Big Men Cry

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Big Men Cry
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 7, 1997
RecordedWorld Bank
GenreTrance
LabelMammoth
Planet Dog
ProducerToby Marks and Rob Risso
Banco de Gaia chronology
Live at Glastonbury
(1996)
Big Men Cry
(1997)
The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork8.1/10[2]

Big Men Cry is an album by Banco de Gaia.[3] It was released in 1997 by Mammoth Records and Planet Dog Records.[4]

The album peaked at No. 77 on the UK Albums Chart.[5]

Critical reception[edit]

The Washington Post wrote that "anyone who would name a Floyd-sampling, 12-minute track after The Celestine Prophecy is clearly too cosmic for his own good, but Banco's skillful assemblages frequently transcend their cheesier elements."[4]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Drippy"8:56
2."Celestine"12:37
3."Drunk as a Monk"9:26
4."Big Men Cry"6:09
5."Gates Does Windows"0:36
6."One Billion Miles Out"10:36
7."Starstation Earth"19:37

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Big Men Cry - Banco de Gaia | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "Banco De Gaia: Big Men Cry". Pitchfork.
  3. ^ "Banco de Gaia Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. ^ a b "SYNTHS AND SENSIBILITY". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. ^ "BANCO DE GAIA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.