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The plaintive acoustic ballad "Hey There Delilah" launched the unassuming Illinois group Plain White T's into the role of unlikely stars. For their follow-up, it would be tempting for the band to make a whole album of ballads just like that one, but they instead take a minute to try some new things and sharpen their songwriting. Granted, no one will mistake BIG BAD WORLD as experimental, but it's still a more mature Plain White T's that's visible on its 10 tracks. The pretty "Rainy Day" falls as softly as its namesake precipitation, with light sprinklings of acoustic guitar and drums scattered like fat droplets falling from the an awning. "That Girl" is rickety, homespun pop with the flavor of hayride Americana, and they give in to the ballad itch with the quiet Sesame-Street-for-adults "1,2,3,4."
Audio Mixers: Andy Wallace; John O'Mahoney.
Arrangers: Ian Kirkpatrick; Rachel Barton Pine.
Plain White T's: Dave Tirio (guitar); Tom Higgenson, Mike Retondo, De'Mar Hamilton, Tim Lopez.
Personnel: Tim Lopez (vocals, guitar, piano); Tom Higgenson (vocals, harmonica, piano); Mike Retondo (vocals, melodica, bass clarinet, saxophone, cornet, piano, bass instrument); Brett Anderson (trumpet); De'Mar Hamilton (drums); Matt Harris (vocals); Johnny K (slide guitar, Mellotron); Rachel Barton Pine (strings); Fred Johnson (trombone); Pat Gilroy (piano); William Hamilton (organ); Jon Brion (chamberlin).
Big Bad World Music | List Price | $13.95 (You save $1.36) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Alternative CDs, Rock | | Label | Hollywood | | Orig Year | 2008 | | All Time Sales Rank |  83269  | | CD Universe Part number | 7731395 | | Catalog number | 000218402 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 23, 2008 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Producer | Johnny K | | Engineer | Daniel Salcido; Justin Wilk | | Personnel | Jon Brion - chamberlin
Brett Anderson - trumpet
Matt Harris - vocals
Fred Johnson - trombone
Johnny K. - slide guitar, Mellotron
Rachel Barton Pine - strings
Tom Higgenson - vocals, harmonica, piano
Dave Tirio - guitar
De'Mar Hamilton - drums
Mike Retondo - vocals, melodica, bass clarinet, saxophone, cornet, piano, bass instrument
Tim Lopez - vocals, guitar, piano
Pat Gilroy - piano
Rachel Barton-Pine - strings
William Hamilton - organ
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Plain White T's Big Bad World Songs Big Bad World Music Review Average Rating: (3.3 out of 5 stars)   Not Plain
BBW is a little nice positive record,there are echoes of Beatles,Beach Boys,Eagles & Dylan here and there,but they never bother the listener,actually they just serve as a proof that Plain white T's are a young and honest band trying to find their identity and they want to do it with style.
Submitted by Cyrus (Dayville,Ct)
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 It gets worse than 'Every Second Counts'
This is heading forward to be a commercial disaster as 'Hey There Delilah' is proven to be the template, but the songwriting has blossomed out of the wits of Tom Higgenson. I don't get a band that's functioning as it's supposed to these days, but what you come up with as an 'idea', it has shed on the idea on with 'Hey There Delilah'.
Submitted by I must be laughing, right? (Edmonton, AB, CANADA)
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I don't find this bad at all
Critics can take the heat on how much they HATE this band to smithereens. Well, I won't. If METAL wasn't my first choice, it's ALTERNATIVE. If The Academy Is... appealed me, try Plain White T's latest.
Submitted by Definite Maybe (Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA)
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