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Seen a Ghost

Seen a Ghost is an album by the American alternative rock band Honeydogs, released in 1997.[2][3] It was the band's first album for a major label.[4]

Seen a Ghost
Studio album by
The Honeydogs
Released1997
StudioPachyderm (Cannon Falls, Minnesota)
GenreAlternative rock, roots rock
LabelDebris/Mercury Records[1]
ProducerTom Herbers, Honeydogs
The Honeydogs chronology
Everything, I Bet You
(1996) 		Seen a Ghost
(1997) 		Here's Luck
(2000)

The band supported the album by opening for INXS on a North American tour.[5]

Production

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Recorded at Pachyderm Studios, the album was produced by Tom Herbers and the band, and mixed by Nick DiDia.[6][7] Al Kooper contributed Hammond organ.[8]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [9]
Lincoln Journal Star     [10]
St. Paul Pioneer Press    [11]

Stereo Review called the album "this decade's freshest-sounding blast of folk-rock neoclassicism."[12] The Lincoln Journal Star wrote that "this is a pure-pop band, one that cheerfully raids country, rock, r&b and psychedelia."[10] Werner Trieschmann, of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, considered the band one of the first of an inevitable wave of copies of the Wallflowers, writing that "this one won't be the worst, I can guarantee, but that's not an endorsement either."[13]

The Palm Beach Post deemed Honeydogs "a real rock band," writing that "no frills guitars combine with the gentle purr of a Wurlitzer or the drone of a fiddle for extra flavor."[14] The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel listed Seen a Ghost as the fifth best album of 1997, writing that it "sidles up to an easygoing collection of pop songs and country rockers all of them unassuming, irony-free and irresistible."[15] The St. Paul Pioneer Press opined: "Refusing to give up on the heartland strains that have fueled the group for so long, the Honeydogs are more secure in its abilities."[11]

AllMusic called the album "a charming collection of Beatlesque pop, demonstrating the group's knack for bright, catchy melodies and ringing guitars."[9]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Rumor Has It" 
2."John Brown" 
3."Cherub" 
4."I Miss You" 
5."Those Things Are Hers" 
6."Into Thin Air" 
7."Your Blue Door" 
8."Sans Sucre" 
9."Seen a Ghost" 
10."Twitch" 
11."Cut Me Loose, Napoleon" 
12."Donna's 7" 
13."Mainline" 
14."Sweet Pea" 

References

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  1. ^ "Honeydogs – When the Levys break". No Depression. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "The Honeydogs Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  3. ^ Scoppa, Bud (March 6, 2012). "The Honeydogs". pastemagazine.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Honeydogs Rock". EW.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  5. ^ Reece, Doug (Sep 13, 1997). "GHOST SIGHTING". Billboard. 109 (37): 26.
  6. ^ Groebner, Simon Peter (May 14, 1997). "Advance cassettes of The Honeydogs' big-label debut...". City Pages. Music Notes.
  7. ^ Horak, Terri (Jul 19, 1997). "Debris makes debut with rootsy act Honeydogs". Billboard. 109 (29): 11, 101.
  8. ^ Kooper, Al (February 1, 2008). "Backstage Passes & Backstabbing Bastards". Hal Leonard Corporation. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ a b "Seen a Ghost - The Honeydogs | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". Archived from the original on 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2021-11-18 – via www.allmusic.com.
  10. ^ a b Moser, Daniel R. (31 Aug 1997). "There's honey in this rock: Minneapolis-based 'Dogs deliver brilliant, rootsy pop". Lincoln Journal Star. p. H6.
  11. ^ a b Gilmer, Vickie (August 10, 1997). "HOTWAX". St. Paul Pioneer Press. p. 4E.
  12. ^ Puterbaugh, Parke (Jan 1998). "Seen a Ghost". Stereo Review. 63 (1): 91.
  13. ^ Trieschmann, Werner (September 5, 1997). "Honeydogs, Seen a Ghost, Debris". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. p. 19W.
  14. ^ Rivers, Byron (12 Dec 1997). "BREAK THE USUAL RECORD HABIT". The Palm Beach Post. TGIF. p. 26.
  15. ^ Maples, Tina (15 Dec 1997). "The best CDs of a lackluster music year". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Cue & Jump. p. 1.
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