Mean Time is the second studio album by English rock band The Barracudas, released in 1983 by record label Closer. The incorporation of Chris Wilson from The Flamin' Groovies gave this new formation a paramount weight in the eighties' garage rock bands' scene.
Track listing All tracks composed by Jeremy Gluck and Robin Wills; except where noted. "Grammar of Misery" "Bad News" (Robin Wills) "I Ain't No Miracle Worker" (Nancy Mantz, Annette Tucker) "Be My Friend Again" (Jeremy Gluck, Chris Wilson) "Shades of Today" "Dead Skin" "Middle Class Blues" (Bob Ronco, Chris Wilson) "You've Come a Long Way" (Robin Wills) "Ballad of a Liar" "When I'm Gone" (Robin Wills) "Eleventh Hour" "Hear Me Calling" (Robin Wills)
Personnel The Barracudas Jeremy Gluck - vocals Chris Wilson, Robin Wills - guitar, vocals Jim Dickson - bass, vocals Terry Smith - drums, percussion Peter Gage - keyboards Technical Mike O'Donnell - engineer
Content
Trouser Press described the album's sound as a "'60sish blend of punky pop, vintage rock'n'roll, mock Merseybeat, snarly mild psychedelia and Byrdsy 12-string folk-rock."
Reception
AllMusic called it "the Barracudas' masterpiece", whilst Trouser Press classed it as "wonderful".
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