The Good News and the Bad News

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The Good News and the Bad News
Studio album by
The Rainmakers
Released1989
RecordedDecember 1988 – February 1989
StudioCherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California
GenreRock
Length40:44
LabelMercury
ProducerJeff Glixman, Bob Walkenhorst
The Rainmakers chronology
Tornado
(1987) 		The Good News and the Bad News
(1989) 		Oslo-Wichita LIVE
(1990)

The Good News and the Bad News is the third studio album by the American band the Rainmakers, released in 1989.[1][2] "Spend It on Love" was released as a single.[3] The band supported the album by touring with the Doobie Brothers.[4]

A remastered version of the album was released in 2010 with seven additional bonus tracks.

Production[edit]

The album was primarily produced by Jeff Glixman.[5] Bob Walkenhorst chose to forgo obvious messages in his lyrics.[6]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Chicago Tribune[8]

The Chicago Tribune concluded: "What sounded like a good bunch of musicians who played some pretty thoughtful music has evolved into a band of unquestionable conscience and substance."[8] The Toronto Star noted the "honest, unabashedly familiar guitar crunch that runs the same catalogue of riffs favored by Georgia Satellites and several thousand others."[9] The Kingston Whig-Standard wrote that "the sound is a mixture of twangy electric and thumping acoustic guitars."[10] The Times determined that "the album showcases some fine songwriting, and an old-fashioned, passionate commitment to the rock'n'roll craft."[11]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks written by Bob Walkenhorst except where noted.

  1. "Reckoning Day" – 3:10
  2. "Hoo Dee Hoo" – 4:28
  3. "Spend It on Love" – 2:54
  4. "Battle of the Roses" – 4:08
  5. "Wild Oats" – 3:17
  6. "We Walk the Levee" – 4:14
  7. "Thirty Days" – 4:08
  8. "Knock on Wood" (Steve Phillips) – 3:18
  9. "Dry Dry Land" – 3:31
  10. "Shiny Shiny" – 2:52
  11. "Johnny Reb" – 2:32
  12. "Horn O Plenty" – 2:12

Bonus tracks on 2010 Remastered CD

  1. "Frustration Train" (acoustic) – 5:11
  2. "Renaissance Man" (acoustic) – 4:10
  3. "Prove Me Wrong" (acoustic) – 4:18
  4. "Downstream" (acoustic) – 3:04
  5. "Johnny Reb" (acoustic) – 2:41
  6. "Spend It on Love" (acoustic) – 3:05
  7. "Shenandoah" (traditional American folk song) (acoustic) – 2:46

Personnel[edit]

The Rainmakers[edit]

  • Bob Walkenhorst – lead vocals, guitar
  • Rich Ruth – bass guitar, vocals
  • Steve Phillips – lead guitar, vocals, lead vocal on "Knock on Wood"
  • Pat Tomek – drums

Additional musicians[edit]

  • Joanna Dean – vocals on "Dry Dry Land"
  • Johnny Reno – saxophone on "Horn O Plenty", gang vocals on "Hoo Dee Hoo"

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mitchell, Justin (24 June 1989). "Here's thinking-man's music you can dance to". Windsor Star. Scripps Howard Service. p. C5.
  2. ^ Givens, Rob (Sep 1989). "Popular Music: The Rainmakers". Stereo Review. 54 (9): 134.
  3. ^ Scott, Jane (June 26, 1989). "The opening act, the Kansas-based Rainmakers...". The Plain Dealer.
  4. ^ Johns, Jeff (June 30, 1989). "Opening the show...". The Buffalo News. p. G45.
  5. ^ Righi, Len (30 June 1989). "Rainmakers' Lyrics Have Fans Pouring in to Hear the Message". The Morning Call. p. D1.
  6. ^ King, Louise (August 24, 1989). "Rainmakers: Long Way from Kansas City in Just Six Years". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 9G.
  7. ^ The Good News and the Bad News at AllMusic
  8. ^ a b Silverman, David (29 June 1989). "Rave recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 11M.
  9. ^ Potter, Mitch (7 July 1989). "Rainmakers The Good News and the Bad News". Toronto Star. p. E16.
  10. ^ Burliuk, Greg (7 Oct 1989). "The Good News and the Bad News The Rainmakers". Magazine. The Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 1.
  11. ^ Sinclair, David (July 1, 1989). "Out with the frills, in with the skills – Rock Records". Features. The Times.
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