Gravity Talks Explained

Gravity Talks
Type:	Album
Artist:	Green on Red
Cover:	Green on Red - Gravity Talks.jpg
Released:	1983
Recorded:	July 1983
Genre:	Alternative rock, neo-psychedelia
Label:	Slash
Producer:	Chris D.
Next Title:	Gas Food Lodging
Next Year:	1985

Gravity Talks is the debut album by American rock band Green on Red, released in 1983.^[1]

Production

Gravity Talks was recorded at Quad Teck Studios in Los Angeles.^[2]

Critical reception

The Guardian wrote: "This is music made by high-school geeks who dream of being desperadoes. The result was a brilliant, misguided wreck, halfway to Tulsa when the wheels fell off."^[3] Trouser Press wrote that "at the LP’s relative weirdest, Chris Cacavas’ organ- playing sounds like several genres from the ’60s, but only mildly."^[4] The Washington Post thought that Green on Red "has fashioned a ragged, primitive musical attack to complement nerve-wracking original songs."^[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Dan Stuart, Chris Cacavas, Jack Waterson, and Alex MacNicol.

1. "Gravity Talks"
2. "Old Chief"
3. "5 Easy Pieces"
4. "Deliverance"
5. "Over My Head"
6. "Snake Bit"
7. "Alice"
8. "Blue Parade"
9. "That's What You're Here For"
10. "Brave Generation"
11. "Abigail's Ghost"
12. "Cheap Wine"
13. "Narcolepsy"

Personnel

Green on Red

• Dan Stuart – vocals, guitar
• Chris Cacavas – keyboards, guitar, lap steel, vocals
• Jack Waterson – bass
• Alex McNicol – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Matthew Piucci – guitar
• Steve Wynn – guitar, vocals

Notes and References

1. Web site: Green on Red | Biography & History. AllMusic.
2. Book: Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk. John. Doe. Tom. DeSavia. April 26, 2016. Hachette Books. 9780306824098. Google Books.
3. Web site: Green on Red - Gravity Talks CD. May 30, 2003. the Guardian.
4. Web site: Green on Red . Trouser Press . 26 February 2021.
5. Web site: '60s Potpourri. Joe. Sasfy. December 1, 1983. www.washingtonpost.com.