Mean Time

Mean Time is the second studio album by English rock band The Barracudas, released in 1983 by record label Closer. The incorporation of Chris Wilson from The Flamin' Groovies gave this new formation a paramount weight in the eighties' garage rock bands' scene.

For other uses, see Meantime.
Mean Time
Studio album by
The Barracudas
Released1983 (1983)
StudioStartling Studios, Ascot, Berkshire
LabelCloser
ProducerPeter Gage
The Barracudas chronology
Drop Out with The Barracudas
(1981)		 Mean Time
(1983)

Track listing
  1. "Grammar of Misery"
  2. "Bad News"
  3. "I Ain't No Miracle Worker"
  4. "Be My Friend Again"
  5. "Shades of Today"
  6. "Dead Skin"
  7. "Middle Class Blues"
  8. "You've Come a Long Way"
  9. "Ballad of a Liar"
  10. "When I'm Gone"
  11. "Eleventh Hour"
  12. "Hear Me Calling"

Personnel
  • Jeremy Gluck - vocals
  • Chris Wilson, Robin Wills - guitar, vocals
  • Jim Dickson - bass, vocals
  • Terry Smith - drums, percussion
  • Peter Gage - keyboards

Content

Trouser Press described the album's sound as a "'60sish blend of punky pop, vintage rock'n'roll, mock Merseybeat, snarly mild psychedelia and Byrdsy 12-string folk-rock."[1]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Trouser Pressfavourable[1]

AllMusic called it "the Barracudas' masterpiece", whilst Trouser Press classed it as "wonderful".[1]

References
  1. Young, Jon; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Barracuas". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  2. Ginsberg, Geoff. "Mean Time – The Barracudas | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2016.



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