The Breeders / Pod
Artist The Breeders
Album Title: Pod
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Indie
Format CD
Released 05/28/1990
Label 4AD
Catalog No CAD US 0006-2
Bar Code No 0 2313-85006-2
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Glorious / Breeders (3:23)
2. Doe / Breeders (2:07)
3. Happiness is a Warm Gun / Breeders (2:46)
4. Oh! / Breeders (2:27)
5. Hellbound / Breeders (2:21)
6. When I Was a Painter / Breeders (3:24)
7. Fortunately Gone / Breeders (1:45)
8. Iris / Breeders (3:29)
9. Opened / Breeders (2:28)
10. Only in 3's / Breeders (1:56)
11. Lime House / Breeders (1:45)
12. Metal Man / Breeders (2:45)
Date Acquired 01/20/1991
Personal Rating
Acquired from Roadrunner Records
Purchase Price 9.00

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Notes

Recorded at Palladium Studios, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Manufactured and distributed by Rough Trade Inc.
Under license in the U.S. from 4AD.

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Analyzed: The Breeders / Pod
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR16      -1.61 dB   -20.93 dB      3:23 01/12-Glorious
DR14      -1.66 dB   -18.56 dB      2:07 02/12-Doe
DR13       0.00 dB   -17.41 dB      2:47 03/12-Happiness Is a Warm Gun
DR16      -2.20 dB   -21.57 dB      2:28 04/12-Oh!
DR14       0.00 dB   -16.65 dB      2:22 05/12-Hellbound
DR14      -0.98 dB   -18.52 dB      3:25 06/12-When I Was a Painter
DR15      -0.80 dB   -17.39 dB      1:45 07/12-Fortunately Gone
DR15      -0.89 dB   -20.10 dB      3:29 08/12-Iris
DR14      -0.52 dB   -17.93 dB      2:28 09/12-Opened
DR14      -0.52 dB   -18.33 dB      1:57 10/12-Only in 3's
DR13      -0.23 dB   -15.17 dB      1:45 11/12-Lime House
DR18       0.00 dB   -24.86 dB      2:46 12/12-Metal Man
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Number of tracks:  12
Official DR value: DR15

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           618 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Heather Phares

On their 1990 debut album Pod, the Breeders -- led by the Pixies' Kim Deal and Throwing Muses' Tanya Donelly -- prove that they have more potential, and more fun, than the average side project. In fact, thanks to the album's creative songwriting, immediate production (courtesy of Surfer Rosa producer Steve Albini), and clever arrangements, Pod is a fresher and more successful work than the Pixies' Bossanova and the Muses' Hunkpapa, their main projects' releases from around that time. Though the album doesn't feature as many of Donelly's contributions as was originally planned -- which was part of the reason she formed Belly a few years later -- songs like "Iris" and "Lime House" blend the best of the Pixies' elliptical punk and the Muses' angular pop. Pod reaffirms what a distinctive songwriter Deal is, and how much the Pixies missed out on by not including more of her material on their albums. With their unusual subjects -- "Hellbound" is about a living abortion -- and quirky-but-direct sound, songs like "Opened" and "When I Was a Painter" could have easily fit on Doolittle or Bossanova. But the spare, sensual "Doe," "Fortunately Gone," and "Only in Threes" are more lighthearted and good-natured than the work of Deal's other band, pointing the way to the sexy, clever alternative pop she'd craft on Last Splash. A vibrantly creative debut, Pod remains the Breeders' most genuine moment.

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