Grass Is Greener
| Grass Is Greener | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | February 27, 2001 2016 (digital re-release) |
| Format | CD, digital |
| Recorded | 4th Street Recording/LMU Studio L Mixed at Big Fish/LMU Studio L Mastered at Digiprep |
| Genre | Alternative rock |
| Length | 39:05 59:53 (digital re-release) |
| Label | Sun Sea Sky Productions |
| Producer(s) | Jim Wirt, Mark Trombino |
Grass Is Greener is the debut (and only) album by Neighborly. It was released on February 27, 2001 by Sun Sea Sky Productions. It was re-released on digital streaming services with seven additional bonus tracks and a written retrospective from Tom Ackerman in 2016.
Overview
Adam Orth (of Shufflepuck and Homie; long-time friend of Rivers Cuomo) plays bass on the album. He also provided back-up vocals, additional instrumentation on some songs, and engineered the album alongside Ackerman. Patrick Wilson plays drums and bass on the hidden/bonus track "Jarvik 7".
The final song on the album, "Spark and Flash", is written about the passing of Mykel and Carli Allan, who ran the fan club for Ackerman's previous band Skiploader. It was the first song released by Neighborly, originally included on the compilation album Hear You Me! A Tribute to Mykel and Carli in 1997.
Personnel
- Track numbers correlate with the track listing from the 2016 digital re-release
- Tom Ackerman - vocals, guitar, all instruments (on 1 and 16)
- Adam Orth - bass, piano (on 4), guitar (on 3)
- Bob Penn - drums, shaker (on 2), tambourine (on 7), lyrics (on 3)
- Wes Davis - bass (on 5, 9, 12, 13, and 17), lyrics (on 9)
- Val Wolfe - rhythm guitar (on 5, 9, 12, 13, and 17)
- Bob Pyle - co-writing (on 10)
- Ed Reyes - writing (on 3)
- Patrick Wilson - drums and bass (on 15)
Production
- Tom Ackerman - engineer, recording and mixing (on 1, at LMU Studio L)
- Adam Orth - engineer
- Jim Wirt - recording (at 4th Street Recordings)
- Mark Trombino - mixing (at Big Fish)
- Ian Moreno - recording and mixing (on 1, at LMU Studio L)
- Dave Schultz - mastering (at Digiprep)
Miscellaneous
- Billy Wirth - photography, art
- Kyle La Branche - design and layout (at International Orange)
Track listings
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Concede the Point" | 4:45 |
| 2. | "Bully's Bliss" | 3:25 |
| 3. | "By the Way..." | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Flee the Cloud Town" | 4:39 |
| 5. | "Cut to Chase" | 2:57 |
| 6. | "Lisp" | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Golden, Disposable..." | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Vandalized" | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Bites Down with His Tongue Out" | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Spark and Flash" (pregap contains hidden track "Jarvik 7"; additional length is reflected in this table) | 5:53 |
| Total length: | 39:05 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Concede the Point" | 4:45 |
| 2. | "Bully's Bliss" | 3:25 |
| 3. | "By the Way..." | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Flee the Cloud Town" | 4:39 |
| 5. | "Cut to Chase" | 2:57 |
| 6. | "Lisp" | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Golden, Disposable..." | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Vandalized" | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Bites Down with His Tongue Out" | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Spark and Flash" | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Is That All?" (unreleased) | 4:16 |
| 12. | "Chasing Trash" (unreleased WC demo*) | 4:41 |
| 13. | "Nibbler" (unreleased WC demo*) | 3:32 |
| 14. | "She Watches Columbo" (unreleased) | 2:47 |
| 15. | "Jarvik 7" (hidden track) | 1:52 |
| 16. | "You and I Against..." (unreleased demo) | 2:53 |
| 17. | "Bully's Bliss" (early demo) | 2:39 |
| Total length: | 59:53 | |
- * Part of a series of demos originally completed for Warner Chappell Music Publishing
See also
External links
- Grass Is Greener on Bandcamp