Black Cat John Brown
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Black Cat John Brown is the second album by the band Alamo Race Track
, released October 23, 2006. The album’s title track became a ‘hit’ on video site YouTube
, where more than 541,000 people viewed the video within a two week time span. This video was recorded by faceculture.nl during the 10th anniversary of the band’s label Excelsior Recordings. It shows the band in a dressing room playing a stripped down version of Black Cat John Brown.
The album garnered nothing but positive reviews in the Dutch press upon its release. The reviewers praised the songwriting of the band and the production by Frans Hagenaars. Several critics drew comparisons between the band and acts such as The Strokes, The Beatles and Interpol, among others. Nonetheless, the general consensus is that Alamo Race Track do have a sound of their own. This album is viewed as an improvement on their debut album "Birds At Home" especially in consistency.
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Alamo Race Track
Alamo Race Track is a rock band from Amsterdam, Netherlands. They have released three full-length albums. Their current effort, Unicorn Loves Deer, was released on March 21, 2011 in their native country.-Early days :...
, released October 23, 2006. The album’s title track became a ‘hit’ on video site YouTube
YouTube
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, where more than 541,000 people viewed the video within a two week time span. This video was recorded by faceculture.nl during the 10th anniversary of the band’s label Excelsior Recordings. It shows the band in a dressing room playing a stripped down version of Black Cat John Brown.
The album garnered nothing but positive reviews in the Dutch press upon its release. The reviewers praised the songwriting of the band and the production by Frans Hagenaars. Several critics drew comparisons between the band and acts such as The Strokes, The Beatles and Interpol, among others. Nonetheless, the general consensus is that Alamo Race Track do have a sound of their own. This album is viewed as an improvement on their debut album "Birds At Home" especially in consistency.
Track listing
All songs by Alamo Race TrackAlamo Race Track
Alamo Race Track is a rock band from Amsterdam, Netherlands. They have released three full-length albums. Their current effort, Unicorn Loves Deer, was released on March 21, 2011 in their native country.-Early days :...
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- "Black Cat John Brown"
- "Don’t Beat This Dog"
- "Stanley vs Hannah"
- "Kiss Me Bar"
- "The Northern Territory"
- "My Heart"
- "The Killing"
- "On The Beach"
- "Lee J. Cobb is Screaming a Lot"
- "Breaker-Breaker 1-2"
- "The Open Sea"
- "The Chocolate Years"
Trivia
- Singer Ralph Mulders wrote "Black Cat John Brown" inspired by a black cat that frequented his house.
- "The Killing" is based on the movie by the same name by director Stanley KubrickStanley KubrickStanley Kubrick was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career...
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