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NAVY BLUES is the fourth full-length release by Nova Scotia's preeminent power pop band, Sloan. Their early '90s major releases demonstrated a seriously committed quartet of music lovers. Once they reverted to independent labels (starting with their previous album, the essential ONE CHORD TO ANOTHER), their already sharp writing got even better.
Here they embrace everything from richly detailed arrangements like "Seems So Heavy," to the riff-heavy strutting of "She Says What She Means," to '60s radio fare such as "C'mon C'mon (We're Gonna Get Started)." Far from being merely nostalgia-focused, this quartet draws on the last 40 years of rock and pop history, twisting and turning it to meet their own needs, and they do it with power, grace, and style.
Additional personnel includes: Lina Allemano (trumpet).
Recorded at Chemical Sound, Toronto, Canada betweem November 1997 & January 1998.
Sloan: Jay Ferguson (vocals, guitar, piano); Andrew Scott (guitar, piano, drums, background vocals); Patrick Pentland (guitar, background vocals); Chris Murphy (piano, bass, background vocals).
Navy Blues Music | List Price | $17.99 (You save $5.20) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Alternative | | Label | Murder | | Orig Year | 1998 | | All Time Sales Rank |  282191  | | CD Universe Part number | 2430003 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 07, 2003 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Daryl Smith; Sloan | | Engineer | Daryl Smith | | Personnel | Jay Ferguson - vocals, guitar, piano
Chris Murphy - piano, bass, background vocals
Andrew Scott - guitar, piano, drums, background vocals
Patrick Pentland - guitar, background vocals
Also: Lina Allemano | | Additional Info | Import |
Sloan Navy Blues Songs | 1. | She Says What She Means | $0.99 | |
| 2. | C'Mon C'Mon (We're Gonna Get It Started) | |
| 3. | Iggy & Angus | |
| 4. | Sinking Ships | |
| 5. | Keep on Thinkin' | |
| 6. | Money City Maniacs | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Seems So Heavy | |
| 8. | Chester the Molester | |
| 9. | Stand by Me, Yeah | |
| 10. | Suppose They Close the Door | |
| 11. | On the Horizon | |
| 12. | I Wanna Thank You | |
| 13. | I'm Not Through With You Yet | |
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Navy Blues Music Review  Hello '70s power pop
Yes, the record rocks in all its pop glory. Loud, crunchy guitars, McCartney bass, harmonies for days and an opening song that is bigger than any arena in the universe. So, why do I only give it 4 stars? Because the very thing that i love about it is also the thing I can't dismiss – they borrow too heavily from their influences, something I believe they did purposely, aiming to make a record that would stand up to the cheering thousands in a stadium... and they succeeded. The previous record, One Chord To Another has some of that glam rock element, but not as pervasive, holding on to the indie rock masterpieces from Twice Removed. So I can't give that extra star, which is reserved for originality, something Navy Blues lacks. Still, it's the best '70s power pop record you will ever hear.
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 Brilliant Pop!
Top of the heap as far as the best pop release of 1998. So what if they are derivitive (look at the front cover to check the influence at work here) once you hear that first guitar riff it is not an issue. These guys have produced a rare beast, it rocks, it tugs at the heart with a couple of near perfect ballads and it has longevity unlike so much of todays pop. This album will one day be referred to as a classic.
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