1978 studio album by the Holy Modal Rounders
Last Round is a studio album by the American musical group the Holy Modal Rounders .[1] [2] It was released in 1978 through Adelphi Records .[3]
Critical reception [ edit ] The Lincoln Journal Star deemed the album "pleasant, amusing, [and] pretty insignificant," noting that "this is where all the hippies went, in case you'd missed them."[7] Newsday called it "wacky hippie folk music that is often pleasingly salty and sardonic."[8]
Track listing [ edit ] Side one Title Writer(s) Lead vocals 1. "Euphoria" Remaily Weber 3:12 2. "Poison Sugar" Stampfel Berkin, Stampfel 2:22 3. "Oriental Lady" Stampfel Stampfel 2:23 4. "The Cold Roll" Remaily Remaily 3:07 5. "That Belly I Idolize" Antonia Weber 3:58 6. "August 1967" Stampfel Stampfel, Weber 3:57
Side two Title Writer(s) Lead vocals 1. "If You Want to Be a Bird/Wild Blue Yonder" Antonia Stampfel 3:13 2. "Pink Underwear" Remaily Remaily 3:54 3. "God, What Am I Doing Here?" Antonia Stampfel 3:09 4. "Sweet William " Traditional arr. Stampfel 3:05 5. "Romping Through the Swamp" Stampfel Stampfel 2:30 6. "Silly Boys" Remaily Remaily 3:32
Personnel [ edit ] The Holy Modal Rounders The Clamtones Ted Deane – saxophone, clarinet, flute Dave Reisch – bass guitar Roger North – drums Robin Remaily – mandolin , guitar, steel guitar , piano, fiddle, vocals Richard Tyler – piano Additional musicians and production Candace – design Betty Berkin – vocals on "Poison Sugar" Kevin Kelly – engineering Jeff Kracke – engineering George Marino – mastering Barbara Mathe – design Charlie Messing – guitar on "If You Want to Be a Bird/Wild Blue Yonder" Trudy Rosen – photography Bob Sasson – photography
References [ edit ] ^ Swartley, Ariel (18 July 1999). "Round They Go Again, as Full of Fun as Ever". The New York Times . p. 2.30. ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 503. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Omnibus Press. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Last Round" . AllMusic. Retrieved August 13, 2012 . ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H" . Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields . ISBN 089919026X . Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com. ^ Brackett, Nathan. (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide . 2004. Pg. 385–386. Retrieved on August 13, 2012. ^ Becker, Bart (7 Feb 1979). "The Holy Modal Rounders, Last Round". Lincoln Journal Star . p. 29. ^ Robins, Wayne (10 May 1979). "Holy Modal Rounders: 'Last Round' ". Part II. Newsday . p. 66.
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