The Bears
Studio album by
The Bears
Released1987
Recorded1987
StudioRoyal Recording Studios, Lake Geneva WI
GenrePower Pop, Rock
LabelPrimitive Man Recording Company, I.R.S.[1]
ProducerAdrian Belew[1]
The Bears chronology
The Bears
(1987) 		Rise and Shine
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

The Bears is the debut studio album by the rock band The Bears, released in 1987.[4][5][6]

The cover art was created by Mort Drucker.[7]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "the tunes are tight, smart pop gems, distinguished from so many other bands by the wild antics of Belew's guitar."[2] The Washington Post called the album "a little too precious and labored ever to attain the unforced grace of good old rock 'n' roll."[1]

Trouser Press wrote: "Challenging, muscular, tuneful, idiosyncratic and accessible, The Bears ... is a superlative record."[8] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music remarked that the album "invoked comparisons with Squeeze and XTC, and for good reason."[3]

Track listing

  1. "None of the Above" (Adrian Belew, Bob Nyswonger, Chris Arduser, Rob Fetters)
  2. "Fear Is Never Boring" (Fetters)
  3. "Honey Bee" (Belew)
  4. "Man Behind the Curtain" (Belew, Nyswonger, Fetters)
  5. "Wavelength" (Belew)
  6. "Trust" (Nyswonger)
  7. "Raining" (Belew, Nyswonger, Fetters)
  8. "Superboy" (Belew, Fetters)
  9. "Meet Me in the Dark" (Belew)
  10. "Figure It Out" (Belew, Nyswonger, Arduser, Fetters)

Personnel

The Bears

References

  1. ^ a b c Jenkins, Mark (June 24, 1987). "GETTING THEIR NEW ACTS TOGETHER" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  2. ^ a b "The Bears - The Bears | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 516.
  4. ^ "RECORD LABEL PRESIDENT A MAVERICK IN INDUSTRY". Los Angeles Times. May 22, 1987.
  5. ^ "Cincinnati Magazine". Emmis Communications. June 30, 1996 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Prown, Pete; Newquist, H. P. (February 1, 1997). Legends of Rock Guitar. Hal Leonard. ISBN 9781476850931 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Cincinnati Band The Bears Remembers Mort Drucker, 'Mad' Magazine Caricature Master and Album Illustrator". CityBeat Cincinnati.
  8. ^ "Adrian Belew". Trouser Press. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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