power pop, rock 37 min 12 tracks Propeller Sound Recordings
Stands for Decibels is the debut studio album by American power pop band the dB's, released January 15, 1981 by Albion Records. The album was commercially unsuccessful but critically acclaimed.
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Spare, classical in form, cool and grave.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
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Tracks
- 1Black and White (2024 remaster)3:11
- 2Dynamite (2024 remaster)2:37
- 3She's Not Worried (2024 remaster)3:08
- 4The Fight (2024 remaster)2:56
- 5Espionage (2024 remaster)2:43
- 6Tearjerkin' (2024 remaster)3:57
- 7Cycles Per Second (2024 remaster)3:06
- 8Bad Reputation (2024 remaster)3:12
- 9Big Brown Eyes (2024 remaster)2:01
- 10I'm in Love (2024 remaster)3:32
- 11Moving in Your Sleep (2024 remaster)4:03
- 12Judy (2024 remaster)2:53
12 tracks, 37 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The dB’s
- Label
- Propeller Sound Recordings
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- AT
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