Having dissolved his critically acclaimed 80's band
Game Theory ,
Scott Miller re-emerged in 1993 with his new band, The Loud Family. ''Plants and Birds and Rocks and Things'' was named after a line from the song ''
A Horse With No Name '' by
America .
#"He Do The Police in Different Voice" – 2:30
#"Sword Swallower" – 1:44
#"Aerodeliria" – 3:00
#"Self Righteous Boy Reduced to Tears" – 3:52
#"Jimmy Still Comes Around" – 4:19
#"Take Me Down (Too Halloo)" – 3:11
#"Don't All Thank Me At Once" – 1:26
#"Idiot Son" – 2:40
#"Some Grand Vision of Motives and Irony" – 2:44
#"Spot the Setup" – 2:12
#"Inverness" – 4:11
#"Rosy Overdrive" - 6:04
#"Slit My Wrists" - 2:48
#"Isaac's Law" - 3:50
#"The Second Grade Applauds" - 2:45
#"Last Honest Face" - 4:43
#"Even You" - 3:35
#"Ballad of How You Can All Shut Up" - 1:21
#"Give in World" - 3"15
Also credited:
- Don Tillman - ARP 2600 on "The Second Grade Applauds All Day
- Gil Ray - Recorder on "Inverness" and Temple Blocks on "Idiot Son"
- Mitch Easter - Backing Vocals on "He Do The Police in Different Voices" and Tambourine on "Last Honest Face" and "Give in World"
- Shalani Chatterjee - Backing vocals on "Ballad of How You Can All Shut Up," Bass on "Don't All Thank Me At Once," and Screaming Mouth on album cover
- Joaquin Maguire - Fence