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Hullabaloo

 
Album Review: Hullabaloo

  • Artist: The Farm
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: May 10, 1994
  • Total Time: 46:04
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Like a summer squall, baggy had blown into the British music scene, and then just as quickly dissipated, leaving behind a short-lived rainbow of technicolor records. Very short-lived. Indeed, the non-charting fate of the Farm's preceding set, Love See No Colour made the band's time especially short, which probably explains Hullabaloo's overwhelmingly downbeat feel. Much of the set is given over to introspective numbers, beginning with the power ballad "Comfort," and continuing along its downtempo path through the moody "To the Ages," the wistful "Golden Vision," the brooding "Distant Voices," the melancholic "The Man Who Cried," and the haunting "Echoes." All are lovely in their own way, but they were never going to excite fans or the charts. But dig deep and there's an oasis or three of brightness -- the anthemic "Messiah" and the techno driven "Hateful" both recall the Farm's happier harvests, while the rocking "All American World" is solid gold. With more moments like those, maybe the Farm wouldn't have gone bust. But, in truth, baggy was finished, and the band with it. ~ Dave Thompson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Messiah Peter Hooton The Farm (4:26)
Shake Some Action Cyril Jordan, Chris Wilson The Farm (4:05)
Comfort Peter Hooton The Farm (4:52)
The Man Who Cried Peter Hooton The Farm (5:59)
Hateful Peter Hooton The Farm (4:28)
Golden Vision Peter Hooton The Farm (5:06)
To the Ages Peter Hooton The Farm (4:19)
All American World Peter Hooton The Farm (4:36)
Distant Voices Peter Hooton The Farm (5:43)
Echoes Steve Grimes, Peter Hooton The Farm (2:30)

Credits

The Farm (Main Performer), Gary Wilkinson (Producer), Keith Mullin (Guitar), Carl Hunter (Bass)
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Hullabaloo
Studio album by The Farm
Released 1994
Recorded 1993-1994
Genre Alternative rock
Label Sire
Producer The Farm
Professional reviews
The Farm chronology
Love See No Colour
(1992)
Hullabaloo
(1994)
The Best of The Farm
(1998)

Hullabaloo is the third and final studio album released by Liverpool-based indie dance group The Farm. It was released on the Sire Records label in 1994 and was not critically well received.

Track listing

  1. "Messiah" – 4:26
  2. "Shake Some Action" – 4:05
  3. "Comfort" – 4:52
  4. "The Man Who Cried" – 5:59
  5. "Hateful" – 4:28
  6. "Golden Vision" – 5:06
  7. "To the Ages" – 4:19
  8. "All American World" – 4:36
  9. "Distant Voices" – 5:43
  10. "Echoes" – 2:30

References

  1. ^ Thompson, Dave. "Review: Hullabaloo - The Farm". Macrovision Corporation. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0iftxquhldde. Retrieved on 13 August 2009. 
  2. ^ Collins, Andrew. "Review: The Farm, Hullabaloo". Q (EMAP Metro Ltd) (Q95, August 1994): 100. 

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