I Think This Is
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I Think This Is is a studio album by Young Fresh Fellows
, released on Yep Roc Records
in 2009. It was released the same day as Scott McCaughey
's other project The Minus 5
's Killingsworth
. The album was recorded at the behest of former Soft Boys member and friend Robyn Hitchcock
, who offered to produce it. McCaughey had previously approached Hitchcock to produce an album 20 years prior, but the two couldn't arrange for an in-studio collaboration until they had toured together and several of the Fellows worked on his Jewels for Sophia
.
' Ron Hart awarded the album a 9 out of 10, agreeing that it is the most cohesive release from The Young Fresh Fellows and declared it their best album.
I Don't Think This Is track listing
Additional personnel
Young Fresh Fellows
The Young Fresh Fellows are an American alternative rock group that was formed in 1981 in Seattle, Washington, by Scott McCaughey and Chuck Carroll; Tad Hutchison, Chuck Carroll's first cousin, joined for the recording of the group's debut album in 1983....
, released on Yep Roc Records
Yep Roc Records
Yep Roc Records is an independent International record label based in Haw River, North Carolina and owned by Redeye Distribution . The label has put out albums by artists like The Go-Betweens, The Fleshtones, Gang of Four, The Reverend Horton Heat, and The Minus 5, as well as the work of important...
in 2009. It was released the same day as Scott McCaughey
Scott McCaughey
As a singer and songwriter, Scott McCaughey is the leader of the Seattle and Portland-based bands The Young Fresh Fellows and The Minus 5.He is also bassist for Robyn Hitchcock's most recent touring band, The Venus 3, along with Bill Rieflin and Peter Buck....
's other project The Minus 5
The Minus 5
The Minus 5 is an American rock band, headed by musician Scott McCaughey and featuring R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck.-Band history:Formed in 1993, McCaughey designed the Minus 5 as a pop collective, with each record the group put out featuring a new lineup...
's Killingsworth
Killingsworth
Killingsworth is the eighth studio album by The Minus 5, released on Yep Roc Records in 2009.-Track listing:#"Dark Hand of Contagion"#"The Long Hall"#"The Disembowlers"#"The Lurking Barrister"#"It Won't Do You Any Good"#"Vintage Violet"...
. The album was recorded at the behest of former Soft Boys member and friend Robyn Hitchcock
Robyn Hitchcock
Robyn Rowan Hitchcock is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. While primarily a vocalist and guitarist, he also plays harmonica, piano and bass guitar....
, who offered to produce it. McCaughey had previously approached Hitchcock to produce an album 20 years prior, but the two couldn't arrange for an in-studio collaboration until they had toured together and several of the Fellows worked on his Jewels for Sophia
Jewels for Sophia
Jewels For Sophia is a 1999 album by Robyn Hitchcock, released on Warner Records.Since Respect , the hitherto prolific Hitchcock had released just one full studio album , the rest of his recent output consisting largely of repackages and live recordings...
.
Reception
Mark Deming of Allmusic gave the album 3.5 out of five stars, calling it, "unusually focused and coherent-sounding" even as it transcends narrow genre definitions. PopMattersPopMatters
PopMatters is an international webzine of cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater,...
' Ron Hart awarded the album a 9 out of 10, agreeing that it is the most cohesive release from The Young Fresh Fellows and declared it their best album.
Track listing
- "The Guilty Ones" (Scott McCaugheyScott McCaugheyAs a singer and songwriter, Scott McCaughey is the leader of the Seattle and Portland-based bands The Young Fresh Fellows and The Minus 5.He is also bassist for Robyn Hitchcock's most recent touring band, The Venus 3, along with Bill Rieflin and Peter Buck....
) – 2:19 - "Lamp Industries" (Kurt BlochKurt BlochKurt Bloch is an American songwriter, guitarist, engineer and producer, best known as songwriter and lead guitarist of Fastbacks. He has also been a member of The Young Fresh Fellows and has recorded tracks and produced albums for Tokyo Dragons, Robyn Hitchcock, Les Thugs, Flop, Sicko , The Minus...
