Full Force Galesburg

Infobox Album
Name = Full Force Galesburg
Type = Album
Artist = The Mountain Goats


Released = June 10, 1997
Recorded = 1996-1997
Genre = Folk-rock, Rock
Length = 41:13
Label = Emperor Jones
Producer = John Darnielle
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ekjw7i8og77r link]
*Ultra E-Zine (favorable) [http://www.dma.be/p/ultra/1997/review02.htm#roco]
*Fretplay Rating|5|5 [http://www.fretplay.com/review/m/mountain_goats/discography-CD-B000004B9C-Full-Force-Galesburg.shtml]
Last album = "Nothing for Juice"
(1996)
This album = "Full Force Galesburg"
(1997)
Next album = "The Coroner's Gambit"
(2000)

"Full Force Galesburg" is an album by The Mountain Goats. It consists of songs written and recorded by John Darnielle. Most of the songs were performed by Darnielle singing and playing guitar solo, and recorded on his Panasonic RX-FT500 boom box; however, two songs also feature violins, and Nothing Painted Blue's Peter Hughes adds backing vocals and guitar work on a few tracks as well.

Track listing:

#"New Britain" – 2:36
#"Snow Owl" – 2:17
#"West Country Dream" – 2:03
#"Masher" – 3:21
#"Chinese House Flowers" – 2:57
#"Ontario" – 2:30
#"Down Here" – 1:35
#"Twin Human Highway Flares" – 2:42
#"Weekend in Western Illinois" – 2:43
#"US Mill" – 2:27
#"Song For the Julian Calendar" – 2:17
#"Maize Stalk Drinking Blood" – 2:26
#"Evening in Stalingrad" – 2:31
#"Minnesota" – 3:57
#"Original Air-Blue Gown" – 2:51
#"It's All Here in Brownsville" – 1:53

Personnel

* John Darnielle: Vocals, Guitar
* Alastair Galbraith: Violin (on "Evening in Stalingrad" and "Original Air-Blue Gown")
* Peter Hughes: Vocals, Electric Guitar (on "Weekend in Western Illinois" and "Down Here")
* Bob Durkee: Organ (on "Down Here")

External links

* [http://www.themountaingoats.net/lyrics/galesburg_lyr.html Complete lyrics to the album]