Cuba
Studio album by
Released1987
GenreAlternative rock, alternative country
LabelRecord Collect[1]
The Silos chronology
About Her Steps
(1985)
Cuba
(1987)
Tennessee Fire
(1987)

Cuba is the second album by the American alternative rock band the Silos, released in 1987.[2][3]

Production

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.[4] A video was made for "Tennessee Fire", which became a hit on MTV.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Chicago Sun-Times[7]
Robert ChristgauB+[8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[9]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[11]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[12]

Trouser Press wrote that the album "finds Mary Rowell’s violin emerging as an integral element in the Silos’ sound."[13] The Chicago Reader thought that "there's a sober, even slightly ominous undercurrent to these matter-of-factly domestic songs."[14] 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."[15] The Chicago Sun-Times declared the album to be "the finest independently released rock album in '87."[7]

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."[6] The Pitch deemed it a "masterwork," writing that it "is thought by some to be the holy grail of the alt-country movement."[16]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Tennessee Fire"5:37
2."She Lives Up the Street"3:12
3."For Always"4:13
4."Margaret"3:08
5."Mary's Getting Married"3:49
6."Memories"3:02
7."Just this Morning"3:44
8."Going Round"4:10
9."It's Alright"2:31
10."All Falls Away"4:38

Personnel

References

  1. Brodeur, Scott (26 May 1989). "THE SILOS". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Features Weekend. p. 26.
  2. "The Silos | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. "Silos – Cuba". No Depression. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. "SOUND, SUCCESS OF THE SILOS SPRINGS FROM RESTRAINT". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). "New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB". Macmillan via Google Books.
  6. 1 2 "Cuba - The Silos | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  7. 1 2 McLeese, Don (July 27, 1987). "SILOS. 'Cuba'". Chicago Sun-Times. Features. p. 31.
  8. "Robert Christgau: CG: The Silos". www.robertchristgau.com.
  9. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 454.
  10. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1015.
  11. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 634–635.
  12. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 355.
  13. "Silos". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  14. Jenkins, Mark. "The Silos--Cuba; Mofungo--End of the World, Part 2". Chicago Reader.
  15. Pareles, Jon (July 12, 1987). "RECORDINGS" via NYTimes.com.
  16. "The Silos". The Pitch. March 15, 2007.
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