Stop Dragging Me Down

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Stop Draggin Me Down
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1990
Recorded1990, Egg Studios, Seattle
GenreGarage rock
LabelEstrus[1]
ProducerRichard Head
Mono Men chronology
Stop Draggin Me Down
(1990)
Wrecker
(1992)

Stop Draggin Me Down is the debut album by the Bellingham, Washington-based garage rock group the Mono Men, released in 1990.[2]

Background

Stop Draggin Me Down is the only studio record to feature guitarist Marc "Marx" Wright.[2] There were 3,000 copies of "Stop Draggin Me Down" pressed. The first 500 copies featured transparent yellow vinyl. The cover art for the album was done by Phil White and designed by Art Chantry.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]

Trouser Press wrote that "while the Men are heard at their best on singles — if you need proof, check out any of the three dozen (!) or so they’ve released — there’s enough dynamic sense in the band’s bag of tricks to sustain an album without ramalama burnout."[5]

LP track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stop Draggin Me Down"Dave Crider3:03
2."Right Now"Crider, Marc "Marx" Wright2:49
3."Boss"Jack Wenzel1:49
4."Ain't No Friend of Mine"The Sparkles2:43
5."No Way Back"Crider2:40
6."I Don't Care"The Mono Men3:18
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dead End"Crider, Wright4:02
2."That's Her"Wright2:53
3."Girl"Crider2:21
4."Stay Awake"Crider3:35
5."Fate"Crider, Wright2:35
6."Reptile"Ledge Morrisette2:02

Personnel

The Mono Men
  • Dave Crider – guitar vocals
  • Marc "Marx" Wright – guitar vocals
  • Ledge Morrisette – bass guitar
  • Aaron Roeder – drums
  • Josie Cat – organ on "Reptile"
Production

References

  1. ^ "Mono Mart". www.estrus.com.
  2. ^ a b "Mono Men | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Stop Draggin' Me Down – Mono Men | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 776.
  5. ^ "Mono Men". Trouser Press. Retrieved December 30, 2020.