| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Fretplay | [2] |
Full Force Galesburg is the fourth studio album by the Mountain Goats, released in 1997.[3]
It consists of songs written and recorded by John Darnielle. Darnielle has stated that most, if not all, of the album was written in Grinnell, Iowa. Most of the songs were performed by Darnielle singing and playing guitar solo, and recorded on his Panasonic RX-FT500 boom box; however, several songs also feature stringed instrumentation from Alastair Galbraith. Nothing Painted Blue's Peter Hughes adds backing vocals and guitar work on a few tracks as well.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "New Britain" | 2:36 |
| 2. | "Snow Owl" | 2:17 |
| 3. | "West Country Dream" | 2:03 |
| 4. | "Masher" | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Chinese House Flowers" | 2:57 |
| 6. | "Ontario" | 2:30 |
| 7. | "Down Here" | 1:35 |
| 8. | "Twin Human Highway Flares" | 2:42 |
| 9. | "Weekend in Western Illinois" | 2:43 |
| 10. | "US Mill" | 2:27 |
| 11. | "Song for the Julian Calendar" | 2:17 |
| 12. | "Maize Stalk Drinking Blood" | 2:26 |
| 13. | "Evening in Stalingrad" | 2:31 |
| 14. | "Minnesota" | 3:57 |
| 15. | "Original Air-Blue Gown" | 2:51 |
| 16. | "It's All Here in Brownsville" | 1:53 |
| Total length: | 40:34 | |
Personnel
- John Darnielle - vocals, guitar
- Alastair Galbraith - violin (13, 15)
- Peter Hughes - vocals, electric guitar
- Bob Durkee - organ
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Fretplay review
- ^ Brian Howard (July 3–10, 1997). "Review of Full Force Galesburg". Philadelphia City Paper. Archived from the original on 2005-02-19. Retrieved 2008-12-07.