Stuck Together with God's Glue explained

Stuck Together with God's Glue is Something Happens' second studio album.^{[2] [3]} "Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, (Petrol)" ranked #40 on NMEs singles of the year, in 1990.

The name of the album was later used as a line in the song "Staring at the Sun", by U2.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "With a catchy chorus and comically awkward syntax, 'Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, (Petrol)' is a certified shoulda-been hit; the sumptuously melancholy 'Kill the Roses' takes things in a more textured, moody direction. Good show."^[4] The Washington Post opined that the album "salutes the British pop-rock tradition with the sincerest form of flattery."^[5] The Star Tribune deemed it "a pure pop-rock treat, with occasional echoes of such successful countrymen as U2 and Hothouse Flowers as well as ABBA, Squeeze and R.E.M."^[6]

The album ranked No. 33 on The Irish Timess 2008 list of the top 40 Irish albums.^[7]

Track listing

1. "What Now" – 4:16
2. "Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello (Petrol)" – 3:27
3. "Parachute" – 4:30
4. "Esmerelda" – 2:35
5. "I Had a Feeling" – 4:23
6. "Kill the Roses" – 4:33
7. "Brand New God" – 2:35
8. "Room 29" – 3:56
9. "The Patience Business" – 2:46
10. "Devil in Miss Jones" – 4:01
11. "Good Time Coming" – 3:37
12. "I Feel Good" – 5:19
13. "Skyrockets" – 1:48

Notes and References

1. News: Semon . Craig S. . Something Happens aims for a U.S. breakthrough . Telegram & Gazette . 12 Aug 1990 . Datebook . 11.
2. Web site: Buried Treasure Volume 2: Overlooked, Forgetten and Uncrowned Albums. Dan. Hagerty. September 20, 2016. Liberties Press. Google Books.
3. Simpson . Dave . Something Happens . Melody Maker . May 19, 1990 . 66 . 20 . 32.
4. Web site: Something Happens . Trouser Press . 13 July 2020.
5. News: Jenkins . Mark . Sounds Familiar? Something Happens . The Washington Post . 8 June 1990 . N26.
6. News: Bream . Jon . Night Life . Star Tribune . 19 Oct 1990 . 16E.
7. Web site: The top 40 Irish albums. The Irish Times.