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'''''Times Like This''''' is the second album by the American musician ], released in 1996.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mehr |first1=Bob |title=Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements |date=2016 |publisher=Hachette Books |page=401}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Gilmer |first1=Vickie |title=Times Like This |magazine=Audio |date=February 1997 |volume=81 |issue=2 |page=80}}</ref> Dunlap supported the album with a North American tour.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Reece |first1=Doug |title=Roadwork |magazine=Billboard |date=November 2, 1996 |volume=108 |issue=44 |page=23}}</ref> '''''Times Like This''''' is the second album by the American musician ], released in 1996.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mehr |first1=Bob |title=Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements |date=2016 |publisher=Hachette Books |page=401}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Gilmer |first1=Vickie |title=Times Like This |magazine=Audio |date=February 1997 |volume=81 |issue=2 |page=80}}</ref> Dunlap supported the album with a North American tour.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Reece |first1=Doug |title=Roadwork |magazine=Billboard |date=November 2, 1996 |volume=108 |issue=44 |page=23}}</ref> The title track was recorded by ] for the 2013 benefit album ''Songs for Slim''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=Nick |title=A love letter to little John Henry |work=Irish Independent |date=June 1, 2013 |department=Review |page=16}}</ref> ] admired the album; he played "Times Like This" on his radio show and recorded a cover of "Girlfiend".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jordan |first1=Chris |title=Springsteen: virus shows cracks in American dream |work=Asbury Park Press |date=May 1, 2020 |page=J4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jordan |first1=Chris |title=Bruce Springsteen looks to 2025 |work=Argus Leader |publisher=Gannett Media Corp. |date=January 1, 2025 |page=B8}}</ref>


==Production== ==Production==
The album was recorded over two years.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Meyer |first1=Jim |title=Dunlap holds a mirror to rock industry |work=Star Tribune |date=October 11, 1996 |page=3E}}</ref> ] played piano on "Nowheres Near", about a band carrying on despite a lack of recognition.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Amorim |first1=Kevin |title=On the Record |work=Newsday |date=January 19, 1997 |page=C23}}</ref> He also encouraged Dunlap to rerecord many of his vocal parts, telling him that they "didn't have any guts".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moon |first1=Tom |title=Guitar Man Gets By with Small Expectations |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=November 22, 1996 |department=Features Weekend |page=17}}</ref> "Hate This Town", about taking over the family business, was inspired by an unexpected reunion with a childhood friend.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lepage |first1=Mark |title=Slim Dunlap Times Like This |work=The Gazette |date=January 18, 1997 |page=E7}}</ref><ref name=LJ/> The album was recorded over two years in four different studios.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Meyer |first1=Jim |title=Dunlap holds a mirror to rock industry |work=Star Tribune |date=October 11, 1996 |page=3E}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gilmer |first1=Vickie |title=Discs |work=The Day |agency=Knight-Ridder |date=October 13, 1996 |location=New London |page=B3}}</ref> ] played piano on "Nowheres Near", about a band carrying on despite a lack of recognition.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Amorim |first1=Kevin |title=On the Record |work=Newsday |date=January 19, 1997 |page=C23}}</ref> He also encouraged Dunlap to rerecord many of his vocal parts, telling him that they "didn't have any guts".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moon |first1=Tom |title=Guitar Man Gets By with Small Expectations |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=November 22, 1996 |department=Features Weekend |page=17}}</ref> The title track was written after Dunlap's tour van caught fire, destroying much of his equipment.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Keyes |first1=Bob |title=Dunlap hopes for fewer fireworks |work=Argus Leader |date=December 12, 1996 |department=Venture |page=2}}</ref> "Hate This Town", about taking over the family business, was inspired by an unexpected reunion with a childhood friend.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lepage |first1=Mark |title=Slim Dunlap Times Like This |work=The Gazette |date=January 18, 1997 |page=E7}}</ref><ref name=LJ/> "Radio Hook Word Hit", a satire of the music industry, is purposely without a hook.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lochridge |first1=Eric |title=Slim Dunlap: Terrific Storytelling |work=Rapid City Journal |date=October 24, 1997 |page=D1}}</ref>


