That Thing They Do Review ofUtopia Parkway - Fountains Of Wayneby
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Advantages: Thoughtful, melodic, inventive songs Disadvantages: A couple of dumb thrash tracks
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On the band's second album, Utopia Parkway (1999), you'll find the pretty songs and loud guitars, sure. But there are also witty lyrics, sophisticated arrangements, clever insights, lush vocal harmonies and an almost perfect rendition of what it is to be young in suburban America.
Fountains of Wayne are essentially songwriters Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood. Most people, if they've heard them at all, know their 1996 single 'Radiation Vibe'. ...
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Advantages: Intelligent and poppy. Disadvantages: Very small in Britain, and not everyone's taste.
You probably haven't heard of Fountains of Wayne, but if you've seen That Thing You Do! you will have heard some of their music.
Foutains of Wayne wrote the theme to the movie, and, although it is a very poppy song, isn't entirely indicative of their output.
Utopia Parkway is their second album and their best to date. The perfect album for a summer afternoon, it combines lovely pop melodies, with humourous lyrics (the line in Red Dragon Tattoo ...
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