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Everclear - Songs from an American Movie, Vol. 2: Good Time for a Bad Attitude Audio CD

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Everclear Band: Everclear
Title: Songs from an American Movie, Vol. 2: Good Time for a Bad Attitude
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Release Date: 2000-11-21
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: When It All Goes Wrong Again 2: Slide 3: Babytalk 4: Rock Star 5: Short Blonde Hair 6: Misery Whip 7: Out of My Depth 8: Good Witch of the North 9: Halloween Americana 10: All F***ed Up 11: Overwhelming 12: Song from an American Movie, Pt. 2

A little rough but true Everclear
But like most Everclear you need to listen to the lyrics to get a deep appreciation for the music. A lot like the first "Songs" but a little bit rougher, not quite as polished. The quality of the recoprding seems not to be so terrific, but in general it is good (not great) classic Everclear.


Worse than Volume 1, by a long shot.


There is not one single memorable tune. What little "Volume 1" had to offer, "Volume 2" has even less. It's all Everclear-sounding songs, but nothing that jumps out and says, "Hey, listen to me again!"

Competently done, well played, well produced. . . but utterly inconsequential. "Rock Star" even sounds like an Everclear cover band song, like somebody was trying to imitate Alexakis and company.

This was WAY boring, I thought.


Not as melodic as Vol.I
That being said there are a number of worthy songs here. I understand this is more a return to form for Everclear, but I did prefer the more melodic sounds on Volume I. "Short Blond Hair" about what really is not important anymore, "Out of My Depth" a tuneful look at despair, and "Overwhelming" which may prove to be wishful thinking but is a valiant effort to show the pain of a relationship gone wrong are all excellent examples of the band in top form.
But some other tunes are pretty much a waste of time. Like "Babytalk" that is pretty much a hard rocker about a pet peeve, and "Rock Star" an idea that has been done to death and usually better than this one. And even the title "Misery Whip" makes me wince. I just feel Volume I was more consistently listenable.
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"We were fading like the bottom of a bad dream..."
Art Alexakis is the best songwriter to come around since John Easedale from Dramarama. This is surely one of the greatest albums in rock. The song ROCK STAR is the most hilarious repudiation of the sickening false humility that permeated the Northwest Music Scene I have ever heard; its one of the most bratty, snotty, sneering rock and roll songs to blister the ears since the Sex Pistols first roared out of the gate. .


Misunderstood
2. I guess that is how I will sum this Songs from an American movie vol. . . up. I don't know maybe it's just me but I love this album. I am not a person that easily gives five stars to an album, in fact some of my favorite albums only receive four stars. Anyways, this is a rock album. Meaning power chords abundant and alot of Art's patented "Oh's! and Yeah's!" But seriously this is an up tempo album, not as angry as World of noise or tracks like "heroin girl" from Sparkle and fade. Instead this album sounds like what it is, some middle age guys saying I'm going to turn this way up and throw a tantrum for fourty minutes. This is the album I use to introduce my friends to everclear, I know most people will use the argument that sparkle and world were better, but this is far more accessible and toungue and cheek. I mean come on the chorus in "babytalk" is "she's got you by the balls!" try not to sing that all day long. The one thing that I feel I should mention is what a gem the song "good witch" is. I almost break into tears when I hear it. It is a song about that love that is almost within reach. One that if you are in that situation you will feel. I love Everclear and hope that they attempt more albums in this spirit instead of whatever the heck Slow motion daydream is. Thank you for your time.


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