==Critical reception== ==Critical reception==
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|rev3score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref name="LJ">{{cite news |last1=Wolgamott |first1=L. Kent |title='Times Like This': Dunlap crafts one of the year's best discs |work=Lincoln Journal Star |date=December 22, 1996 |page=H6}}</ref> |rev3score = {{rating|4|4}}<ref name="DF">{{cite news |last1=Byrne |first1=Steve |title=Rock |work=Detroit Free Press |date=November 3, 1996 |page=6G}}</ref>
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|rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="OS">{{cite news |last1=Gettelman |first1=Parry |title=Slim Dunlap |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=October 25, 1996 |department=Calendar |page=10}}</ref> |rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="FW">{{cite news |last1=Mayhew |first1=Malcolm |title=Rock |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |date=October 18, 1996 |department=Star Time |page=14}}</ref>
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|rev7score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="SF">{{cite news |last1=Stolder |first1=Steven |title=Pop CDs in Brief |work=San Francisco Examiner |date=October 20, 1996 |department=Datebook |page=45}}</ref>
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The '']'' noted that Dunlap "can tell a story with wit and conciseness."<ref name=OS/> The '']'' said that Dunlap's albums "crank out a loose and juicy Stones-'Mats-rockabilly mix while taking a basement-level underdog's view of the rock 'n' roll life, skewering those with star-trip pretensions."<ref>{{cite news |title=Best Bets |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 31, 1996 |page=F2}}</ref> '']'' opined that the album is "just this side of sloppy... it sounds like he actually had a great time recording it."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Terrell |first1=Steve |title=Terrell's Tune-Up |work=The Santa Fe New Mexican |date=December 13, 1996 |department=Pasatiempo |page=36}}</ref> The '']'' noted that Dunlap "can tell a story with wit and conciseness."<ref name=OS/> The '']'' said that Dunlap's albums "crank out a loose and juicy Stones-]-rockabilly mix while taking a basement-level underdog's view of the rock 'n' roll life, skewering those with star-trip pretensions."<ref>{{cite news |title=Best Bets |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 31, 1996 |page=F2}}</ref> '']'' opined that the album is "just this side of sloppy... it sounds like he actually had a great time recording it."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Terrell |first1=Steve |title=Terrell's Tune-Up |work=The Santa Fe New Mexican |date=December 13, 1996 |department=Pasatiempo |page=36}}</ref>


The '']'' said that the album "has the same easy-going, let's-rock attitude of Dunlap's live performances and his ]-meets-] voice endearingly scratches its way into the aural nerve center."<ref name=LJ/> '']'' concluded that "the instantly addictive 'Girlfiend' is hands down the most perfect two-minute single that's never going to get on the radio."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Simels |first1=Steve |title=Times Like This |magazine=Stereo Review |date=January 1997 |volume=62 |issue=1 |page=103}}</ref> The '']'' said that the album "has the same easy-going, let's-rock attitude of Dunlap's live performances and his ]-meets-] voice endearingly scratches its way into the aural nerve center."<ref name=LJ/> '']'' concluded that "the instantly addictive 'Girlfiend' is hands down the most perfect two-minute single that's never going to get on the radio."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Simels |first1=Steve |title=Times Like This |magazine=Stereo Review |date=January 1997 |volume=62 |issue=1 |page=103}}</ref> '']'' labeled ''Times Like This'' a "ragged, rickety mesh of Keith Richards-style rock, strummy country and bar-band slop."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Slim Dunlap – Times Like This |magazine=No Depression |date=November 1996 |department=Reviews}}</ref>

In 2010, the '']'' opined that the "classic ''Times Like This'' might be the best overall post-'Mats album".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Riemenschneider |first1=Chris |title=Slim pickin' again |work=Star Tribune |date=September 10, 2010 |page=E5}}</ref>


==Track listing== ==Track listing==

Latest revision as of 17:35, 4 January 2025

1996 studio album by Slim Dunlap
Times Like This
Studio album by Slim Dunlap
Released1996
GenreRock and roll
LabelMedium Cool/Restless
Slim Dunlap chronology
The Old New Me
(1993) 		Times Like This
(1996) 		Thank You Dancers!
(2020)

Times Like This is the second album by the American musician Slim Dunlap, released in 1996. Dunlap supported the album with a North American tour. The title track was recorded by Steve Earle for the 2013 benefit album Songs for Slim. Bruce Springsteen admired the album; he played "Times Like This" on his radio show and recorded a cover of "Girlfiend".

