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"Pinch Me" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
Between the releases of 1998's STUNT and 2000'S MAROON, Barenaked Ladies' keyboardist/guitarist Kevin Hearn underwent (and successfully recovered from) a bout with leukemia. Not surprisingly, the subject matter on Barenaked Ladies' sixth album leans toward the darker side of life. Among the foreboding topics touched on are the thoughts of a car crash victim ("Tonight Is the Night I Fell Asleep At the Wheel") and touring countries torn by political strife ("Helicopters"). Luckily, this Canadian quintet uses a combination of impressive pop sensibility and perfect songcraft driven by undeniable hooks to lighten the mood.
So even though they might be singing about relationships that are either headed south ("Too Little Too Late") or unrealized ("Conventioneers"), the Ladies do it with an exuberance that helps sweeten some of the bitterness. Among the upbeat pop moments found on MAROON are the don't-take-yourself-so-seriously anthem "The Humour Of The Situation" and the infectious optimism of "Falling For the First Time," where runaway piano, chiming guitars and perfect harmonies form an idyllic pop moment. An added bonus is the secret track "Hidden Sun," an ethereal piano-driven song about internal strength that sounds like something They Might Be Giants might have written in a serious moment.
Recorded at Cello Studios, Hollywood, California between April & June 2000.
Barenaked Ladies: Ed Robertson (vocals, acoustic, electric & 12-string guitars, banjo, mandolin, cabasa, tambourine); Steven Page (vocals, acoustic guitar, flute, recorder); Kevin Hearn (electric & baritone guitars, harmonica, accordion, melodica, piano, electric piano, Clavinet, organ, keyboards, glockenspiel, samples, background vocals); Jim Creeggan (baritone guitar, violin, viola, acoustic & electric double basses, 4-string electric bass, background vocals); Tyler Stewart (drums, tympani, castanets, shaker, tambourine, bells, background vocals).
Additional personnel: Jim Scott (vocals); Rob "Tiny" Menegoni (bass drum, maracas, tambourine).
Rolling Stone (9/14/00, pp.17-12) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...It's been a while since something so unabashedly wholesome, a rock album so incandescently proud to reference classic pop, came over the transom..." Entertainment Weekly (9/15/00, pp.74-5) - "...[It] could be the purest pop record to come along in months....finding the band refining its musical strengths and expanding its lyrical worldview, pounding hooks and messages home with palpable passion and humor..." - Rating: A- Mojo (Publisher) (10/00, p.109) - "...If you liked the previous stuff you'll like this: it's punchy, inoffensive, jolly, laden with harmonies and hooks..."
Leaves you falling for the first time if you're american But it bleeds if you're Canadian. Pinch me (ha ha); Too Little Too Late (serious); and Falling for the First Time (love as a metaphor). Each album they represent, represents metaphors :) Submitted by skank992002 (Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
Leaves Me Falling For The First Time Maroon is splendid fun. Although the lyrics protray a darker side of BNL, the music is uplifting and addictive. The more I hear it, the more appetizing it gets. There are songs you could find grandmas jumping to, like "Too Little Too Late" and "The Humour Of The Situation". Then "Tonight Is The Night I Fell Asleep At The Wheel" works as a laughing antidote to dying in a wreak just before you reach home. Kevin's "Hidden Sun" is beautiful with it's stir of piano and vocals. I'm going to say "Get Maroon" because that's what this review is for, but don't censor out BNL's other CDs 'cause they're great too. Submitted by a reviewer (Placerville, CA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
ting of beauty Great collection of sweet dandies...truly a delight in a box to hear...it grows on me like penicillin in a petri dish, (in a good way;killing bacteria),,fabulous and every time i listen it gets a bit better...kevin's surprise at the end pulls it all together...INSPIRATIONAL Submitted by a reviewer (parsippany,nj) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
mixed by a monkey...? Great album but the CD stereo mix is light years ahead of this 5.1 disaster.
Buy the CD not the DVD-A Submitted by dead97gsx (townsville) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful. This review is for a different format.
Excellent Album on DVD quality One of the best Albums by the band, on DVD.
Each track has a still picture to accompany the track.
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Leaves you falling for the first time if you're american
Leaves Me Falling For The First Time
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