Cuba_(album)

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Cuba (album)

1987 studio album by The Silos

Cuba is the second album by the American band the Silos, released in 1987.[2][3] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[4]

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Production

Parts of Cuba were recorded in Deerfield Beach, Florida.[5] Although incorrectly credited on some pressings of the album, lead guitarist Bob Rupe re-recorded all of Rick Wagner's bass parts after Wagner left the band.[6] A video was made for "Tennessee Fire", which became a hit on MTV.[7] "For Always" is about marital bliss.[8]

Critical reception

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Trouser Press wrote that the album "finds Mary Rowell’s violin emerging as an integral element in the Silos’ sound."[16] The Chicago Reader thought that "there's a sober, even slightly ominous undercurrent to these matter-of-factly domestic songs."[17] The New York Times opined that "[Walter] Salas-Humara takes a longer view of relationships than most pop songwriters ... from low-key stories, the Silos draw rock epiphanies."[18] The Chicago Sun-Times declared the album to be "the finest independently released rock album in '87."[10]

AllMusic called the album "something of a low-flying classic," writing that "lyrics like 'Margaret goes to bed around eight/I go to bed around one' capture something elusive with small, everyday details."[9] The Pitch deemed it a "masterwork," writing that it "is thought by some to be the holy grail of the alt-country movement."[19]

Track listing

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Personnel

References

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    "Silos – Cuba". No Depression. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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    Milano, Brett (15 Feb 1988). "The Silos something special". The Boston Globe. p. 30.
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    Baker, Greg (2 Jul 1987). "Silos are more than the sum of their influences". The Miami News. p. C1.
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    "Sound, Success of the Silos Springs from Restraint". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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    Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. Macmillan – via Google Books.
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    Browne, David (20 Jul 1987). "The Silos' 2nd Album Yields Bumper Crop of Fine Rock". Daily News. New York. p. 29.
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    "Cuba - The Silos | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
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    McLeese, Don (July 27, 1987). "Silos 'Cuba'". Features. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 31.
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    "Robert Christgau: CG: The Silos". www.robertchristgau.com.
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    Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 454.
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    MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1015.
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    The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 634–635.
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    Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 355.
  16. [16]
    "Silos". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  17. [17]
    Jenkins, Mark. "The Silos—Cuba". Chicago Reader.
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    Pareles, Jon (July 12, 1987). "Recordings". The New York Times.
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    "The Silos". The Pitch. March 15, 2007.
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