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Cuba (album)

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Cuba
Studio album by
Released1987
GenreRock, alternative country
LabelRecord Collect[1]
The Silos chronology
About Her Steps
(1985)
Cuba
(1987)
Tennessee Fire
(1987)

Cuba is the second album by the American band the Silos, released in 1987.[2][3] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[4]

Production

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Parts of Cuba were recorded in Deerfield Beach, Florida.[5] Although incorrectly credited on some pressings of the album, lead guitarist Bob Rupe re-recorded all of Rick Wagner's bass parts after Wagner left the band.[6] A video was made for "Tennessee Fire", which became a hit on MTV.[7] "For Always" is about marital bliss.[8]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Chicago Sun-Times[10]
Robert ChristgauB+[11]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[12]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[13]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[14]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[15]

Trouser Press wrote that the album "finds Mary Rowell’s violin emerging as an integral element in the Silos’ sound."[16] The Chicago Reader thought that "there's a sober, even slightly ominous undercurrent to these matter-of-factly domestic songs."[17] The New York Times opined that "[Walter] Salas-Humara takes a longer view of relationships than most pop songwriters ... from low-key stories, the Silos draw rock epiphanies."[18] The Chicago Sun-Times declared the album to be "the finest independently released rock album in '87."[10]

AllMusic called the album "something of a low-flying classic," writing that "lyrics like 'Margaret goes to bed around eight/I go to bed around one' capture something elusive with small, everyday details."[9] The Pitch deemed it a "masterwork," writing that it "is thought by some to be the holy grail of the alt-country movement."[19]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Tennessee Fire"5:37
2."She Lives Up the Street"3:12
3."For Always"4:13
4."Margaret"3:08
5."Mary's Getting Married"3:49
6."Memories"3:02
7."Just This Morning"3:44
8."Going Round"4:10
9."It's Alright"2:31
10."All Falls Away"4:38

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Brodeur, Scott (26 May 1989). "The Silos". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 26.
  2. ^ "The Silos | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Silos – Cuba". No Depression. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ Milano, Brett (15 Feb 1988). "The Silos something special". The Boston Globe. p. 30.
  5. ^ Baker, Greg (2 Jul 1987). "Silos are more than the sum of their influences". The Miami News. p. C1.
  6. ^ "Sound, Success of the Silos Springs from Restraint". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. ^ Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. Macmillan – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Browne, David (20 Jul 1987). "The Silos' 2nd Album Yields Bumper Crop of Fine Rock". Daily News. New York. p. 29.
  9. ^ a b "Cuba - The Silos | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  10. ^ a b McLeese, Don (July 27, 1987). "Silos 'Cuba'". Features. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 31.
  11. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: The Silos". www.robertchristgau.com.
  12. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 454.
  13. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1015.
  14. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 634–635.
  15. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 355.
  16. ^ "Silos". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  17. ^ Jenkins, Mark. "The Silos—Cuba". Chicago Reader.
  18. ^ Pareles, Jon (July 12, 1987). "Recordings". The New York Times.
  19. ^ "The Silos". The Pitch. March 15, 2007.