Buffalo Nickel (album)

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Buffalo Nickel
Studio album by
Dan Baird
Released1996
Recorded1995
LabelAmerican
ProducerBrendan O'Brien
Dan Baird chronology
Love Songs for the Hearing Impaired
(1992) 		Buffalo Nickel
(1996) 		Redneck Savant
(2001)

Buffalo Nickel is an album by the American musician Dan Baird, released in 1996.[1][2] The first single was "Younger Face".[3] Baird supported the album with a North American tour.[4]

Production[edit]

The album was produced by Brendan O'Brien, who also played guitar.[5][6] Baird cowrote or wrote nine of the songs; he ignored musical trends when forming the songs.[7][8] Two songs were written by Terry Anderson, Baird's bandmate in the Yayhoos.[9] Georgia Satellite Mauro Magellan played drums.[10] "Hush" is a cover of the song made famous by Deep Purple, with backing vocals by Joe South.[11][12] "I Want You Bad" is a cover of the NRBQ song.[13] "Cumberland River" and "Younger Face" are about washed-up characters.[14] "Hell to Pay" is about a friend who destroys his life.[15] The album contains a hidden track about a Tennessee state park.[16]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
AudioA[17]
Calgary Herald[18]
Chicago Tribune[15]
The Indianapolis Star[6]
Los Angeles Times[19]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[20]
Orlando Sentinel[10]

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote that "Dan Baird plays guitar like the cockiest rooster stalking the walk and sings like a Faces-era Rod Stewart weaned on stock car races and homemade sin."[21] The Denver Post determined that Baird "is making the kind of footstomping, rude, seat-of-the-pants rock 'n' roll you hardly hear anymore."[22] The New York Times concluded that, "in an era of grunge power chords, he's dedicated to twangy, down-home, cowbell-socking rockers steeped in Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones."[14] The Los Angeles Times deemed the album "not profound, exactly, but a sloppy good time."[19]

Stereo Review noted that "Baird's an old-school rocker who kicks the blues and boogie around with a salty wit underscored by a love of the sweaty, footstompin' fun that can be had when guitars, bass, and drums fall into the lockstep of Faces and Humble Pie by way of Sun and StaxVolt."[23] The Toronto Star stated that "Baird remains one of southern rock's finest writers of toe-tapping tunes and dispensers of home truths."[24] The Austin American-Statesman opined that O'Brien "seems obsessed with trying to keep the careers of former Georgia Satellites alive ... [he] only helps point out why the Satellites were one-hit wonders."[13]

AllMusic wrote that "Baird's approach is so basic it borders on the generic, except when he comes up with striking lyrics to supplement the simple sound."[11]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Younger Face" 
2."Cumberland River" 
3."I Want You Bad" 
4."On My Way" 
5."L'il Bit" 
6."Hell to Pay" 
7."Woke Up Jake" 
8."Birthday" 
9."Hush" 
10."Trivial as the Truth" 
11."Hit Me Like a Train" 

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dan Baird Biography by Mark Deming". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  2. ^ Hiltbrand, David (Jan 22, 1996). "Buffalo Nickel by Dan Baird". People. Vol. 45, no. 3. p. 23.
  3. ^ Morris, Chris (Dec 2, 1995). "Dan Baird rolls out a 'Buffalo Nickel' on American Recordings". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 48. p. 19.
  4. ^ McGuinness, Jim (8 Mar 1996). "Don't Let the Hayseed Look Fool You". Previews. The Record. Bergen County. p. 26.
  5. ^ Monk, Katherine (26 Oct 1995). "Pop Outside". Vancouver Sun. p. D10.
  6. ^ a b Hall, Steve (25 Feb 1996). "Dan Baird 'Buffalo Nickel'". The Indianapolis Star. p. I7.
  7. ^ Aydlette, Larry (2 Feb 1996). "Albums". TGIF. The Palm Beach Post. p. 3.
  8. ^ Hoekstra, Dave (22 May 1996). "Ex-Satellite Is Back in Orbit with Yahoos". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 2:40.
  9. ^ Orr, Jay (19 Oct 1995). "Music City". Nashville Banner. p. C3.
  10. ^ a b Gettelman, Parry (1 Mar 1996). "Dan Baird". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 10.
  11. ^ a b c "Buffalo Nickel Review by William Ruhlmann". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  12. ^ DeVault, Russ (9 Jan 1996). "Sound Shopping". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. D6.
  13. ^ a b Riemenschneider, Chris (15 Feb 1996). "In the Red". Austin American-Statesman. p. 15.
  14. ^ a b Pareles, Jon (28 Jan 1996). "Dan Baird 'Buffalo Nickel'". The New York Times. p. 2.24.
  15. ^ a b McKeough, Kevin (23 May 1996). "Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 10.
  16. ^ Orr, Jay (1 Feb 1996). "Baird's Eye View". Nashville Banner. p. C14.
  17. ^ Bieber, Mike (Jul 1996). "Buffalo Nickel". Audio. Vol. 80, no. 7. p. 80.
  18. ^ Muretich, James (11 Feb 1996). "New Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C8.
  19. ^ a b Appleford, Steve (16 Mar 1996). "Dan Baird, 'Buffalo Nickel'". Los Angeles Times. p. F6.
  20. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 286.
  21. ^ Dollar, Steve (11 Jan 1996). "Hokum and Pearls". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. F4.
  22. ^ Brown, G. (28 Jan 1996). "Seat-of-the-pants rock 'n' roll back in rude 'Buffalo Nickel'". The Denver Post. p. F3.
  23. ^ Puterbaugh, Parke (Feb 1996). "Buffalo Nickel by Dan Baird". Stereo Review. Vol. 61, no. 2. p. 139.
  24. ^ Howell, Peter (3 Feb 1996). "Pop". Toronto Star. p. L11.
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