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| From | DanAbnrml9@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: BNL |
| Date | Fri, 19 Dec 2003 00:35:17 EST |
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In a message dated 12/18/2003 11:01:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,
audities-owner@smoe.org writes:
<<I haven't heard anything from the new album except for the single...and the
single was so awful that, for the first time since "Maybe You Should Drive"
was released, I didn't buy their new album on its day of release...and, in
fact, I STILL haven't bought it. Christ, that song is bad. Something about
gorillas and postcards or something...? Terrible. >>
I'm with you Will, especially since it seems that every BNL single has to be
vaguely summer-y with Ed rapping the verses and Steven signing the choruses.
they're stuck in the same rut that Sugar Ray (who are better than they're given
credit for) got stuck in, where all of their singles had to sound the same
even if their records are more eclectic.
But take my advice, "Everything to Everyone" is a surprisingly solid record.
It disappointed me on first listen (surprisingly it's the most SERIOUS BNL
record, which only makes "Another Postcard," easily the worst song on the album,
sound even more out of place) but I keep coming back to it and find that it
grows on me more and more with each listen. If you're really that big of a fan,
then the ALBUM (albeit not the single) is really for you. "Celebrity" and
"Aluminum" are more textured than anything they've yet produced, and they utilize
a grab-bag of production tricks rather than the even tone of the last few
records, which keeps things from feeling too stale. There are ballads and goofy
songs alike ("Shopping", a vague tribute to the Pet Shop Boys that was recorded
with the Blue Man Group, is ridiculously silly to the point that it obscures
their semi-serious commentary on modern culture).
A great record, no, but certainly not a flop, and it's one that fans should
be fairly pleased with. --Jason
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