''Root Supposed He Was Out of the Question...'' is the debut album by Australian rock band
Root!
Root! (stylised ROOT!) was an Australian rock band from Melbourne formed in 2005. Their music combines alt-country, blues and indie rock with elements of spoken word, satire, social commentary and post-modernism. They have gained attention thro ...
, released on 7 December 2007. The album is a mixture of
country
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,
rock
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* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
and comedy lyrics, as well as sections of spoken word.
Although the album was initially planned to be released in August 2007, the band was unhappy with the mix and decided that a full remixing was necessary before the album was released.
Track listing
# "I Wish I Was
Tex Perkins
Gregory Stephen Perkins (born 28 December 1964), better known by his stage name Tex Perkins, is an Australian singer-songwriter who fronted the Australian rock band The Cruel Sea, but has also performed with the Beasts of Bourbon, Thug, James B ...
" – 4:10
# "Spring Me Out of
Caroline Springs
Caroline Springs is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melton local government area. Caroline Springs recorded a population of 24,488 at the 2021 census.
Carol ...
, Caroline" – 3:47
# "Shazza and Michelle" – 4:38
# "Young Man's Blues Blues" – 3:27
# "I Still Call Australia 'HO'" – 3:04
# "My Cowboy Hat Is Bigger Than Texas" – 3:28
# "The Ballad of the Poowong Magpies" – 2:44
# "School Mum" – 3:40
# "
Pauline Hanson
Pauline Lee Hanson (''née'' Seccombe, formerly Zagorski; born 27 May 1954) is an Australian politician who is the founder and leader of One Nation, a right-wing populist political party. Hanson has represented Queensland in the Australian ...
Says There's Christian Muslims Too" – 4:26
# "Back to Mine" – 6:48
# "Root 66"
'unlisted''– 3:37
References
External links
Album and band information from The ROOT! compendium
2007 albums
Root! albums
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