The album is dedicated to the memory Michael F. Cergizan, who was a member of bassist Doug McCombs', and John Herndon's (both current members of Tortoise) band ``Simple.'' in 1988. The song ``Cornpone Brunch'' begins with a sample of the ``Wonderful Radio Jingle'' at the beginning of The Who Sell Out. In his review for Allmusic, Glenn Swan states ``Here, multi-instrumentalists John McEntire, Dan Bitney, John Herdon, Douglas McCombs, and Bundy K. Brown share equal responsibility and trust in each other, pouring out a thick stew of meditative grooves, light production experiments, and rusty guitar-string ambience -- the likes of which have rarely sounded so approachable, but this is not to say the album is a sellout leap into commercialism.
The album is dedicated to the memory Michael F. Cergizan, who was a member of bassist Doug McCombs', and John Herndon's (both current members of Tortoise) band ``Simple.'' in 1988.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
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DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
album
album
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
dedicate
dedicated
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
memory
memory
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Michael
Michael
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
F.
F.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Cergizan
Cergizan
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
acl:relcl
Number=Sing
member
member
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
bassist
bassist
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Doug
Doug
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
McCombs
McCombs
PROPN
NNP
case
's
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PART
POS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
John
John
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Herndon
Herndon
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
punct
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PUNCT
-LRB-
det
both
both
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
current
current
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Plur
member
members
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Tortoise
Tortoise
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
nsubj
Number=Sing
band
band
NOUN
NN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
conj
Degree=Pos
simple
Simple
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
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PUNCT
''
punct
'
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PUNCT
''
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1988
1988
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The song ``Cornpone Brunch'' begins with a sample of the ``Wonderful Radio Jingle'' at the beginning of The Who Sell Out.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
song
song
NOUN
NN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
compound
Number=Sing
Cornpone
Cornpone
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
Brunch
Brunch
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
begin
begins
VERB
VBZ
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
sample
sample
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Pos
wonderful
Wonderful
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Radio
Radio
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Jingle''
Jingle''
PROPN
NNP
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
beginning
beginning
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
Who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
sell
Sell
VERB
VB
compound:prt
out
Out
ADP
RP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In his review for Allmusic, Glenn Swan states ``Here, multi-instrumentalists John McEntire, Dan Bitney, John Herdon, Douglas McCombs, and Bundy K. Brown share equal responsibility and trust in each other, pouring out a thick stew of meditative grooves, light production experiments, and rusty guitar-string ambience -- the likes of which have rarely sounded so approachable, but this is not to say the album is a sellout leap into commercialism.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
review
review
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Allmusic
Allmusic
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Glenn
Glenn
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Swan
Swan
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
state
states
VERB
VBZ
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
advmod
PronType=Dem
here
Here
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
multi
multi
ADJ
JJ
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
nsubj
Number=Plur
instrumentalist
instrumentalists
NOUN
NNS
appos
Number=Sing
John
John
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
McEntire
McEntire
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Dan
Dan
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Bitney
Bitney
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
John
John
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Herdon
Herdon
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Douglas
Douglas
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
McCombs
McCombs
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Bundy
Bundy
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
K.
K.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Brown
Brown
PROPN
NNP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
share
share
VERB
VBP
amod
Degree=Pos
equal
equal
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
responsibility
responsibility
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
trust
trust
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp
each
each
DET
DT
fixed
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
pour
pouring
VERB
VBG
compound:prt
out
out
ADP
RP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
thick
thick
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
stew
stew
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
meditative
meditative
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
groove
grooves
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
light
light
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
production
production
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Plur
experiment
experiments
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
rusty
rusty
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
guitar
guitar
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
string
string
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
ambience
ambience
NOUN
NN
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
like
likes
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
advmod
rarely
rarely
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
sound
sounded
VERB
VBN
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
xcomp
Degree=Pos
approachable
approachable
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj:outer
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
PRON
DT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
conj
VerbForm=Inf
say
say
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
album
album
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
sellout
sellout
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Number=Sing
leap
leap
NOUN
NN
case
into
into
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
commercialism
commercialism
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.