Production

The album was recorded over two years in four different studios. Paul Westerberg played piano on "Nowheres Near", about a band carrying on despite a lack of recognition. He also encouraged Dunlap to rerecord many of his vocal parts, telling him that they "didn't have any guts". The title track was written after Dunlap's tour van caught fire, destroying much of his equipment. "Hate This Town", about taking over the family business, was inspired by an unexpected reunion with a childhood friend. "Radio Hook Word Hit", a satire of the music industry, is purposely without a hook.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Alternative Rock6/10
Detroit Free Press
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Lincoln Journal Star
Orlando Sentinel
San Francisco Examiner

The Orlando Sentinel noted that Dunlap "can tell a story with wit and conciseness." The Los Angeles Times said that Dunlap's albums "crank out a loose and juicy Stones-'Mats-rockabilly mix while taking a basement-level underdog's view of the rock 'n' roll life, skewering those with star-trip pretensions." The Santa Fe New Mexican opined that the album is "just this side of sloppy... it sounds like he actually had a great time recording it."

The Lincoln Journal Star said that the album "has the same easy-going, let's-rock attitude of Dunlap's live performances and his Keith Richards-meets-John Prine voice endearingly scratches its way into the aural nerve center." Stereo Review concluded that "the instantly addictive 'Girlfiend' is hands down the most perfect two-minute single that's never going to get on the radio." No Depression labeled Times Like This a "ragged, rickety mesh of Keith Richards-style rock, strummy country and bar-band slop."

In 2010, the Star Tribune opined that the "classic Times Like This might be the best overall post-'Mats album".

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Not Yet/Ain't No Fair (In a Rock'N'Roll Love Affair)" 
2."Girlfiend" 
3."Hate This Town" 
4."Little Shiva's Song" 
5."Jungle Out There" 
6."Cozy" 
7."Cooler Then" 
8."Chrome Lipstick" 
9."Nowheres Near" 
10."Radio Hook Word Hit" 
11."Times Like This" 

References

  1. ^ Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Miller Freeman Books. p. 393.
  2. Mehr, Bob (2016). Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements. Hachette Books. p. 401.
  3. Gilmer, Vickie (February 1997). "Times Like This". Audio. Vol. 81, no. 2. p. 80.
  4. Reece, Doug (November 2, 1996). "Roadwork". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 44. p. 23.
  5. Kelly, Nick (June 1, 2013). "A love letter to little John Henry". Review. Irish Independent. p. 16.
  6. Jordan, Chris (May 1, 2020). "Springsteen: virus shows cracks in American dream". Asbury Park Press. p. J4.
  7. Jordan, Chris (January 1, 2025). "Bruce Springsteen looks to 2025". Argus Leader. Gannett Media Corp. p. B8.
  8. Meyer, Jim (October 11, 1996). "Dunlap holds a mirror to rock industry". Star Tribune. p. 3E.
  9. Gilmer, Vickie (October 13, 1996). "Discs". The Day. New London. Knight-Ridder. p. B3.
  10. Amorim, Kevin (January 19, 1997). "On the Record". Newsday. p. C23.
  11. Moon, Tom (November 22, 1996). "Guitar Man Gets By with Small Expectations". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 17.
  12. Keyes, Bob (December 12, 1996). "Dunlap hopes for fewer fireworks". Venture. Argus Leader. p. 2.
  13. Lepage, Mark (January 18, 1997). "Slim Dunlap Times Like This". The Gazette. p. E7.
  14. ^ Wolgamott, L. Kent (December 22, 1996). "'Times Like This': Dunlap crafts one of the year's best discs". Lincoln Journal Star. p. H6.
  15. Lochridge, Eric (October 24, 1997). "Slim Dunlap: Terrific Storytelling". Rapid City Journal. p. D1.
  16. "Times Like This Review by Ralph Heibutzki". AllMusic. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  17. Byrne, Steve (November 3, 1996). "Rock". Detroit Free Press. p. 6G.
  18. Mayhew, Malcolm (October 18, 1996). "Rock". Star Time. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 14.
  19. ^ Gettelman, Parry (October 25, 1996). "Slim Dunlap". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 10.
  20. Stolder, Steven (October 20, 1996). "Pop CDs in Brief". Datebook. San Francisco Examiner. p. 45.
  21. "Best Bets". Los Angeles Times. October 31, 1996. p. F2.
  22. Terrell, Steve (December 13, 1996). "Terrell's Tune-Up". Pasatiempo. The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. 36.
  23. Simels, Steve (January 1997). "Times Like This". Stereo Review. Vol. 62, no. 1. p. 103.
  24. "Slim Dunlap – Times Like This". Reviews. No Depression. November 1996.
  25. Riemenschneider, Chris (September 10, 2010). "Slim pickin' again". Star Tribune. p. E5.
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