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Fountains Of Wayne provide the essential missing link between the Raspberries and Green Day: sunny, harmony-laced choruses and pure-pop song structures with a gritty, Buzzcocks-like edge provided by distorted guitars and strident drumming. Songs like "Joe Rey" and "Barbara H." strike the perfect balance between sweetness and bite. The band, from Wayne, New Jersey, is the brainchild of vocalists/multi-instrumentalists Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger. Schlesinger was the composer of the Beatlesque title song of the film "That Thing You Do," and the songs on the band's self-titled debut (all Schlesinger/Collingwood cowrites) update that tune's amiable power-pop quite agreeably.
The frothy pop hijinks are backed up by a keen sense of humor, as on "Leave The Biker," which finds the protagonist exhorting the object of his desire to dump her bad-boy beau in favor of his nerdish cool. The gentle, poignant "She's Got A Problem" is an affecting, sympathetic ballad that recalls the granddaddy of nerd-pop, Jonathan Richman. The coup de grace comes with "Please Don't Rock Me Tonight," a clever twist on rock and roll cliches that sounds like a sequel to the Records' classic "Starry Eyes."
Recorded at The Place, New York, New York between January and April 1996.
Personnel: Adam Schlesinger (vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums); Chris Collingwood (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Dominique Durand (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Christopher Shaw ; Gary Maurer; Adam Schlesinger.
Photographers: Chris Buck; Nick Waplington; Joseph Cultice.
Fountains Of Wayne: Chris Collingwood (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Adam Schlesinger (drums, guitar, keyboards, vocals).
Additional personnel: Danny Weinkauf (bass); Dominique Durand (background vocals).
Entertainment Weekly (11/1/96, p.70) - "...Their hook-reverent, nice-guy rock has a melodic poignancy reminiscent of mid-'60s Kinks tinged with a postmodern Weezer-esque malaise. As safe, pleasant, and nondescript as a prefab suburban hamlet." - Rating: B
Q (1/98, p.112) - Included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 1997."
Q (6/97, p.132) - 4 Stars - "...Fountains Of Wayne offer up a debut brimful of character...upbeat and infused with a dry lyrical wit..." Fountains Of Wayne Music Review Buy Fountains Of Wayne CD Purchase Fountains Of Wayne CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Fountains Of Wayne Utopia Parkway CD (1999)
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Fountains of Wayne turn self-conscious alt-rock geekdom into an unassailable art form on their second album UTOPIA PARKWAY. They combine classic power-pop song structure with a knack for the killer hook and an endless supply of self-referential lyrics detailing the lives of East Coast hipsters growing up in the postmodern age. Perfect pop harmonies, ringing guitars and the occasional synth sweep (for retro new wave credibility) match lyrics about "playing in a cover band" and taking "the N train down to Coney Island."
It quickly becomes plain that the outsider edge of the songs comes from the fact that the songs' characters are kids from the 'burbs who enter the city in search of deliverance, or at least relief from boredom. This scenario's apex is reached on "Laser Show," about driving into New York City's Hayden Planetarium to see Pink Floyd and ...
| | VH1 Presents The Corrs Live In Dublin CD (2002)
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This audio document of The Corrs' Dublin homecoming concert has pretty much everything fans of Irish pop could wish for, including an appearance from Bono in his earthly incarnation, fresh from an audience with President George W. Bush. It's to the band's credit that the charismatic singer fails to steal the show, despite creditable efforts via an anthemized version of Ryan Adams' beautifully downtempo "When the Stars Go Blue," and a great, leering rendition of Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra's "Summer Wine."
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| | Fountains Of Wayne Welcome Interstate Managers CD (2003)
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Fountains Of Wayne was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best New Artist. "Stacy's Mom" was nominated for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.
Following a four-year hiatus that found Fountains of Wayne going from Atlantic Records to S-Curve Records, New Jersey's favorite power-pop outfit delivers WELCOME INTERSTATE MANAGERS, the band's third opus. FOW does an excellent job of capturing the suburban zeitgeist that dates back to the band's name (derived from a Garden State backyard fixtures emporium) and carrying on from 1999's excellent UTOPIA PARKWAY.
Wielding boatloads of hooks and harmonies, Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood delight with songs about high school sweethearts (the melancholy "Hackensack"), a good woman's love in the face of a crap job (a sweet, semi-acoustic "Hey Julie"), and exploding cell phones (an anthemic "Mexican Wine"). With its ...
| | Alexis Korner Kornerstoned: Anthology 1958-1983 CD (2006) (Import) United Kingdom
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While MUSICALLY RICH...AND FAMOUS documents the second half of British blues godfather Alexis Korner's career, KORNERSTONED adopts a more comprehensive approach, following the pioneering singer/guitarist from the very beginning of his musical life, all the way through every ...
| | Fountains Of Wayne Out-Of-State Plates CDs (2005) Digipak
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For lovers of pure power pop, Fountains of Wayne's 1996 arrival on the scene was a dream come true. Not only did these guys deliver the jangling guitars, stellar vocal harmonies, and jaunty beats that are the genre's hallmarks, but they added a sharply observant lyrical sense equal parts Paul McCartney and Paul Simon. What's more, their broad-reaching musical interests and production skills ...
