What Men Deserve to Lose
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What Men Deserve To Lose | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 16 July 2007 | |||
Recorded | Roag, Isle of Skye, 2007 | |||
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Length | 49:14 | |||
Peatbog Records | ||||
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Peatbog Faeries chronology | ||||
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What Men Deserve To Lose is the fifth album by Scottish
Following the band's previous album
Background and recording
Following the launch of their record label
Music
For What Men Deserve to Lose, the band took inspiration "from their surroundings in
The album was characterised as showing the band move "out further into the big, blue beyond, still latching on to island roots yet in a mood of glorious experiment."[3] It is comparable to dance music due to its driving rhythms,[4] whilst the band's brass section, the Wayward Boys, are given more prominence than on Croftwork.[4] The variety in the album's usage of keyboards was noted by critics, as was its jazz-influenced percussion; one reviewer observed "some brilliantly worked introductions" and multiple instances of "lead instruments changing within tracks."[4] The reviewer noted that "there’s even a hint of vocals if you listen carefully."[4]
The opening track, "The Locks & Rocks Reel", gets its name from a near disastrous boat trip in Sweden from band member Peter Morrison, who wrote the track.[2] "Jason's Famous Banjo" is named after the band's producer Calum MacLean whose stage name is Jason Famous, and when band member Innes travelled to the Staten Island, New York City to buy him a banjo.[2] The title of the track "There's a Girl Behind the Bar Who Think She's Garbo", which mentions iconic Swedish film actress Garbo, is believed to be a reference to Kirsty MacColl's first hit "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" from 1981. The track is dedicated to, as the liner notes describe, "all those barmaids in New York City who tell you they're an actress while chatting you up for tips".[2] The track features samples of New York City traffic in its intro and outro. "Friend of Crazy Joe" is dedicated to Glasgow promoter Billy Kelly who died during the recording of the album. He worked with the band during their 2005 trio to Sydney where they became good friends. The title itself refers to the band's driver, a man of Italian descent made up a fictitious Scottish friend named Crazy Joe.[2] "Ramsaig" is named after a picturesque site of a cleared village near Dunvegan where Morrison's grandparents lived as shepherds, whilst the title of album closer "Nyup" is described in the liner notes as "a fun word to pepper your conversation with. Repeat as necessary." Guest musician John Disco plays additional guitar on the track.[2]
Release and reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [5] |
fRoots | (favourable)[6] |
The Living Tradition | (favourable)[4] |
The album was announced in 2007 by the band's website. Their third album on their own label
The album has been well received by critics. Simon Jones of
Following the release of the album, the band embarked on a long running tour from 2007–08. The tour typically featured eleven tracks, including an eighteen and a half minute set known as "The Dancing Feet Set" which combined different tracks from various different periods of the band's career.[8] Recordings of tracks from two of the 2008 concerts from the tour were then used to create the band's highly anticipated live album Live (2009), which features four tracks from What Men Deserve to Lose amongst its eleven tracks; "The Invergarry Blues", "The Locks and Rocks Reel", "Friend of Crazy Joe" and "Still Drunk in the Morning".[9]
Track listing
- "The Locks and Rocks Reel" - 5:07
- "The Invergarry Blues" - 3:46
- "Jason's Famous Banjo" - 3:58
- "There's a Girl Behind the Bar Who Thinks She's Garbo" - 5:55
- "Sudden Dilemma" - 5:57
- "Friend of Crazy Joe" - 5:39
- "Dr. Gig" - 4:23
- "Still Drunk in the Morning" - 5:20
- "Ramasaig" - 4:46
- "Nyup" - 4:17
References
- ^ a b c d "Releases: What Men Deserve to Lose". www.peatbogfaeries.com. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h What Men Deserve to Lose liner notes.
- ^ "Peatbog Faeries::What Men Deserve To Lose".
- ^ a b c d e f "Living Tradition CD review of PEATBOG FAERIES - What Men Deserve To Lose".
- ^ a b "Album Search for "what men deserve to lose"". AllMusic.
- ^ "Peatbog Faeries::Archives".
- ^ a b "Peatbog Faeries::What Men Deserve To Lose".
- ^ Live liner notes.
- ^ Live track listing.