"Troubled Times," is one of my favorite songs ever -- and "Barbara H." from
the first record is just a gem:

"For a small girl, Barbara sure has got a big crush. The kind that makes you
want to break stuff and blame it on a man you don't know."

Perfect. Absolutely perfect.

John.
___________________________
John L. Micek
State Government Reporter
The Morning Call
Harrisburg, Pa.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martinelli Corrado" <drconrad@tiscalinet.it>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 12:48 PM
Subject: Re: FOW Question


> i loved utopia parkway so much, since i 1st heard denise on the radio, &
got
> the album straight away...it's so full of all the ingredients us pp lovers
> look for...
> it has crunch, melody, harmony, depth...forget the oasis ripp-offs though
> (never understood why!)...
> the 1st is cool, it has some awesome tracks but it was never a winner for
> me, the sound is a bit too indie & the whole approach to songwritng is
still
> kinda alternative pop/rock...in utopia parkway they just let their pop
> demons come out & it shows...
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "josh chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com>
> To: <audities@smoe.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 6:28 PM
> Subject: FOW Question
>
>
> > Like the good little power pop doobie that I am, I dutifully bought the
> > first two Fountains of Wayne albums when they came out.  For whatever
> > reason, though, neither registered as much as a blip on my radar screen;
I
> > can't place a single song from either of them and probably played each
> just
> > once or twice.
> >
> > So of course I decided, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame
> on
> > me, fool me three times, what-am-I-a-freaking-idiot?  And so I resolved
to
> > let Welcome Interstate Managers drop without a nibble from me.
> >
> > But... but... all this damned power pop peer pressure finally got to me,
> and
> > my curiousity got the better of me, and, well, I just cracked.  I just
had
> > to hear "Stacey's Mom" and "Bright Future in Sales."  So I grudgingly
> bought
> > the thing.
> >
> > Turns out, it totally rocks!  I mean, it rocks!
> >
> > So my question is: should I be listening to the first two again?  Did I
> just
> > totally not get it the first (and second) time around?
> >
> > Sign me,
> >
> > Apoplectic in the Apple
> >
> >
>
>