For the Best of Us is an album by John Doe, the co-founder of the Los Angeles-based punk rock band X. It was released on Yep Roc Records on July 25, 2006. The album is a repackaging of an EP Doe originally released in 1998 on the Kill Rock Stars label, entitled For the Rest of Us. Doe is billed as "The John Doe Thing" on the album.[1]
| For the Best of Us | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 25, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Rock, punk rock | |||
| Length | 35:13 | |||
| Label | Yep Roc | |||
| Producer | John Doe, Dave Way | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Boston Phoenix |  [1] |
| Exclaim! | (very favorable)[2] |
| PopMatters |   [6] |
| Robert Christgau |  [4] |
| Slant Magazine | [5] |
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by John Doe; except where indicated
- "A Step Outside"
- "Let's Get Lost"
- "The Unhappy Song"
- "Bad, Bad Feelings"
- "This Loving Thing"
- "Criminal"
- "Broken Smile"
- "Come Home"
- "Zero"
- "Vigilante Man" (Woody Guthrie)
Personnel
edit- Travis Dickerson – Mastering
- John Doe – Bass, Guitar, Vocals
- Tim Hale – Photography
- Smokey Hormel – Guitar, Vocals
- Neil Kellerhouse – Design
- Tony Marsico – Bass
- Steven McDonald – Bass
- Viggo Mortensen – Photography
- Joey Waronker – Drums, Percussion
- Dave Way – Drum Programming, Engineer, Mixing, Producer
References
edit- ^ a b Ashare, Matt (2006-12-28). "For the Best of Us Review". Boston Phoenix.
- ^ Whish, Bill (2006-09-30). "For the Best of Us Review". Exclaim!.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "For the Best of Us". AllMusic.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2006-08-22). "Devils You Know". Village Voice.
- ^ Newlin, Jimmy (2006-07-25). "For the Best of Us". Slant Magazine.
- ^ Haag, Stephen (2006-07-27). "For The Best Of Us". PopMatters.