Free So Free
| Free So Free | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 8, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, lo-fi | |||
| Length | 43:22 | |||
| Label | Ultimatum (North America) City Slang (Europe) Pony Canyon (Japan) | |||
| Producer | J Mascis | |||
| J Mascis + The Fog chronology | ||||
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Free So Free is the second studio album by alternative rock band J Mascis + The Fog. It was released in 2002. The album was recorded and mixed at "Bob's Place", Mascis's home studio in his native Amherst, Massachusetts.
Reception[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 5.6/10[2] |
Free So Free received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 72/100 based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Track listing[edit]
All songs written by J Mascis.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Freedom" | 4:19 |
| 2. | "If That's How It's Gotta Be" | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Set Us Free" | 4:47 |
| 4. | "Bobbin" | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Free So Free" | 5:59 |
| 6. | "Tell the Truth" | 4:28 |
| 7. | "Someone Said" | 4:02 |
| 8. | "Everybody Lets Me Down" | 3:15 |
| 9. | "Say the Word" | 4:45 |
| 10. | "Outside" | 3:44 |
| Total length: | 43:22 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "No Way" | 3:39 |
| 12. | "Alone (live)" | 15:06 |
Personnel[edit]
- J Mascis – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, drums, mellotron
- Tony Jarvis – wurly (Tracks 2, 5)
- Don Depew – slide guitar (Tracks 2, 5), engineering
- Mark Klein – percussion (Track 7)
- John Petkovich – vocals (Tracks 3, 4, 6)
- Technical
- Mark Allen Miller, Steve Revitte, Thom Monahan – engineering
- John Agnello – mixing
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Free So Free by J. Mascis & the Fog Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ^ Ott, Chris (January 28, 2003). "J Mascis + The Fog: Free So Free". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on February 5, 2003. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