) – 2:02 - "Suck Machine Crater" (McCaughey) – 2:55
- "Let the Good Times Crawl" (Peter BuckPeter BuckPeter Lawrence Buck , is an American rock guitarist who is best known for playing in and co-founding alternative rock band R.E.M....
, McCaughey) – 2:32 - "Never Turning Back Again" (McCaughey) – 2:21
- "New Day I Hate" (Bloch) – 2:01
- "Go Blue Angels Go" (McCaughey) – 1:36
- "Used to Think All Things Would Happen" (Chris BallewChris BallewChristopher "Chris" Ballew is a member of the alternative rock group The Presidents of the United States of America and performs as a children's artist under the pseudonym Caspar Babypants....
, Tad Hutchinson) – 3:05 - "YOUR Mexican Restaurant" (Ballew, Hutchinson, McCaughey) – 2:23
- "Shake Your Magazines" (Ballew, Hutchinson, McCaughey) – 3:00
- "After Suicide" (McCaughey) – 1:48
- "If You Believe in Cleveland" (McCaughey) – 3:55
- "Ballad of the Bootleg" (McCaughey) – 2:42
I Don't Think This Is track listing
- "Suck Machine Crater" (McCaughey) – 2:55
- "Let the Good Times Crawl" (Buck, McCaughey) – 2:32
- "Never Turning Back Again" (McCaughey) – 2:21
- "New Day I Hate" (Bloch) – 2:01
- "Go Blue Angels Go" (McCaughey) – 1:36
- "Gotta Get Away"
- "The Guilty Ones" (McCaughey) – 2:19
- "The Final Tractor"
- "After Suicide" (McCaughey) – 1:48
- "Lay You in the Ground"
- "If You Believe in Cleveland" (McCaughey) – 3:55
- "Lamp Industries" (Kurt BlochKurt BlochKurt Bloch is an American songwriter, guitarist, engineer and producer, best known as songwriter and lead guitarist of Fastbacks. He has also been a member of The Young Fresh Fellows and has recorded tracks and produced albums for Tokyo Dragons, Robyn Hitchcock, Les Thugs, Flop, Sicko , The Minus...
) – 2:02 - "Shake Your Magazines" (Ballew, Hutchinson, McCaughey) – 3:00
Personnel
The Young Fresh Fellows- Chris BallewChris BallewChristopher "Chris" Ballew is a member of the alternative rock group The Presidents of the United States of America and performs as a children's artist under the pseudonym Caspar Babypants....
– compositionCompositionComposition may refer to:* Composition , in which one assumes that a whole has a property solely because its various parts have that property* Compounding is also known as composition in linguistic literature* in computer science...
, bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, instrumentation - Kurt BlochKurt BlochKurt Bloch is an American songwriter, guitarist, engineer and producer, best known as songwriter and lead guitarist of Fastbacks. He has also been a member of The Young Fresh Fellows and has recorded tracks and produced albums for Tokyo Dragons, Robyn Hitchcock, Les Thugs, Flop, Sicko , The Minus...
– composition, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, engineeringAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including... - Tad Hutchison – composition, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, instrumentation, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Scott McCaugheyScott McCaugheyAs a singer and songwriter, Scott McCaughey is the leader of the Seattle and Portland-based bands The Young Fresh Fellows and The Minus 5.He is also bassist for Robyn Hitchcock's most recent touring band, The Venus 3, along with Bill Rieflin and Peter Buck....
– composition, guitar, instrumentation, vocals - Jim Sangster – bass guitar
Additional personnel
- Peter BuckPeter BuckPeter Lawrence Buck , is an American rock guitarist who is best known for playing in and co-founding alternative rock band R.E.M....
– composition, 12-string guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Robyn HitchcockRobyn HitchcockRobyn Rowan Hitchcock is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. While primarily a vocalist and guitarist, he also plays harmonica, piano and bass guitar....
– guitar, productionRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, vocals