No Joy In Mudville

Hum Machine | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 3, 2001)
• Original Release Date: July 3, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B00005M1WT
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,746,355 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. 10,000 More Times

2. Local Hero

3. Dawn of The Dead

4. Open Your Piehole

5. Single Hound

6. Marstown

7. Close Your Eyes

8. Andrew

9. Looking For A Witness

10. Mica

11. Orson Welles

12. Obits & Pornos

Editorial Reviews

New City

In an era when ear-splitting, fuzzy guitars are commonplace and bland, Hum Machine rocks loud and clear."

Product Description

NO JOY IN MUDVILLE still slams hard, but with a newfound grace and beauty not nearly as evident on HUM MACHINE’s previous efforts. The added emphasis on melodic songwriting makes NO JOY IN MUDVILLE the most accessible effort yet from a band already consistently acclaimed for its commercial sensibilities.  

Co-produced by the band and Wendy Schneider at Smart Studios in Madison, NO JOY IN MUDVILLE was mixed by Mike Zirkel (Garbage, Everclear, HBO’s “Reverb”) and engineered by Mark Haines (Son Volt, Freedy Johnston, Hey Mercedes). Its title was borrowed from the classic American poem, “Casey at the Bat,” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, because its essence has been a recurring theme that came into play again while HUM MACHINE worked on the new album. 

“Casey is what everybody hates about themselves,” says guitarist Eric Geving, HUM MACHINE’s principal songwriter. “That’s why there’s no joy there. NO JOY IN MUDVILLE is about movies and cars, love and death, porno films and drinking, and people you love to hate and hate to love. The stores are all little vignettes of a passing -- whatever that might be -- with no remorse and no regrets.” 

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Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Rock On!, October 24, 2003

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This review is from: No Joy In Mudville (Audio CD)

Sizzling lyrics and music that hook you and leave you wanting more. Great sound!