Joy Rides for Shut-Ins is the first studio album by the American band the Cavedogs, released in 1990. The band supported the album by touring with the Dead Milkmen and Mojo Nixon.
Critical reception
USA Today praised the "sass and spit-in-your-face attitude of punk [and] the melodic qualities of solid hard rock".
In 1992, The New Yorker called the album "a collection of blissful power pop crunchers". Trouser Press noted that "while quotes from summer-of-love sources (Move, Floyd, Beatles and Monkees to name but a few) abound you'll also hear enough echoes of the Jam, dB's, R.E.M. and the Smithereens to know the Boston-based trio has progressed past pure paisley."
Track listing All songs written by the Cavedogs "Tayter Country" – 2:16 "Leave Me Alone" – 3:37 "Bed of Nails" – 3:22 "Proud Land" – 3:44 "What in the World?" – 3:06 "Right on the Nail" – 4:33 "Step Down" – 3:37 "Baba Ghanooj" – 4:22 "Calm Him Down" – 3:52 "Taking Up Space" – 3:28 "La La La" – 2:37 "[Hidden Track]" – 0:24
Personnel
The Cavedogs – Producer, Engineer Mike Denneen – Piano Paul Hamingson – Engineer, Remix Assistant Paul Q. Kolderie – Engineer John Lupfer – Producer, Engineer Michael McLaughlin – Photography Suzanne Mueller – cellist (Baba Ghanooj) Carl Plaster – Engineer Mark Rivers – Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer Sean Slade – Engineer Todd Spahr – Guitar, Vocals, Bells, Producer, Sleigh Bells Ed Stasium – Producer, Engineer, Remixing Brian Stevens – Bass, Harmonica, Vocals, Producer
Charts Singles Billboard (North America) YearSingleChartPosition1990Leave Me AloneModern Rock Tracks17
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