Gordon - Barenaked Ladies

Advantages: Mostly good, thought-provoking tracks
Disadvantages: A few weaker links

If you asked me what things truly make me happy, one of the answers I would give you is: The Barenaked Ladies! Their music just has something so upbeat and energetic about it, that it cheers me up instantly. One of my favourite albums is “Gordon”. Many times have I taken the CD with me to work. Standing on the platform at a train station and playing these songs suddenly lifts me from my foul-spirited mood and makes me want to sing and dance. Nearly ...
...that are not have something else to say for themselves. ♫ 1. Hello City ♫ This song starts with a piano and saxophone melody, which gives the track a very jazz-like feel to it. Then the accoustic guitar enters with a bit of bass. The melody is really upbeat, so upbeat, that it really gets me going on the way to the “City”. The way I see it, the song appears to be about always going to the same type of bars while on tour, getting drunk, ... Read review

Advantages: Good Clean fun, with deep meaning lyrics
Disadvantages: None

...of "Be My Yoko Ono," Gordon unfurled a brand a humor that many people brushed off as juvenile, and out of step with the times. Nonetheless, the album occupied the No. 1 spot on the Canadian pop charts for eight weeks, and it remained in the Canadian Top 10 for ten months. Total sales ultimately topped 800,000, earning the band Group of the Year honors at the prestigious Juno Awards (Canada's equivalent of the Grammys). The mix of clever lyrics, example ...
...'Drove downtown in the rain nine-thirty on a Tuesday night. Just to check out the late-night record shop. Call it impulsive, call it compulsive, call it insane; but when I'm surrounded I just can't stop. The Ladies are a breath of fresh air, no swearing, no rudeness, no violence. They can make you think for ages about love, heart break and trips to HMV. This is the album to chill out to with it mellow jazz tones ('Hello City') to all out madness ... Read review

Advantages: four decent songs, very decent!
Disadvantages: eleven no so decent

Okay okay, before I go any further I’m gonna say from the minute I saw them live at T in the park three years ago, without knowing who they where, I have loved, nae worshipped the BareNaked Ladies music. With that said…. What de hell is this album all about? Disappointed I was and thank God I heard their newer stuff first or the band would never have discovered their biggest fan and I would never have discovered my ‘happy’ ...
...going on in this album, nor that the lyrics are bad cause they’re far from it, and the tunes and melodies are, eh, fine. In amongst this album there is musical genius, some of their best work – but what is all the nonsense surrounding it? Seriously boys, what’s going on? Maybe it’s just in comparison to their newer stuff from ‘stunt’ and ‘maroon’ that’s caused me to doubt them – maybe if ... Read review

Advantages: Good tunes and some classics which appear on their Greatest Hits
Disadvantages: Not much in common with their newer stuff

...yourself returning to certain songs more often than others. The CD is available quite well priced online and slightly more expensively from a wide selction of high street CD stores. I heartilly reccomend that you fill out your collection with this anbd Maybe You Should Drive... And Gordon... And Stunt... And Maroon... ...ah hell, just buy Barenaked Ladies!!!... Read review

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