Old Futures Gone

Old Futures Gone
Studio album by John Gorka
Released	September 23, 2003
Genre	Folk; Singer-songwriter
Label	Red House
Producer	Rob Genadek
John Gorka chronology

Old Futures Gone is the ninth studio album by folk singer-songwriter John Gorka. It was released on September 23, 2003, by Red House Records. The album debuted at number two on the Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart and reached number one in October 2003.[9] Gorka shares writing credit with his wife, Laurie Allman, for the lyrics of "Trouble and Care".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Detroit Free Press	[2]
Dirty Linen	Unfavorable[3]
Harp	Favorable[4]
PopMatters	Mixed[5]
Rambles	Favorable[6]
Sing Out!	Favorable[7]
Sydney Morning Herald	Favorable[8]

Lucy Kaplansky, Alice Peacock, Kathleen Johnson and Joel Sayles each add harmony vocals to various tracks.

Track listing

"Dogs & Thunder" (Gorka) – 5:20
"Always" (Gorka) – 3:55
"Look the Other Way" (Gorka) – 3:11
"Outside" (Gorka) – 4:48
"Trouble & Care" (Allmann, Gorka) – 4:16
"Make Them Crazy" (Gorka) – 3:15
"Old Future" (Gorka) – 3:55
"Lay Me Down" (Gorka) – 4:18
"Shapes" (Gorka) – 3:49
"Soldier After All" (Gorka) – 4:27
"Poor Side" (Gorka) – 4:46
"War Makes War" (Gorka) – 4:06
"If Not Now" (Gorka) – 1:33
"Riverside" (Gorka) – 4:01

Personnel

Marc Anderson – Percussion, Drums
Jim Anton – Bass
Rick Barnes – Engineer
J. T. Bates – Drums
Zack Bates – Assistant Engineer
Dirk Freymuth – Guitar (Electric)
Rob Genadek – Percussion, Tambourine, producer, engineer, Mixing
John Gorka – Guitar (Acoustic), Banjo, Vocals
Kathleen Johnson – Harmony Vocals
Lucy Kaplansky – Harmony Vocals
Carla Leighton – Art Direction, Design
Noah Levy – Drums
Dean Magraw – Guitar (Electric)
Ann Marsden – Photography
John Munson – Bass
Gene Paul – Mastering
Alice Peacock – Harmony Vocals
Rob & The Players – Arranger
Joel Sayles – Harmony Vocals
Enrique Toussaint – Bass
Jeff Victor – Keyboards
Ben Wittman – Engineer

References

Lankford, Ronnie D., Jr. Old Futures Gone at AllMusic. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
"What's New in record racks", Detroit Free Press, October 10, 2003
Lahri Bond, "Recordings: Old Futures Gone", Dirty Linen, April/May 2004 (Quotes: "The result is not always pleasing, as Gorka has built a career on deeply meaningful and witty songs crooned out in a voice that is deep and rich as butterscotch. One would never deny an artist his right to grow and change, but not all of those changes are successful." / "The problem is both in the lack of depth in the song's lyrics, coupled with the deadly disease shared by most American singer/songwriters who believe that a cleverly constructed set of rhymes makes for a good sting. Songs should never be reduced to writing exercises. Gorka had never fallen into the trap of formula – until now." / "This is not to say that this is a bad album. There are some great moments, even on the hook-laden "War Makes War" and "Trouble & Care, but songs such as "Outside" seem like pointless reworking of older material.")
Randy Harward, CD Review: John Gorka – Old Futures Gone", Harp, Dec 2003/Jan 2004
Kalet, Hank (January 29, 2004). "PopMatters Short Takes: Brief Reviews of New Music". PopMatters. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
Townsend, Dave (March 13, 2004). "Rambles: John Gorka, Old Futures Gone". rambles.net. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
Regenstreif, Mike (March 22, 2004). "John Gorka Old Futures Gone". Sing Out!. 48 (1). Archived from the original on May 16, 2011 – via Highbeam.
Elder, Bruce (November 1, 2003). "John Gorka, Old Futures Gone – www.smh.com.au". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
Top Albums of September 2003 and October 2003 compiled by Richard Gillmann from FolkDJ-L radio playlists.

External links

John Gorka, official web site
Old Futures Gone page from Red House Records
"John Gorka Pleases in Piermont", by Vinny Cohan WDFH-FM 90.3 (Review of live performance, January 18, 2004)

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[1] Lankford, Ronnie D., Jr. Old Futures Gone at AllMusic. Retrieved February 10, 2012.

[DFP-2] "What's New in record racks", Detroit Free Press, October 10, 2003

[DLinen-3] Lahri Bond, "Recordings: Old Futures Gone", Dirty Linen, April/May 2004 (Quotes: "The result is not always pleasing, as Gorka has built a career on deeply meaningful and witty songs crooned out in a voice that is deep and rich as butterscotch. One would never deny an artist his right to grow and change, but not all of those changes are successful." / "The problem is both in the lack of depth in the song's lyrics, coupled with the deadly disease shared by most American singer/songwriters who believe that a cleverly constructed set of rhymes makes for a good sting. Songs should never be reduced to writing exercises. Gorka had never fallen into the trap of formula – until now." / "This is not to say that this is a bad album. There are some great moments, even on the hook-laden "War Makes War" and "Trouble & Care, but songs such as "Outside" seem like pointless reworking of older material.")

[4] Randy Harward, CD Review: John Gorka – Old Futures Gone", Harp, Dec 2003/Jan 2004

[5] Kalet, Hank (January 29, 2004). "PopMatters Short Takes: Brief Reviews of New Music". PopMatters. Retrieved February 10, 2012.

[6] Townsend, Dave (March 13, 2004). "Rambles: John Gorka, Old Futures Gone". rambles.net. Retrieved February 10, 2012.

[SO!-7] Regenstreif, Mike (March 22, 2004). "John Gorka Old Futures Gone". Sing Out!. 48 (1). Archived from the original on May 16, 2011 – via Highbeam.

[8] Elder, Bruce (November 1, 2003). "John Gorka, Old Futures Gone – www.smh.com.au". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved February 10, 2012.

[FolkDJ-L-9] Top Albums of September 2003 and October 2003 compiled by Richard Gillmann from FolkDJ-L radio playlists.