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AllMusic Review by Richard Foss
The only full-length album from Flophouse has an
appealing combination of folksy twang and acoustic/electric din. Some of
the songs sound like rocked-up versions of old Appalachian tunes, but
they all spring from the pen of J.C. Hopkins, who sings them in an
appealing style that is reminiscent of Peter Case. This resemblance is
perhaps not entirely a coincidence, since Case produced the album and
plays on a few tracks. Nevertheless, this album doesn't sound quite like
anything else Case has ever been associated with, thanks to Hopkins'
different phrasing and the contributions of Kim Osterwalder. Her cello
and violin add texture throughout, but it is her expressive but
sparingly used background vocals that really lift these performances
from good to great. Osterwalder, guitarist Clem Off, and Hopkins were an
uncommonly good team, and it's a shame that they didn't explore this
partnership more before moving in different musical directions.
Tracklist
| 1 | Glad To Be Unhappy | |
| 2 | Long Way To Yesterday | |
| 3 | Bad Blood | |
| 4 | Rolling Pin | |
| 5 | When The Well Runs Dry | |
| 6 | Candy Colored Clowns | |
| 7 | Banks Of The Damned | |
| 8 | Dance Upon The Flag | |
| 9 | Baby Doc Is Gone | |
| 10 | Gone |
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