1993. July 3, 2020.
2. Web site: Sinclair. Tom. Buffalo Tom. Trouser Press. July 3, 2020.
3. Book: Thompson, Dave. Buffalo Tom. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHP-r9-eqdAC&pg=PA224. June 1, 2020. Google Books. Alternative Rock. Dave Thompson (author). Miller Freeman Books. 2000. 0-879-30607-6. 223.