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suffers and excels for its production shortcomings. A thick wash of reverb has been thrown over the proceedings and songs are either hopelessly buried in the ambi...
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The difficult fifth album. Recorded for another label and well overbudget, Everclear both ... more
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Advantages: Great Pop-Punk Rock Disadvantages: A little too light
Everclear have had the great idea of releasing two albums in fairly close succession rather than releasing a double album. The first, "Songs from an American Movie Volume 1: Learning How To Smile" is lighter than previous Everclear albums, and floats along perfectly, blending superb melodies with Art Alexis's smooth vocals. This is perfectly formed pop-punk, but at the same time Everclear combine their sing-a-long tunes with a much more mature feel to that of Blink 182, for example. Songs like 'Here We Go Again', 'Unemployed Boyfriend' and 'Wonderful'are crisp and refreshingly melodic. The result is an album which is perfect in almost every way, and provides a superb transition between summer and autumn. ...
Advantages: Everclear revert back to good ol' rock - and the lyrics are as good as ever Disadvantages: ummm.....if you wanted the more laid back everclear, look elsewhere. Oh and everyone is using interactive CD's nowadays. why arent Everclear??
and based around accoustic guitars. The style is distinctly different from any other band ive heard, but if u like people strumming away at guitars, you'll probably like Everclear. Be warned that the drummer also has a fondness of the Ukelele!
The album has some potential hit singles with 'When it all goes wrong again' (Great start to the album), 'Rock Star', 'All f**ked up' (making this their first album to have a ;Parental Advisory' sticker), and 'Song From An american Movie PT:2' (my fave). Weak tracks? well not being a fan of instrumentals, id have to say 'Halloween Americana', but thats about it!
One would wonder what would have happened if Art Alexakis had not done 2 'concept' albums and had put the best of both the latest albums together. I figure it would result in a album to put SMFTA to shame, however I'd definitely recommend it ...
Product Information for "Everclear - American Music Club" »
Product details
Title
Everclear
Performer
American Music Club
Genre
Rock & Pop
Release Date
10/1991
Recomended Retail Price
13.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1991
Label / Distributor
Alias / -
Engineer
Lou Giordano; John Siket
Producer
Gene Holder
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
93716002123
Catalogue Number
A 015D
Additional notes
Album Notes
Yo La Tengo: James McNew (vocals, guitar, bass); Georgia Hubley (vocals, guitar, drums); Ira Kaplan (vocals, guitar). Additional personnel: Gene Holder (bass). Recorded at Fort Apache, Cambridge, Massachusetts and Water Music, Hoboken, New Jersey. With this 1992 release, Yo La Tengo took a bit of a leap forward. Production-wise, the sound is fuller and more reflective of the passion and fury of their intense live performances than ever before. Additionally, the core group solidified with the addition of bassist James McNew, who has remained with the group ever since. Despite these changes, the group still tends to operate in about three gears: the gentle, the harsh and the hypnotic. The record begins with drummer Hubley's "Detouring America With Horns"--featuring lovely guitar strumming and campfire harmonies--and ends with the similarly low-key "Satellite," a haunting number that showcases Hubley's clear, vibrato-less vocals. Guitarist-songwriter Kaplan seizes control on manic rockers like "Mushroom Cloud of Hiss," "Some Kinda Fatigue," and the super-intense "Out the Window," songs on which he seems to be throttling unearthly sounds out of his guitar. The group's propensity for the lugubrious, narcotic jam is evidenced on aptly titled songs like "Five-Cornered Drone" and the nearly 10-minute foray into feedback heaven, "Sleeping Pill." On "Always Something," Hubley and Kaplan's gauzy vocals float atop a simple yet insistent guitar figure to create a song of fragile, ethereal beauty.
Album Reviews
Rolling Stone (5/92, p.81) - Highly Recommended - "...Yo La Tengo redefines guitar skronk while recapturing the crispness of country-rock songwriting and reinventing rock`n'roll ambience..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Why Won't You Stay
2.
Rise
3.
Miracle On 8th Street
4.
Ex Girlfriend
5.
Crabwalk
6.
Confidential Agent
7.
Sick Of Food
8.
Dead Part Of You
9.
Royal Cafe
10.
What The Pillars Of Salt Held Up
11.
Jesus' Hands
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