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Bitter Melon Farm is the second in a three-part series of compilations by the Mountain Goats, released in 1999 by Ajax Records. It is preceded by Protein Source of the Future...Now!, and followed by Ghana.[3][4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by John Darnielle, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Noche del Guajolote" | I Like Walt | 2:03 |
| 2. | "Going to Bangor" | You and What Army? | 1:36 |
| 3. | "Against Agamemnon" | Howl...a Farewell Compilation of Unreleased Songs | 2:10 |
| 4. | "Going to Cleveland" | Transmissions to Horace | 3:07 |
| 5. | "Early Spring" | Transmissions to Horace | 2:20 |
| 6. | "Historiography" | Transmissions to Horace | 2:53 |
| 7. | "No, I Can't" | Transmissions to Horace | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Alpha Desperation March" | Transmissions to Horace | 2:51 |
| 9. | "Going to Monaco" | Transmissions to Horace | 2:40 |
| 10. | "Star Dusting" | Transmissions to Horace | 2:15 |
| 11. | "Teenage World" | Transmissions to Horace | 2:27 |
| 12. | "Going to Santiago" | Transmissions to Horace | 2:27 |
| 13. | "Sail On" (Lionel Richie) | Transmissions to Horace | 2:57 |
| 14. | "Black Molly" | In Release City | 2:24 |
| 15. | "Rain Song" | I Present This | 1:54 |
| 16. | "The Bad Doctor" | Songs for Petronius | 3:39 |
| 17. | "Alpha Double Negative: Going to Catalina" | Songs for Petronius | 2:43 |
| 18. | "Pure Intentions" | Songs for Petronius | 2:14 |
| 19. | "The Lady from Shanghai" | Songs for Petronius | 2:10 |
| 20. | "Pure Love" | Songs for Petronius | 2:19 |
| 21. | "Song for an Old Friend" | The Wheel Method | 2:25 |
| 22. | "Snow Song" | Dog So Large I Cannot See Past It | 2:04 |
| 23. | "Faithless Bacchant Song" | Those Pre-Phylloxera Years | 1:59 |
| 24. | "Short Song About the 10 Freeway" | Songs for Peter Hughes | 1:47 |
| 25. | "No, I Can't" | Songs for Peter Hughes | 3:36 |
| 26. | "Song for Dana Plato" | Songs for Peter Hughes | 1:54 |
| 27. | "The Sign" (Jonas Berggren) | Songs for Peter Hughes | 2:28 |
Personnel
- John Darnielle – vocals, guitar
- Rachel Ware – vocals, bass
References
- ^ DiBlasi, Alex; Willis, Victoria (August 14, 2014). Geek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442229761 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Bitter Melon Farm - The Mountain Goats | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ Inc, CMJ Network (April 8, 2002). "Upcoming". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Mountain Goats: 'Protein Source of the Future... Now!', 'Bitter Melon Farm' and 'Ghana'". Pitchfork.