Credit in Heaven

Suburbs | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 30, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Beejitar
• ASIN: B00006CTIQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #250,506 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Tired of My Plans

2. Faith

3. Tape Your Wife to the Ceiling

4. Macho Drunk

5. Ghoul of Goodwill

6. Dish It Up

7. Mommy

8. Cigarette in Backwards

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get great Credit!, August 30, 2002

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John A. Plait (San Buenaventura, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Credit in Heaven (Audio CD)

Having lived my formative years in the Twin Cities, this recording represents (to me) the pinnacle of the Suburbs.
Although containing some of the band's darker songs it also contains many of their funniest lyrics and lovable songs. Starting with "Tired of My Plans", the band moves through the tongue-in-cheek sadomasochistic "Tape My Wife to the Ceiling", the somewhat disturbing "Ghoul of Goodwill", into the bar fight song "Dish It Up" followed by a hilarious "Mommy". Late in a show seeing Beej disappear from stage only to be found standing in a corner atop tri-stacked speakers as the band would brake into a rousing "Drinking with an Angel" was definitely something to behold. By the time "Spring Came", "Credit In Heaven", and the all-time classic "Music for Boys" were played the band would have the audience dancing uncontrollably and eating out of their hand. This recording, and all the songs here-in relives a glorious moment in the Minneapolis Scene's great history and indeed all of Rock and Roll.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars if a tree falls in the forest?, March 9, 2007

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fluffy, the human being. (forest lake, mn) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Credit In Heaven (Audio CD)

nobody else has reviewed this! astonishing. this 1981 release is one of the most pleasing post-punk releases that i know of. i would say that it is one of my 25 favorite recordings of the whole 80's decade. and i will say it: it is one of my 25 favorite recordings of the whole 80's decade. everything here is marvelous. great, quirky songs, with creative rhythmic shifts that are a constant delight. the bass and piano and guitar and drumming are all equally important to this music, and each instrument is played with a freshness and individuality that make the suburbs sound quite like no one else: a totally unique sound that is also completely accessible and enjoyable. this is a pop/rock classic.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars rock/soul/funk Minneapolis style, February 17, 2008

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freereign (Ocean of Corn, MN) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Credit in Heaven (Audio CD)

This band tied together elements of the 'Minneapolis sound' in a very unique way. They started out with abrasive punk-funk and added instrumental depth that made their music perfect urban dancefloor funk/rock. And they did this all BEFORE the so-called "Minneapolis-Sound" tag was coined. Minneapolis was later to become known for Prince and The Replacements, among others, which is funny because the Suburbs really created part of the template that Prince used for his 'Purple Rain'-era sound, and before that, on their 'In Combo' album they mix up distorted guitar punk with crazy hard funk/rock fusion. All with the most important ingredient on any entertainment record: FUN
A rare treat indeed, see the above review for excellent specifics about the songs.