Friday, December 17, 2004
November 23: Everclear - Slow Motion Daydream
If trademarks are allowed for musical styles, then Art Alexakis should have one for the "duh duh duh duh-nuh-nuh-nuh. Yeah." He had a lot of hits with that riff, all through the late '90s. This is the album where the novelty of that riff finally wears off.
I met Art earlier this year, at the Midpoint Music Festival in Cincinnati. He implied that he was leaving Capitol Records because he was angry about their lack of promotion for this album, and it's true that hardly anybody even realized the album had been released, but Art should realize that this thing's a bit of a dud.
There are two fairly good songs, "Volvo Driving Soccer Mom" and "New York Times," but VDSM is a novelty tune and New York Times is about what most of the album is about, Sept. 11 and its aftermath. Art, I'm a fan. But I don't care what your opinion on Attorney General John Ashcroft is.
If the above two songs are on Everclear's recently-released Greatest Hits, and I think they are, this one's a sell.
I met Art earlier this year, at the Midpoint Music Festival in Cincinnati. He implied that he was leaving Capitol Records because he was angry about their lack of promotion for this album, and it's true that hardly anybody even realized the album had been released, but Art should realize that this thing's a bit of a dud.
There are two fairly good songs, "Volvo Driving Soccer Mom" and "New York Times," but VDSM is a novelty tune and New York Times is about what most of the album is about, Sept. 11 and its aftermath. Art, I'm a fan. But I don't care what your opinion on Attorney General John Ashcroft is.
If the above two songs are on Everclear's recently-released Greatest Hits, and I think they are, this one's a sell.
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