American Music Club

American Music Club

American Music Club is a San Francisco-based alternative rock band led by singer-songwriter Mark Eitzel.-History:Although born in California, Eitzel spent his formative years in Okinawa, Taiwan, Great Britain and Ohio before returning to the Bay Area in 1981...

 reformed in 2003 to considerable critical acclaim, and recorded Love Songs for Patriots in San Francisco in spare time between day jobs and other commitments. The album's songs were all written by Mark Eitzel

Mark Eitzel

Mark Eitzel is a musician, best known as a songwriter and lead singer of the San Francisco band American Music Club.-History:Eitzel spent his formative years in a military family living in Okinawa, Taiwan, Ohio and the United Kingdom. He moved to America in 1979.He started making music while he was...

 and many had been performed live by him in solo performances before the band's reformation.

Track listing

1. "Ladies and Gentlemen" – 3:18
2. "Another Morning" – 3:21
3. "Patriot's Heart" – 6:01
4. "Love Is" – 4:27
5. "Job to Do" – 5:04
6. "Only Love Can Set You Free" – 5:55
7. "Mantovani the Mind Reader" – 4:05
8. "Home" – 4:27
9. "Myopic Books" – 3:31
10. "America Loves the Minstrel Show" – 4:21
11. "The Horseshoe Wreath in Bloom" – 4:40
12. "Song of the Rats Leaving the Sinking Ship" – 4:21
13. "The Devil Needs You" – 7:37

The vinyl LP also includes "1000 Miles".

Personnel

American Music Club

• Marc Capelle – piano
  Piano
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  , organ
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  , brass
  Brass instrument
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   arrangement
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• Mark Eitzel
  Mark Eitzel
  Mark Eitzel is a musician, best known as a songwriter and lead singer of the San Francisco band American Music Club.-History:Eitzel spent his formative years in a military family living in Okinawa, Taiwan, Ohio and the United Kingdom. He moved to America in 1979.He started making music while he was...
  
   – vocals
  Singing
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   and guitar
  Guitar
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• Tim Mooney – drums
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• Dan Pearson – bass guitar
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• Vudi
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   – guitar
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  The 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...
  
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Others

• Bradley Johnson
  Bradley Johnson
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   – paintings and design
• Jude Mooney – band pictures
• Matt Pence – mixing
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