music.wikisort.org - CompositionThe Taller You Are, the Shorter You Get is an album by the American post-punk band My Dad Is Dead, released in 1989 through Homestead Records.[2][3][4]
1989 studio album by My Dad Is Dead
The Taller You Are, the Shorter You Get |
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 CD edition cover art |
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Released | July 24, 1989 |
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Recorded | 1988–1989 |
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Studio | The Beat Farm (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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Genre | Post-punk |
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Length | 82:58 (LP) 72:04 (CD) |
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Label | Homestead |
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Producer | Chris Burgess |
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Let's Skip the Details (1988) |
The Taller You Are, the Shorter You Get (1989) |
Chopping Down the Family Tree (1991) |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [1] |
Production
Aside from some bass and accordion, Mark Edwards played all of the instruments on the album.[5]
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote: "Edwards veers relatively close to the musical mainstream ... with considerable success. His lyrics, meanwhile, have grown less morose and more philosophical, and he sings them with new-found expressiveness."[6] Tiny Mix Tapes wrote that the album "covers everything from pretty, jangly guitar instrumentals to Joy Division- and Devo-referencing New Wave numbers."[7]
Track listing
Side oneTitle | Writer(s) |
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1. | "For Lack of a Better Word" | Mark Edwards | 5:10 |
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2. | "The Big Picture" | Jeff Curtis/Mark Edwards | 6:24 |
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3. | "Seven Years" | Mark Edwards | 5:10 |
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4. | "Too Far Gone" | Mark Edwards | 4:29 |
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Side twoTitle | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Planes Crashing" | Mark Edwards | 4:30 |
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2. | "Boundaries" | Mark Edwards | 3:53 |
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3. | "Can't Get Started" | Mark Edwards | 5:26 |
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4. | "The Only One" | Mark Edwards | 4:54 |
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Side threeTitle | Writer(s) |
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1. | "World on a String (CD edition cuts lengthy instrumental intro)" | Mark Edwards | 5:27 |
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2. | "Meep - Meep (Absent on CD edition)" | Jeff Curtis/Mark Edwards | 5:25 |
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3. | "What Can I Do" | Jeff Curtis/Mark Edwards | 6:26 |
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Side fourTitle | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Whirlpool" | Jeff Curtis/Mark Edwards | 3:00 |
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2. | "Nothing Special" | Mark Edwards | 4:49 |
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3. | "A Man Possessed" | Mark Edwards | 5:11 |
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4. | "Sweet Company" (Absent on CD edition) | Jeff Curtis/Mark Edwards | 5:29 |
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5. | "So Much to Lose" | Jeff Curtis/Mark Edwards | 5:33 |
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Personnel
- My Dad Is Dead
- Mark Edwards – vocals, instruments
- Jeff Curtis – bass guitar
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- Additional musicians and production
- Chris Burgess – production, engineering, mixing
- Tim Gilbride – photography
- James Wilson – accordion on "Sweet Company"
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References
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