File Under: Easy Listening
File Under: Easy Listening (also known as F.U.E.L.) is the second (not counting the EP Beaster) and final album by Sugar. The song "Company Book" was written by bassist David Barbe; everything else was written by primary songwriter Bob Mould.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Bob Mould; except where indicated.
| 1. |
"Gift" | |
4:14 |
| 2. |
"Company Book" | David Barbe |
3:45 |
| 3. |
"Your Favorite Thing" | |
3:51 |
| 4. |
"What You Want It to Be" | |
4:13 |
| 5. |
"Gee Angel" | |
3:56 |
| 6. |
"Panama City Motel" | |
4:07 |
| 7. |
"Can't Help You Anymore" | |
3:29 |
| 8. |
"Granny Cool" | |
3:33 |
| 9. |
"Believe What You're Saying" | |
3:56 |
| 10. |
"Explode and Make Up" | |
4:54 |
| 11. |
"Mind Is An Island" (B-side of "Your Favourite Thing") | |
3:37 |
| 12. |
"Frustration" (B-side of "Your Favourite Thing") | Barbe |
5:18 |
| 13. |
"Going Home" (B-side of "Your Favourite Thing") | |
2:40 |
| 14. |
"In The Eyes Of My Friends" (B-side of "Believe What You're Saying") | Barbe |
3:32 |
| 15. |
"And You Tell Me" (B-side of "Believe What You're Saying") | |
5:02 |
| 16. |
"Believe What You're Saying (Campfire Mix)" | |
3:53 |
| 1. |
"Gift" | |
4:12 |
| 2. |
"Company Book" | Barbe |
3:28 |
| 3. |
"Hoover Dam" | |
3:08 |
| 4. |
"After All The Roads Have Led To Nowhere" (B-side of "Gee Angel") | |
3:42 |
| 5. |
"Where Diamonds Are Halos" | Barbe |
4:21 |
| 6. |
"Slick" | |
4:04 |
| 7. |
"Going Home" | |
2:13 |
| 8. |
"Running Out Of Time" | |
2:29 |
| 9. |
"Frustration" | Barbe |
4:38 |
| 10. |
"Changes" | |
3:44 |
| 11. |
"Can't Help You Any More" | |
2:59 |
| 12. |
"Helpless" | |
3:04 |
| 13. |
"If I Can't Change Your Mind" | |
3:04 |
| 14. |
"In The Eyes Of My Friends" | Barbe |
3:12 |
| 15. |
"Clownmaster" (B-side of "Gee Angel live") | |
2:43 |
| 16. |
"Gee Angel" (A-side of "Gee Angel live") | |
4:17 |
| 17. |
"Explode And Make Up" (B-side of "Gee Angel") | |
4:39 |
| 18. |
"The Slim" (B-side of "Gee Angel") | |
8:36 |
| 1. |
"Your Favourite Thing" (Promo video) |
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| 2. |
"Believe What You're Saying" (Promo video) |
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| 3. |
"Gee Angel" (Promo video) |
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| 4. |
"MTV Sugar Feature" (TV appearance) |
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| 5. |
"Believe What You're Saying - Bob Mould & Lou Barlow (Live On MTV 120 Minutes)" (TV appearance) |
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Personnel
Reception
"F.U.E.L. finds former Hüsker Dü man Bob Mould exorcising more demons over a structured barrage of pop noises," observed Steve Lamacq in Q. "The sounds and textures come from the dark, brooding Beaster while the melodies are lifted from the poppier Copper Blue."[6]
"File Under Easy Listening is the kind of title that a third-rate death metal band would come with…" complained Clark Collis in Select. "Also, there's the production. Where tracks like 'Changes' or 'Hoover Dam' off Copper Blue leapt out of the speakers with all the unrestrained force and tang of a nuclear-powered kipper, most of F.U.E.L. would probably ask your auntie's permission before even turning up… And then, slowly but surely, it all begins to make sense."[7]
Charts
- Album
- Single
References
External links
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