#8

Often revisit everclear, nervous and weird off their first album is a classic

#9

The very same.

I just can’t even look at Jason Biggs anymore. And that’s why I will never see Loser again.

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#10

First band i saw live. Supporting Feeder at the Astoria in 98. Were a lot better than Feeder.

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#11

I was there, went to the Portsmouth one as well, think Carrie supported, loved Carrie

#12

Wow first time I’ve seen someone mention Carrie on here! Fear of Sound is one of my favorite albums by bands that only released one album. Found a vinyl copy in a used record store a few years back for 4 quid. Was surprised it even had a vinyl release.

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#13

I file them in the same category as Fountains of Wayne. Good Power pop band with some great singles.

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#14

listening to this now. sounds alright

#15

Loved SMFTA and Sparkle and Fade back in the day.

Saw they’ve gone and done that thing where they’ve released a hits album but had to re-record all the songs. Sad!

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#16

Sparkle and Fade is still great.

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#17

World of Noise, Sparkle and Fade, and So Much for the Afterglow are all really good albums. The latter two are legitimately great and classics. Whenever I say that to anyone I’m always ridiculed, and immediately am met with “every song is about his dad” and/or “every song is dun-dun-dun-dundundun-dun.” Good to see other people like them on here. That opening yell/distortion blast of “Electra Made Me Blind” gets me every time, and that long tense outro on “The Twistinside” is so well done.

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#18

I really liked them , there were a few articles about the singer on noisey, weird/interesting guy, injects snake venom everyday and various other rocknroll tales

#19

Huge fan at the time (and saw them on the tour where they opened like they do in Loser, my Dad took me)

First 3 albums are great, and even American Movie Vol I has some really enjoyable pop rock / grungepop / just great songs on it.

#20

Absolutely rinsed SMFTA in the late 90s. Was a once-a-weeker for 2 or 3 years. The title track, Father of Mine (still brings a tear to my eye), Amphetamine, Local God are all certified crackers, and the rest of it is rock solid too.

Also like Sparkle & Fade, but the run of Heroin Girl, You Make Me Feel Like a Whore and Santa Monica outshone the rest of the album a little too brightly.

Shame they went to complete shit after SMFTA.

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#21

Gonna listen to both albums on tomorrow’s commute.

#22

I have So Much for the Afterglow somewhere. It was cheap and I liked the single. Not sure I’d like it now.

#23

Can we all agree though that those Beach Boys esque harmonies at the beginning of Afterglow are awesome

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#24

Heroin Girl still gets my blood pumping. GREAT song.

one of my fav opening couplets/intros

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#25

JUST ANOTHER OVERDOSE!!!

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#26

Summerland godamm great song too.

Twistinside might be my fav on there tho. im a sucker for a simple kick and snare. I always end up belting that one part.

coda on both those songs are A+

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#27

Fine I’ll listen to their release from 2015. I’m a fool to do your dirty work.

Overall his voice sounds the same, that’s good. the guitar sound is typical, very bad. Def miss the more raw sound of Sparkle n Fade. Eh the structure is there on these songs but it just sounds like strip club rock now. Pretty much all bad up until This is Your Death Song… and… everything after, the closer might be alright but i was bored by then. Glad I lost touch after So Much For the Afterglow.