Don Caballero 2 is the second studio album by American math rock band Don Caballero.[3][4] It was released in 1995 on Touch and Go Records. The album is the group's longest, clocking in at almost one hour in length.

Don Caballero 2
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1995
RecordedJanuary 1995
StudioWhite Room Studios (Detroit, Michigan)
Genre
Length58:57
LabelTouch and Go
ProducerAl Sutton
Don Caballero chronology
For Respect
(1993)
Don Caballero 2
(1995)
What Burns Never Returns
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chronicles of Chaos7/10[2]

Critical reception

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Ira Robbins, in Trouser Press, wrote that "Don Caballero hasn’t completely sacrificed its softer side to the gods of skronk, and the meditative 'Cold Knees (in April)' suggests the sound of several thumb pianos, arranged by Philip Glass and fingered by Einstürzende Neubauten."[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Stupid Puma"4:21
2."Please tokio, please THIS IS TOKIO"11:18
3."P, P, P, Antless"3:44
4."Repeat Defender"11:00
5."Dick Suffers Is Furious with You"9:11
6."Cold Knees (in April)"4:14
7."Rollerblade Success Story"4:30
8."No One Gives a Hoot About FAUX-ASS Nonsense"10:44
Total length:58:58

The album suffers consistently from a misreading of the track listing on internet sources whereby "Dick Suffers Is Furious with You" and "Cold Knees (in April)" are switched in the order with "P, P, P, Antless" and "Repeat Defender." However, on careful examination of the CD booklet, the track listing is divided into 4 sections (I. "Stupid Puma" & "please tokio, please THIS IS TOKIO", II. "P, P, P, Antless" & "Repeat Defender", III. "Dick Suffers Is Furious with You" & "Cold Knees (in April)", IV. "Rollerblade Success Story" & "No One Gives a Hoot About FAUX-ASS Nonsense"). The track listing on Touch & Go's website compounds the confusion by offering the song "Cold Knees (in April)" for listening but naming it as "Repeat Defender". On the limited promotional cassette's B-side, the song "Rollerblade Success Story" is named "Rollerblade Success Story ♥". [6]

Personnel

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Don Caballero

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  • Damon Che – drums, sound effects
  • Ian Williams – guitar
  • Mike Banfield – guitar
  • Matt Jencik – bass guitar

Additional musicians

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  • George Draguns – bass guitar
  • David Reid – bass guitar

Technical

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  • Al Sutton – production
  • Andy Vogt – photography, artwork

References

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  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Don Caballero 2 – Don Caballero". AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Meloon, Brian (September 6, 1996). "Don Caballero – Don Caballero 2". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  3. ^ Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760346488 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Damon Che (Don Caballero) SPIN". www.spin.com.
  5. ^ "Don Caballero".
  6. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/5059593-Don-Caballero-Don-Caballero-2/image/SW1hZ2U6MzM2ODc2MTE=
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