Joy Rides for Shut-Ins


Joy Rides for Shut-Ins is the first studio album by the American band the Cavedogs, released in 1990. The band supported the album by touring with the Dead Milkmen and Mojo Nixon.

Critical reception

USA Today praised the "sass and spit-in-your-face attitude of punk the melodic qualities of solid hard rock".
In 1992, The New Yorker called the album "a collection of blissful power pop crunchers". Trouser Press noted that "while quotes from summer-of-love sources abound you'll also hear enough echoes of the Jam, dB's, R.E.M. and the Smithereens to know the Boston-based trio has progressed past pure paisley."

Track listing

All songs written by the Cavedogs
  1. "Tayter Country" – 2:16
  2. "Leave Me Alone" – 3:37
  3. "Bed of Nails" – 3:22
  4. "Proud Land" – 3:44
  5. "What in the World?" – 3:06
  6. "Right on the Nail" – 4:33
  7. "Step Down" – 3:37
  8. "Baba Ghanooj" – 4:22
  9. "Calm Him Down" – 3:52
  10. "Taking Up Space" – 3:28
  11. "La La La" – 2:37
  12. "" – 0:24

Personnel

  • The Cavedogs – Producer, Engineer
  • Mike Denneen – Piano
  • Paul Hamingson – Engineer, Remix Assistant
  • Paul Q. Kolderie – Engineer
  • John Lupfer – Producer, Engineer
  • Michael McLaughlin – Photography
  • Suzanne Mueller – cellist
  • Carl Plaster – Engineer
  • Mark Rivers – Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer
  • Sean Slade – Engineer
  • Todd Spahr – Guitar, Vocals, Bells, Producer, Sleigh Bells
  • Ed Stasium – Producer, Engineer, Remixing
  • Brian Stevens – Bass, Harmonica, Vocals, Producer

Charts

Singles

Billboard