{"product_id":"10-000-maniacs-blind-mans-zoo","title":"10,000 Maniacs - BLIND MAN'S ZOO |","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing the chart success of the Maniacs' fourth album, IN MY TRIBE, BLIND MAN'S ZOO seems curiously subdued. Setting the mood from the outset, \"Eat For Two\" is a decidedly downbeat narrative about unplanned pregnancy. On the surface, \"You Happy Puppet\" is a mid-tempo adult-contemporary rock song. But, when accompanied by vocalist Natalie Merchant's expressive vocals and lyrics, it turns into a brusque indictment of middle-class complacency. \"Headstrong,\" one of the album's standout tracks, refers to such earlier, guitar-heavy rockers as \"My Mother the War.\"\n\u003cbr\u003eRobert Buck's elegant guitar work is given free reign on \"Dust Bowl,\" a poignant story of poverty and the album' s other superlative track. \"Hateful Hate\" sets harsh, echoing drums against the righteous indignation of Merchant's anti-manifest destiny lyric. BLIND MAN'S ZOO might not be the album that one would have expected from a popular folk-influenced band, but it makes great strides in giving the band a depth and credibility that few of their peers possess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 1989-05-11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"10,000 Maniacs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45221880725619,"sku":"V9OA9X-7A4Q-CY","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0500\/7837\/files\/10000-maniacs-blind-mans-zoo_i9Owd.jpg?v=1783822091","url":"https:\/\/www.lovevinylrecords.com\/products\/10-000-maniacs-blind-mans-zoo","provider":"Love Vinyl Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}