Editorial Reviews Originally issued in 1992 by Crackpot Records, ON GOLDEN SMOG consists of obscure cover songs revived in inimitable Smog style. Including “Easy to be Hard” (originally from Hair and subsequently...
On Golden Smog
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J.F. Edelmann: 4 Quartets for Keyboard & Strings
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye [Extra tracks] [Import]
Mad Season [Australia CD Single] [CD-single] [Import]
Mozart - The Magic Flute / Price · Serra · Schreier · Moll · Melbye · T. Adam · Sir Colin Davis
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Following the success of Golden Smog's second release, Down by the Old Mainstream, Rykodisc has managed to reissue this 1992 debut EP (originally released on the now-defunct Crackpot Records). Unlike their later release, this disc contains no originals. Rather it is filled with five unlikely covers ranging from Bad Company's "Shooting Star" to Thin Lizzy's "Cowboy Song." This early lineup features the best the Twin Cities had to offer--Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum), Gary Louris and Marc Perlman (the Jayhawks), Craig Johnson (Run Westy Run), and Chris Mars (the Replacements)--all billed under Golden Smog pseudonyms, of course. While it doesn't resonate with any majestic brilliance, On Golden Smog sounds remarkably like five friends jamming over a few cases of beer, which, according to legend, is how Golden Smog came to be. It's not heavy. It's not deep. It's just a lot of fun. --Bill Snyder
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Rykodisc has rereleased Golden Smog’s out-of-print and much-coveted first EP ON GOLDEN SMOG. While their first full-length album, DOWN BY THE OLD MAINSTREAM, attracted legions of fans to this alleged alt-country supergroup, ON GOLDEN SMOG puts the “roots” back in roots-rock.