Suburban Lawns (album)

Suburban Lawns is the sole studio album by American band Suburban Lawns, released in 1981 by I.R.S. Records.

Suburban Lawns
Studio album by
Suburban Lawns
Released1981 (1981)
Genre
Length28:29
LabelI.R.S. Records

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flying Saucer Safari"
  • Richard Whitney
  • William Ranson
  • John McBurney
2:12
2."Pioneers"
  • Whitney
  • Sue McLane
  • McBurney
2:05
3."Not Allowed"
  • McLane
  • Ranson
2:16
4."Gossip"
  • McLane
2:29
5."Intellectual Rock"
  • McBurney
2:05
6."Protection"
  • Ranson
1:54
7."Anything"
  • McLane
1:38
8."Janitor"
  • Whitney
  • McLane
  • Ranson
  • McBurney
2:30
9."Computer Date"
  • Whitney
  • Ranson
1:06
10."Mom and Dad and God"
  • Whitney
  • Charles Rodriguez
1:56
11."Unable"
  • McLane
  • Ranson
1:31
12."When in the World"
  • Ranson
2:48
13."Green Eyes"
  • McLane
2:53
14."Jam the Controls"
  • Whitney
1:06

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Big Takeoverfavourable[2]
Louder Than Warfavourable[3]
Trouser Pressnegative[4]

AllMusic called it "an off-kilter triumph".[1] Trouser Press called it "highly ordinary" and "a sub-Devo mesh of hiccupping vocals, angular tunes with tiresome stop-start rhythms and a high, weedy guitar/organ sound".[4]

References
  1. Deming, Mark. "Suburban Lawns – Suburban Lawns | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  2. Foster, Chuck (September 22, 2015). "The Big Takeover: Suburban Lawns – Suburban Lawns (Futurismo)". The Big Takeover. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  3. Canty, Ian (November 12, 2015). "Suburban Lawns: Suburban Lawns – Album Review – Louder Than War | Louder Than War". Louder Than War. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  4. Fricke, David; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Suburban Lawns". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 12, 2016.



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