American Gong

American Gong
Studio album by
Quasi
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2010
GenreIndie rock
Length41:47
LabelKill Rock Stars (US)
Domino (UK)
Quasi chronology
Quasi Self Boot 93–96
(2006) 		American Gong
(2010) 		Mole City
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The A.V. ClubB−[3]
The Boston Phoenix[7]
MSN MusicA−[8]
musicOMH[6]
NME6/10[9]
Pitchfork7.2/10[2]
PopMatters3/10[5]
Spin7/10[10]

American Gong is the eighth studio album by Portland based indie rock band Quasi. It was released on February 23, 2010, on the labels Kill Rock Stars (US) Domino Records (UK). The deluxe 2-CD version of the album features a compilation disc of songs previously released by Quasi, entitled So Far So Good: A Quasi Anthology.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Repulsion"4:22
2."Little White Horse"4:32
3."Everything & Nothing at All"4:34
4."Bye Bye Blackbird"6:35
5."The Jig Is Up"2:31
6."Black Dogs & Bubbles"4:53
7."Death Is Not the End"2:34
8."Rockabilly Party"3:45
9."Now What"2:27
10."Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler"4:53
11."Howler"0:41
Total length:41:47

So Far So Good: A Quasi Anthology track listing

# Song title Time Year Original release
1. "R&B Transmogrification" 2:29 1997 R&B Transmogrification
2. "Our Happiness is Guaranteed" 3:15 1998 Featuring "Birds"
3. "Sunshine Sounds" 7:11 2003 Hot Shit
4. "Alice the Goon" 4:16 2006 When the Going Gets Dark
5. "All the Same" 4:05 1999 Field Studies
6. "It's Hard to Turn Me On" 4:33 1998 Featuring "Birds"
7. "The Sword of God" 4:55 2001 The Sword of God
8. "A Case of No Way Out" 4:12 2001 The Sword of God
9. "Sea Shanty" 4:08 1998 Featuring "Birds"
10. "Mama Tried" 3:42 2003 Hot Shit
11. "Invisible Star" 5:06 2006 When the Going Gets Dark
12. "The Poisoned Well" 2:08 1998 Featuring "Birds"
13. "Nothing, Nowhere" 3:13 2001 The Sword of God

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "American Gong Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  2. ^ Raber, Rebecca (February 22, 2010). "Quasi: American Gong". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  3. ^ Williams, Christian (February 23, 2010). "Quasi: American Gong". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  4. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Quasi - American Gong". AllMusic. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  5. ^ Corsa, Zach (March 7, 2010). "Quasi: American Bong". PopMatters. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  6. ^ O'Douglas, Ceiri (February 22, 2010). "Quasi - American Gong". MusicOMH. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  7. ^ Brodeur, Michael (February 23, 2010). "Quasi: American Gong". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert (May 1, 2010). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  9. ^ Dosanjh, Ash (February 22, 2010). "Album Review: Quasi - 'American Gong'". NME. Archived from the original on March 6, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  10. ^ Maerz, Melissa (March 2010). "Quasi: American Gong (Kill Rock Stars)". Spin. 26. SPIN Media LLC: 88.


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