"One Week" was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.
Includes a seven-track bonus CD with five previously released live songs, plus the original and new versions of "Brian Wilson."
STUNT is another tightly wound, witty, melodic Barenaked Ladies album, with songs that range from dangerously manic to contemplative and nearly sweet. The slightly psychotic white boy rap on "One Week" employs wacky lyrical ingenuity, with such lines as "Hot like wasabi when I bust rhymes/Big like LeAnn Rimes." On the other hand, the charm of "In The Car" lies in its twangy alt-country sound and a sense of nostalgia for a more naive time. Barenaked Ladies' lyrics can veer awfully close to being precious, but they avoid crossing the line with a magical combination of intelligence, biting cynicism, and a refusal to take themselves too seriously.
Limited edition includes a seven track bonus CD featuring 'Brian Wilson' (Album Version), 'Brian Wilson (2000)' and live versions of 'The Old Apartment', 'Jane', 'When I Fall', 'If I Had A $1,000,000' & 'Straw Hat And Old Dirty Hank'.
Studios, Scarborough, Ontario in March 1998.
Recorded at Arlyn Studios, Austin Texas in Feburary 1998 and Phase One
Recorded at Arlyn Studios, Austin Texas in Feburary 1998 and Phase One Studios, Scarborough, Ontario in March 1998.
Producers: Susan Rogers, David Leonard, Barenaked Ladies.
Barenaked Ladies: Steven Page (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, flute, piano); Ed Robertson (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, percussion); Jim Creeggan (violin, cello, acoustic & electric bass, background vocals); Kevin Hearn (electric guitar, banjo, accordion, piano, electric piano, Clavinet, melodica, organ, keyboards, synthesizer, samples, background vocals); Tyler Stewart (vocals, drums, bongos, percussion).
Additional personnel: Natacha Hebert (spoken vocals); Colin Alexander (scratches); Don Garbutt (samples); "French Pete" Tremblay (background vocals).
Mojo (Publisher) (2/99, p.91) - "...Achingly beautiful harmony-rock embellished by an astonishingly eclectic instrumental palette and topped with mind-boggling lyrics..."
Stunt was good, not the greatest As always, Barenaked Ladies came out with a great record - some highlights are Light Up My Room, Call and Answer, Alcohol, and Some Fantastic. But it's definitely not their best CD - if you want to hear some classic BNL, the best ones to get are Gordon and Rock Spectacle, the more diverse albums. Submitted by a reviewer (Tucson, AZ) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful. This review is for a different format.
I don't give out 5 stars easily I've already written reviews on Gordon (5 stars) and MYSD (3 stars). Stunt falls in between those two albums. Stunt is either the first BNL album you should buy (if you're American and you're looking to get One Week) or the second (if you're looking to the best one, get Gordon).
This is a very good album. One Week doesn't require a review, but I love Some Fantastic, Light Up My Room, Call and Answer, Never Is Enough, Told You So, and Who Needs Sleep. Personally, what holds this album back from being a true 5-star album are songs like It's All Been Done and I'll Be That Girl. Submitted by jayster7 (St Catharines, ON, Canada) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo This review is for a different format.
Stunt Awesome CD, it has cachty tunes and there's not a bad song except for When you Dream, because it's so slow.
This is one of the best CD's I've ever heard. The best songs are One Week and Who Needs Sleep. Submitted by a reviewer (Denver, CO) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo This review is for a different format.
Barenaked Ladies best CD album of 1998! All of my favorites songs by canada's very own rock'n roll musicians and comedy trio perform every hit I enjoy like "One Week", "It's All Been Done" and "Alcohol". BNL are still always and will be rock sensatinal legends of they're own time ahead to come in the near future! Submitted by philipross (Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada!) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo This review is for a different format.
My favorite This one is my favorite... all of the songs are good. Submitted by TDannay (Ludlow, MA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo This review is for a different format.
Stunt was good, not the greatest
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