Bitter Melon Farm

Infobox Album
Name = Bitter Melon Farm
Type = Compilation album
Artist = The Mountain Goats


Released = 1999,
April 23, 2002
Recorded = 1993-1996
Genre = Folk-rock, Lo-fi, Rock
Length = 66:57
Label = Ajax,
3 Beads of Sweat
Producer = John Darnielle
Reviews =
* Allmusic.com (4/5) [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:nq7ibks9aakq link]
* Pitchfork (7.5/10) [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20056/Mountain_Goats_Protein_Source_of_the_Future_Now_Bitter_Me link]
Last album = "Protein Source of the Future...Now!"
(1999)
This album = "Bitter Melon Farm"
(1999)
Next album = "Ghana
(1999)

"Bitter Melon Farm" is the second in a three-part series of compilations of songs by The Mountain Goats that have appeared on various releases. It is preceded by "Protein Source of the Future...Now!", and followed by "Ghana".

Track listing

# Noche del Guajolote – 2:03
# Going to Bangor – 1:36
# Against Agamemnon – 2:10
# Going to Cleveland – 3:07
# Early Spring – 2:20
# Historiography – 2:53
# No, I Can't – 3:25
# Alpha Desperation March – 2:51
# Going to Monaco – 2:40
# Star Dusting – 2:15
# Teenage World – 2:27
# Going to Santiago – 2:27
# Sail On – 2:57
# Black Molly – 2:24
# Rain Song – 1:54
# The Bad Doctor – 3:39
# Alpha Double Negative: Going to Catalina – 2:43
# Pure Intentions – 2:14
# The Lady from Shanghai – 2:10
# Pure Love – 2:19
# Song for an Old Friend – 2:25
# Snow Song – 2:04
# Faithless Bacchant Song – 1:59
# Short Song About the 10 Freeway – 1:47
# No, I Can't – 3:36
# Song for Dana Plato – 1:54
# The Sign – 2:28

* Track 1 is taken from I Like Walt.
* Track 2 is taken from You and What Army?.
* Track 3 is taken from Howl...a Farewell Compilation of Unreleased Songs.
* Tracks 4-13 are taken from Transmissions to Horace.
* Track 14 is taken from In Release City.
* Track 15 is taken from I Present This.
* Tracks 16-20 are taken from Songs for Petronius.
* Track 21 is taken from The Wheel Method.
* Track 22 is taken from Dog So Large I Cannot See Past It.
* Track 23 is taken from Those Pre-Phylloxera Years.
* Tracks 24-27 are taken from Songs for Peter Hughes.

Personnel

* John Darnielle - Vocals, Guitar
* Rachel Ware - Vocals, Bass