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

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

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

  • 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

  1. 1 2 "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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