Good News for Modern Man (album)

Good News for Modern Man is the second studio album from Grant Hart, formerly of the band Hüsker Dü.[7] It was released in 1999, ten years after Hart's previous studio album, Intolerance (1989).

Good News for Modern Man
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 30, 1999
Recorded1997–1998[1]
StudioPachyderm Studios, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
GenreAlternative rock
Length46:33
LabelPachyderm
ProducerGrant Hart, Brent Sigmeth
Grant Hart chronology
Ecce Homo
(1995)
Good News for Modern Man
(1999)
Hot Wax
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
All Music Guide to Rock[3]
Exclaim!(positive)[4]
Magnet(positive)[5]
Pitchfork Media(7.7/10)[6]
2014 reissue album cover

The album was remastered and reissued by Hart’s Con d’Or label in 2014 with new album cover art.[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Grant Hart.

  1. "Think It Over Now" (3:07)
  2. "Nobody Rides for Free" (4:32)
  3. "Run Run Run to the Centre Pompidou" (3:45)
  4. "You Don't Have to Tell Me Now" (3:44)
  5. "Teeny's Hair" (3:16)
  6. "A Letter From Anne Marie" (5:59)
  7. "In a Cold House" (5:02)
  8. "Seka Knows" (4:40)
  9. "Remains to Be Seen" (3:12)
  10. "Let Rosemary Rock Him, Laura-Louise" (1:32)
  11. "Little Nemo" (7:35)

Personnel

  • Grant Hartvocals, instruments, production
  • Mato Nanjilead guitar on "Seka Knows"
  • Brent Sigmeth – production, engineering, mixing
  • Anna Badger – engineering assistant
  • Jed Luhmann – engineering assistant
  • Neil Weir – engineering assistant
  • Sean David Hank – engineering assistant

Notes

  1. thirdav.com Retrieved August 11, 2017
  2. "allmusic Good News for Modern Man > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
  3. Cusanelli, Michael (2002). All Music Guide to Rock: the Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul. Backbeat Books. p. 510. ISBN 0-87930-653-X.
  4. Green, Stuart (2000-04-01). "Grant Hart: Good News for Modern Man". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  5. "Lost Classics: Grant Hart: Good News for Modern Man". Magnet. 2009-04-23. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  6. Kempke, D. Erik (1999-11-30). "Grant Hart: Good News for Modern Man". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  7. thirdav.com Retrieved July 17, 2010
  8. Discogs.com Retrieved August 11, 2017
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