Good Health

Good Health
Studio album by
Pretty Girls Make Graves
ReleasedApril 9, 2002
RecordedDecember 2001
StudioRobert Lang (Shoreline, Washington)
Genres
Length27:37
LabelLookout Records
ProducersPhil Ek and Pretty Girls Make Graves
Pretty Girls Make Graves chronology
Pretty Girls Make Graves
(2001)		 Good Health
(2002)		 The New Romance
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
The GuardianStarStarStar
Pitchfork9.2/10
The Village VoiceA−

Good Health is the first studio album by Pretty Girls Make Graves. Originally released in 2002 by Lookout Records, it was re-released by Matador Records with an additional 4 songs made up of the band's first self-titled EP.

Composition

Musically, Good Health has been aligned with punk, indie rock, emo, and "twitchy" post-hardcore akin to The Nation of Ulysses.

Critical reception and legacy

Ink 19 described Good Health as "[a] rather fine collection of energetic, angular emo" and noted that "[the] album flows over with hooks and ideas, twists and turns, with ingenious musicianship and a vivid presence". In a 20th anniversary review, Stereogum's Tom Breihan dubbed Health "28 delirious minutes [that are] enough to leave you breathless and stirred." He positively called its sound "fast and urgent and adrenaline-charged", as well as "rich and dynamic." In a 2022 retrospective list by BrooklynVegan, it placed #33 out of 35 of 2002's best emo & post-hardcore albums. The site's Andrew Sacher wrote that the group "came out of the gate swinging" on the record and that, 20 years on, its tracks "still pack a refreshing punch."

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Speakers Push the Air"2:50
2."If You Hate Your Friends, You're Not Alone"2:40
3."Sad Girls Por Vida"3:26
4."The Get Away"4:15
5."untitled"1:05
6."More Sweet Soul"3:14
7."Ghosts in the Radio"3:00
8."Bring It On Golden Pond"2:56
9."By the Throat"4:05
Rerelease bonus tracks (Pretty Girls Make Graves EP)
No.TitleLength
10."3 Away"2:45
11."Modern Day Emma Goldman"2:49
12."Liquid Courage"3:26
13."Head South"3:12

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Spano, Charles. "Good Health - Pretty Girls Make Graves". AllMusic. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ Simpson, Dave (August 27, 2004). "CD: Pretty Girls Make Graves, Good Health". The Guardian. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ Adickes, Kevin (July 4, 2002). "Pretty Girls Make Graves: Good Health Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert (September 10, 2002). "A Very Good Year". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Breihan, Tom (April 8, 2022). "Pretty Girls Make Graves\'\'Good Health\' Turns 20". Stereogum. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Sacher, Andrew (August 10, 2022). "35 Best Emo & Post-Hardcore Albums of 2002". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  7. ↑ Haukland, Stein (April 10, 2002). "Pretty Girls Make Graves". Ink19. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2026.