Don't Try This at Home by Billy Bragg - Uhune

ALBUM

Volume 1

Volume 2

After dipping his toes in the notion of using backing musicians on Talking With the Taxman About Poetry, Billy Bragg finally dove in headfirst with Worker's Playtime, but Don't Try This at Home was where Bragg first began to sound completely comfortable with the notion of a full band. With Johnny Marr (who helped produce two tracks), Peter Buck, Michael Stipe, and Kirsty MacColl on hand to give the sessions a taste of star power, Don't Try This at Home sounds full but uncluttered; the arrangements (most complete with -- gasp! -- drums) flesh out Bragg's melodies, giving them greater strength in the process, and Billy's craggy vocals wrap around the melodies with significantly more flexibility than on previous recordings. With the exception of the rabble-rousing "Accident Waiting to Happen" and "North Sea Bubble," and the witty "Sexuality," most of Don't Try This at Home finds Billy Bragg in a contemplative mood; the political tunes are subtle (and don't hector), such as the mournful "Rumours of War," and the songs about love tend to examine the less hopeful side of relationships, like "Mother of the Bride" and the lovely "You Woke Up My Neighborhood." But there's also an understated wit to many of the songs, especially the well-drawn "God's Footballer," and Bragg approached the work of other songwriters to splendid effect on Fred Neil's "Dolphins and Sid Griffin's "Everywhere." Don't Try This at Home isn't the sort of album that announces itself loudly, but slip into its understated textures and you'll discover one of Bragg's warmest and most thoughtful albums. ~ Mark Deming

Volume 1

1. Accident Waiting to Happen

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

2. Moving the Goalposts

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

3. Everywhere

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

4. Cindy of a Thousand Lives

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

5. You Woke up My Neighbourhood

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

6. Trust

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

7. God's Footballer

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

8. The Few

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

9. Sexuality

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

10. Mother of the Bride

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

11. Tank Park Salute

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

12. Dolphins

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

13. North Sea Bubble

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

14. Rumours of War

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

15. Wish You Were Her

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

16. Body of Water

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

Volume 2

1. Party of God

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

2. North Sea Bubble

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

3. Sexuality

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

4. Just One Victory

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

5. Everywhere

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

6. Trust

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

7. Bread & Circuses

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

8. Cindy of a Thousand Lives

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

9. The Few

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

10. Revolution

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

11. Tighten up Your Wig

Featured Artist: The Athenians
Dj Woody Lee
Athenians; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

12. MBH

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

13. This Gulf Between Us

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

14. Piccadilly Rambler

Primary Artist: Billy Bragg; Main Performer
Composer: 0; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

2 volumes in total

Tracks

30 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 49 minutes and 4 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

29/30 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

23/30 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alternative & Indie, Alternative, Adult Alternative, Singer & Songwriter, College Rock, Traditional Folk, Brit Pop, Brit Rock, Political Folk & Protest Songs, Jangle Pop, Urban Folk

Label

Cooking Vinyl

Music Distribution Service

Orchard Enterprises Inc

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Sep 16, 1991

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

191018364069