Native Sons (The Long Ryders album)

Native Sons
Studio album by The Long Ryders
Released	1984 (1984)
Studio	A&M Studios, Hollywood, California
Label	Frontier
Producer	Henry Lewy, Paul McKenna
The Long Ryders chronology
Native Sons (1984) State of Our Union (1985)State of Our Union1985

Native Sons is the debut album by American band The Long Ryders, released in 1984 by record label Frontier.

Track listing

1. "Final Wild Son" (Sid Griffin, Stephen McCarthy)
2. "Still Get By" (Stephen McCarthy)
3. "Ivory Tower" (Barry Shank)
4. "Run Dusty Run" (Greg Sowders, Sid Griffin)
5. "(Sweet) Mental Revenge" (Mel Tillis)
6. "Fair Game" (Sid Griffin, Stephen McCarthy)
7. "Tell It to the Judge on Sunday" (Sid Griffin)
8. "Wreck of the 809" (Stephen McCarthy, Tom Stevens)
9. "Too Close to the Light" (Greg Sowders, Sid Griffin, Stephen McCarthy, Tom Stevens)
10. "Never Got to Meet the Mom" (Sid Griffin)
11. "I Had a Dream" (Stephen McCarthy)

Personnel

The Long Ryders

• Sid Griffin - guitar, harmonica, autoharp, bugle, vocals
• Stephen McCarthy - guitar, steel guitar, keyboards, mandolin, banjo, vocals
• Tom Stevens - bass, standup bass, vocals
• Greg Sowders - drums, percussion, vibraphone

with:

• Gene Clark - additional vocals on "Ivory Tower"
• Dave Pearlman - steel guitar on "(Sweet) Mental Revenge"
• Phil Kenzie - tenor and baritone saxophone on "Tell It to the Judge on Sunday"

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[2]
Trouser Press	favorable[3]

AllMusic praised the album, writing that the album possesses "an original sound that became the banner for both the paisley underground and cowpunk styles in the mid-'80s".^[1] Trouser Press described the album as "a stirring dose of memorable and unpretentious country-rock that incorporates Highway 61 Dylan, paisley pop, Kingston Trio balladry and wild rock'n'roll."^[3]

References

External links

• Native Sons at Discogs (list of releases)