| | Surfin' With The Astronauts/Everything Is A-Ok! CD (1997)
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| | Rock'N Roll Greatest Hits 70'S, Vol. 3 CD (1999) (Import) Canada
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| | Sarva-Antah Vijaya Devi: Mantras From Tibet CDs (2000)
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| | Intensity Bought And Sold CD (1999)
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| | Eriko Breeze CD (2005) (Import) Japan
$27.59 | | Uncle Steve Story Book Blues CD (2001)
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"Story Book Blues" by "Uncle Steve"musicians: vocals/ guitar - Steve McPhailguitar/vocals - Darren Sachsbass/vocals - Don Youngdrums - Kevin Weesepercussion/vocals - Gary Mundldrums - Kevin Dohertyengineers: - Robi Banerji & Chay McMullen UNCLE STEVE BIOBorn in Northern Ontario in Sault Ste. Marie, "Uncle Steve" has spent most of his adult life active as a performer or staging technician. After finishing high school, Steve went on to study both theatre tech & later film at Ryerson Polytechnic University. As well as devoting himself to songwriting, and working as a singer/guitarist in various bar bands in Ontario & British Columbia, Steve has been developing his skills as a filmmaker.After the trauma of the death of his lovely wife, Steve temporarily put aside his performing ambitions to work as a staging technician & raise his young daughter. Ten years ago Steve began the development of an extended family of musicians called the "Uncles" & so "Uncle Steve" was born.As Steve's ancestral heritage is a combination of Scots, French & Aboriginal, ...
| | Pulp Peel Sessions CD (2006)
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Once "Refuse to Be Blind" wraps up, The Peel Sessions jumps forward 12 years to the summer of 1993, just as Pulp was leaving the indie Gift behind for the major Island -- just as the band was beginning to blossom, actually. Jarvis had devised his outsider persona, raising his obsessions with sex and otherness to near-mythic levels, and the band had developed a sound to match: a blend of '70s glam and pop tempered by the artiness of '80s indie post-punk, both in its mood and its emphasis on Cocker's lyrics, which recalled Morrissey's dominance in the Smiths without ever sounding like Moz. The 1993 session consisted of two of the moodier numbers that would later appear on 1994's His 'n' Hers -- "Pink Glove" and "Acrylic Afternoons" -- plus "You're a Nightmare," unreleased to now but of a piece with its companions, only not as immediate or hooky. Immediacy and hooks were what distinguished the other parts of His 'n' Hers written after this session and they drove Pulp's 1995 masterpiece Different Class, and three cuts from that seminal effort were played for Peel in 1994: "Underwear," "Common People," and "Pencil Skirt," all sounding glorious here, if not quite as robust as they would just a year later, when a road-tested Pulp, buoyed by the Britpop phenomenon of the mid-'90s, conquered Glastonbury and hit number one with "Common People," thereby sending the band to superstardom. Here, the band does not play with the authority of stars; they're still hungry and nervy, which makes this an interesting contrast to the assured live performances they'd deliver not long afterward (to hear exactly how, compare the "Common People" here to the Glastonbury performance on the Different Class deluxe edition released at the same time). Even their next Peel session -- which does not arrive immediately after the 1994 session for some reason; rather it's sandwiched bet
Two CD set featuring the best of the recordings Pulp made for John Peel. Disc One contains their complete studio sessions, including their first ever and much sought after 1981 session. Disc Two contains the best of their live recordings, including the complete concert recorded at the Queen Elizabeth Hall to celebrate 40 years of broadcasting by John. Contains sleeve notes by Jarvis and includes the following previously unreleased tracks; 'Turkey Mambo Momma', 'Please Don't Worry', 'Refuse To Be Blind', 'Duck Diving' and 'Theme From Peter Gunn'. Universal. 2006.
As Jarvis Cocker points out in his liner notes for the 2006 double-disc set The Peel Sessions, Pulp allegedly holds "the world record for The Longest Gap Between First & Second Sessions (12 years!)" -- a situation that says more about Pulp than it does about John Peel, since there is a reason why the legendary British DJ didn't quickly invite the Sheffield group back to his studios: it took them a long time to realize the potential they demonstrated at the outset of this career. This set cuts out that long decade of struggle -- since there are no Peel sessions documenting the stilted steps forward during the '80s, those awkward ...
| | Billy Squier Emotions In Motion CD (1982) Reissue
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Emotions in Motion, the excellent follow-up to Billy Squier's sophomore outing Don't Say No, saw Squier rise from theater headliner to bona fide arena rock sensation by delivering his most consistent solo record to date. Or at least one just as good as its predecessor. On this slice of AOR heaven, Squier expands on the Led Zeppelin-influenced exploits of Don't Say No. Right off the bat, Squier delivers an immediate blow to the head on the album's opening triumvirate "Everybody Wants You," "Emotions in Motion" (a distant cousin of Queen's "Get Down Make Love" no doubt), and the moody "Learn How to Live." Backed by longtime cronies -- drummer Bobby Chouinard, guitarist Jeff Golub, and keyboard player Allan St. John -- Squier effortlessly leads his ace band through the boogie-woogie of future concert staple "Keep Me Satisfied." Squier also takes a few chances by veering into Rolling Stones territory on the horn-laced "Catch 22." Borrowing heavily from "Tumbling Dice," "Catch 22" foreshadows a style that would become more prevalent on future records like Enough Is Enough and Creatures of Habit. Emotions in Motion saw Squier establish himself as a major rock star, embarking on a tour ...
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