Where's the Bone is the fourth album by the Canadian power pop band the Pursuit of Happiness, released in 1995. The first single was "Young and in Love", which is about Generation X; "Kalendar" was also released as a single. The band supported the album with a Canadian tour.
Production The album was produced by the band's singer/guitarist/songwriter Moe Berg and Iron Music Group's founder, Aubrey Winfield. Berg made an effort to write songs with lyrics that weren't solely about him.
Critical reception
The Globe and Mail concluded that "it's probably the band's most entertaining and satisfying album and certainly the first to fully reflect Berg's twisted sense of humour." The Calgary Herald noted that "while songwriters like Paul Westerberg and Cracker's David Lowry deliver their social commentary with subtlety, Berg beats you over the head and begs to be taken seriously."
The Vancouver Sun panned "the dreadful blues-plod" of "I Should Know". The Record wrote that the "lyrics aim for high satire ... but repeatedly miss, too often forsaking irony in favor of far less effective poses like outrage and self-pity."
AllMusic deemed the album a "blend of crunching arena rock and tuneful power-pop."
Track listing All songs written by Moe Berg "Kalendar" (1:57) "Save the Whales" (3:40) "Glamorous Death" (3:58) "White Man" (2:35) "I Should Know" (2:50) "Completely Conspicuous" (3:08) "Ritual" (3:38) "Young and in Love" (3:20) "Gretzky Rocks" (1:55) "No Reason" (3:03) "Bamboo" (2:50) "Falling In" (2:19) "Blowing Bubbles" (5:20)
Personnel Moe Berg – guitar, vocals Kris Abbott – vocals, guitar Dave Gilby – drums, percussion Rachel Oldfield – vocals Brad Barker – bass
Additional musicians
Sarah McElcheran – trumpet Brian Leonard – percussion Vilas Kulkarni – sitar Raya Briday – harmonium Ravi Naimpally – tablas Ben Grossman – oud
Charts Chart (1995)Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 165
References