Very Greasy

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Very Greasy
Studio album by
David Lindley & El Rayo-X
Released1988
LabelElektra[1]
ProducerLinda Ronstadt
David Lindley & El Rayo-X chronology
El Rayo Live
(1983) 		Very Greasy
(1988)

Very Greasy is an album by the American musician David Lindley, with El Rayo-X, released in 1988.[2][3] It was Lindley's third studio album with the band.[4]

The album peaked at No. 174 on the Billboard 200.[5] Lindley supported it by touring with the Wagoneers, before serving as the opening act on Jackson Browne's 1989 tour.[6][7]

Production

The album was produced by

Warner Bros. Records; Ronstadt and Lindley are distant cousins.[8][9][10] Lindley played a bouzouki on "Talkin' to the Wino Too".[11] "Gimme Da'Ting" is a cover of the Lord Kitchener song.[12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[13]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[14]
Houston Chronicle[15]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[16]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[17]

The Chicago Tribune praised the "refreshing rhythmic sensibility that handily encompasses ska, Tex-Mex, highlife and other lively world styles."[18] The Washington Post opined that, "best of all is a ska version of Warren Zevon's 'Werewolves of London', which digresses into a discussion of the grease content in Lindley's own hair."[19] The San Francisco Chronicle concluded that "this fine, frothy blend of polyethnic rock stylings plays like a wacked-out dream, madly mixing African, reggae and rock music on a variety of oddball choices."[20]

The

St. Petersburg Times deemed Very Greasy "party music on the verge of going out of control, but only superficially, because underneath everything is nailed down tight."[22] The Houston Chronicle called it "a spotty, if charming, series of jokes."[15]

Papa Was a Rolling Stone" to be the "funkiest [tune] in the Lindley canon."[16]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Gimme Da'Ting" 
2."I Just Can't Work No Longer" 
3."
Papa Was a Rolling Stone"
 
6."Werewolves of London" 
7."Texas Tango" 
8."Never Knew Her" 
9."Talkin' to the Wino Too" 
10."Tiki Torches at Twilight" 

References

  1. ^ Duffy, Thom (4 Sep 1988). "Music". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 6.
  2. ^ Abrahams, Andrew (Dec 5, 1988). "Picks & Pans: Song: Very Greasy". People. Vol. 30, no. 23. p. 27.
  3. ^ Boehm, Mike (22 Aug 1988). "Lindley Playfully Cruises a Wide Musical Ocean". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 9.
  4. ^ Milward, John (22 Sep 1988). "Pop". USA Today. p. 6D.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums (7th ed.). Record Research Inc. p. 461.
  6. ^ Takiff, Jonathan (11 Oct 1988). "Two Offbeat Evenings at the Chestnut Cabaret". Features Tonight. Philadelphia Daily News. p. 52.
  7. ^ MacCambridge, Michael (5 Aug 1989). "Browne delivers mixed messages". Austin American-Statesman. p. F9.
  8. ISBN 9781849892476
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  9. ISBN 9781843531050
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  10. ^ Ansorge, Rick (21 Oct 1988). "Lindley proud to be a 'cult' figure". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. p. D5.
  11. ^ Burliuk, Greg (3 Dec 1988). "Sliding on the Blue Strings". Magazine. The Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 1.
  12. ^ Marymont, Mark (September 23, 1988). "'Very Greasy' David Lindley & El Rayo-X". USA Today.
  13. ^ a b "Very Greasy". AllMusic.
  14. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 248.
  15. ^ a b Racine, Marty (August 28, 1988). "Records". Zest. Houston Chronicle. p. 11.
  16. ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 674.
  17. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 425.
  18. ^ Heim, Chris (19 Aug 1988). "Long-Absent Musical Stars Shine Again on Comeback LPs". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 78.
  19. ^ "Lindley El Rayo-X Easy, Breezy 'Greasy'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  20. ^ Selvin, Joel (October 2, 1988). "David Lindley & El Rayo-X: Very Greasy". Sunday Datebook. San Francisco Chronicle. p. 44.
  21. ^ Quill, Greg (2 Sep 1988). "Ska's the limit with Lindley's oldies". Toronto Star. p. D12.
  22. ^ Jones, Malcolm (25 Sep 1988). "Why isn't this man rich and famous?". St. Petersburg Times. p. 2F.
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