Daddy's Highway

Bats | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 8, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mammoth
• ASIN: B000004AVS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #399,612 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

One of the outstanding New Zealand albums of the 1980s, The Bats 1987 debut album possesses a quietly powerful sound that immediately tugs the listener in. From the lo-fi pop hook of North by North through the gentle drone of Tragedy, their quirky energy glows with shimmering harmonies, whispered vocals, reeling basslines and a sweet sense of despair. As catchy as it is thought-provoking, Daddy s Highway is full of the haunting beauty and bittersweet melodies for which the four-piece have become so loved. --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars unassuming catchy indie pop, March 21, 2001

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Matt Duane Griffin "--M. D. Griffin" (MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daddy's Highway (Audio CD)

If you like the Feelies, you ought to give this a whirl. I bought this when it first came out and I've always loved it. Simple, direct, this record has a kind of small town charm that almost speaks more to a folk sensibility than to alt-rock. No member of this band is a great musician, which is kind of the point, and definitely something that's used to advantage. The bass player is chattily busy, the guitars are chimey & understated, the drummer is a little bit surfy but has a groove recognizeably his own, and the vocals are rendered in an unmodulated, everyman style. You can picture Robin in his plaid shirt and glasses, earnest but mild mannered, delivering these songs with a shrug and a smile from stage right in some little Christchurch pub. And what songs they are -- some of these have never left my head in the ten years I've had this record.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Endearing, catchy, guitar-driven pop, May 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Daddy's Highway (Audio CD)

As with any release from The Bats, "Daddy's Highway" has more than a handfull of infectious tunes that you will catch yourself humming for the rest of the day. "Treason", "Round And Down", "North By North" and "Made Up In Blue" especially stick in the mind.

For a twelve-year-old album, it still wears well and easily surpasses the offerings of many new bands. It isn't my favorite Bats release, but it is filled with enough tantalizing selections to keep you humming until you finally break down and buy another release from this group.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous New Zealand kiwipop!, March 6, 2007

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daddy's Highway (Audio CD)

This is one of the best late '80s indiepop albums ever made.