American Don

Infobox Album |
Name = American Don
Type = Album
Artist = Don Caballero


Released = October 3 2000
Recorded = early 2000
Genre = Math rock
Length = 55:48
Label = Touch and Go Records TG218
Producer = Steve Albini
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:uyk9kebtsq7n~T1 link]
* Fake Jazz (10/12) [http://www.fakejazz.com/reviews/doncab.shtml link]
* Pitchfork (7.5/10) [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17107/Don_Caballero_American_Don link]
* Splendid E-zine (favorable) [http://www.splendidezine.com/reviews/oct-23-00/don.html link]
Last album = "Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1)"
(1999)
This album = "American Don"
(2000)
Next album = "World Class Listening Problem"
(2006)

"American Don" is an album by Don Caballero, a Pittsburgh-based math rock band, released on Touch and Go Records in 2000. It was recorded by Steve Albini.

"American Don" is Don Caballero's fifth full-length release and fourth proper studio album, but many fans consider it the group's final album due to the falling out between Ian Williams and Damon Che, the group's creative core, after the release of the album. Che is actually the only original member of Don Caballero to play on this and all subsequent recordings.

Track listing

#"Fire Back About Your New Baby's Sex" – 4:42
#"The Peter Criss Jazz" – 10:35
#"Haven't Lived Afro Pop" – 7:34
#"You Drink a Lot of Coffee for a Teenager" – 2:41
#"Ones All Over the Place" – 9:00
#"I Never Liked You" – 4:59
#"Details on How to Get ICEMAN on Your License Plate" – 5:35
#"A Lot of People Tell Me I Have a Fake British Accent" – 5:23
#"Let's Face It Pal, You Didn't Need That Eye Surgery" – 5:09

Personnel

*Damon Che – drums
*Ian Williams – guitars
*Eric Emm – bass

*Steve Albini - recording engineer (credited only as "the proprietor" of Electrical Audio Studio A)

Miscellanea

The photos of car accidents in the CD booklet proved prophetic, as this lineup of Don Caballero disbanded after being involved in a van accident while touring in support of "American Don". Singer/guitarist Fred Weaver was the opening act on this tour and his exhaustive tour diary was published in issue 16 of Chunklet as "The Dark Final Days of Don Caballero".

In late 1999, the song "Details On How To Get ICEMAN On Your License Plate" was provisionally titled "World Class Listening Problem"; a phrase which surfaced again in 2006 as the title of their sixth album, and a song on it as well. "Let's Face It Pal..." was originally called "Dumbass Is My Business, And Business Is Good."Fact|date=February 2007 An early version of "You Drink A Lot Of Coffee..." was allegedly titled "That Badge Means You Suck," though this has yet to be verified by official sources.Fact|date=February 2007

External links

* [http://www.tgrec.com/bands/album.php?id=10 TGRec.com] "American Don" on Touch and Go Records
* [http://geocities.com/brikelly/doncab/pictures/adon_pics.html Don Caballero fan site] Photos from the "American Don" recording sessions