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Free So Free

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Free So Free
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 8, 2002
GenreAlternative rock, lo-fi
Length43:22
LabelUltimatum (North America)
City Slang (Europe)
Pony Canyon (Japan)
ProducerJ Mascis
J Mascis + The Fog chronology
More Light
(2000)
Free So Free
(2002)

Free So Free is the second studio album by alternative rock band J Mascis + The Fog. It was released in 2002. The album was recorded and mixed at "Bob's Place", Mascis's home studio in his native Amherst, Massachusetts.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork5.6/10[2]

Free So Free received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 72/100 based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Track listing

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All songs written by J Mascis.

No.TitleLength
1."Freedom"4:19
2."If That's How It's Gotta Be"3:31
3."Set Us Free"4:47
4."Bobbin"4:32
5."Free So Free"5:59
6."Tell the Truth"4:28
7."Someone Said"4:02
8."Everybody Lets Me Down"3:15
9."Say the Word"4:45
10."Outside"3:44
Total length:43:22
Japanese Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
11."No Way"3:39
12."Alone (live)"15:06

Personnel

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  • J Mascis – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, drums, mellotron
  • Tony Jarvis – wurly (Tracks 2, 5)
  • Don Depew – slide guitar (Tracks 2, 5), engineering
  • Mark Klein – percussion (Track 7)
  • John Petkovich – vocals (Tracks 3, 4, 6)
Technical
  • Mark Allen Miller, Steve Revitte, Thom Monahan – engineering
  • John Agnello – mixing

References

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  1. ^ a b "Free So Free by J. Mascis & the Fog Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Ott, Chris (January 28, 2003). "J Mascis + The Fog: Free So Free". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on February 5, 2003. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
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