Setting the Woods on Fire

by The Walkabouts

Setting the Woods on Fire cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Sub Pop
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:03:07
  • Community rating: 3.58/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Chris Eckman, Carla Torgerson, Ed Brooks, Andy Sodt, Larry Barrett, Terri Moeller, Mark Candelaria, Andrew Hare, Marcus Membrane, Zach Permeson Davies, Glenn Slater, Michael Wells

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Standing slightly apart from the grunge explosion of their native Seattle, The Walkabouts cemented their status as pioneers of the alternative country movement. The album heavily infuses traditional roots-rock and folk storytelling with a distinctly dark, driving rock energy, achieving significant critical and commercial success across Europe.

Genres

Descriptors: Ballad, forest, narrative, alcohol, work

Tracklist

  1. Good Luck Morning (4:13)
  2. Firetrap (5:39)
  3. Bordertown (5:51)
  4. Feeling No Pain (5:12)
  5. Old Crow (4:26)
  6. Almost Wisdom (4:45)
  7. Sand & Gravel (6:34)
  8. Nightdrive (5:38)
  9. Hole in the Mountain (3:49)
  10. Pass Me on Over (4:10)
  11. Up in the Graveyard (6:12)
  12. Promised (6:33)

Credits

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