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Everclear - World of Noise Audio CD

A fair review of the Everclear "World of Noise" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Everclear reviews here, or go back to the Everclear tabs.

Everclear Band: Everclear
Title: World of Noise
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Release Date: 2007-04-09
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Your Genius Hands 2: Sick and Tired 3: Laughing World 4: Fire Maple Song 5: Pennsylvania Is... 6: Nervous and Weird 7: Malevolent 8: Sparkle 9: Trust Fund 10: Loser Makes Good 11: Invisible 12: Evergleam

Loser Makes Good
It doesn't have any radio hits like "I Will Buy You a New Life", or "Santa Monica", but that doesn't mean it doesn't have some great tracks. This album is highly underrated. The highlight of the album has to be "Fire Maple Song"; it's more powerful then anything Everclear ever released. You also have "Pennsylvania Is. . . ", "Nervous and Weird", "Malevolent", "Sparkle", and last, but deffinetly not least, "Loser Makes Good". For an Everclear fan, or someone just looking for more material, this album is a must. For someone new to Everclear, I wouldn't say don't buy this album, but I'm sure you'd fall more in love with Sparkle and Fade(I love this album as well).

As for why it sounds like it was made in a basement, well, it was. It was recorded in 1993 for only $400(it was Everclear's first album, and was never meant to be a major release). It doesn't sound bad at all however. When Capitol Records signed them on, they agreed to re-release the album, and remaster it. Sound quality really isn't any issue with the album.


Best Everclear Album
It's not the best production job for sure but only hacks like overproduced pop. This is the first and best of Everclear. If you listen to all of Everclear's albums chronologically, you will hear a story of "white trash-junkie makes good". If you only like their happy go lucky stuff, then you won't like this CD but if your into the raw uncencored emotional train wreck that is Art Alexis, this is the CD for you.


Not their best...
It's hard to understand what they're singing half the time, whereas their albums you can hear it smoothly. This album isn't their best. I don't like the sound of this one. I'm glad they got better with time. "So Much For The Afterglow" is much better - if you're interested in Everclear, check out that album.


This is as good as rock'n roll gets.
What more does one want or need? This is a great album. Powerful music, intelligent lyrics. .


Everclear debuts
Their dirty, hard-hitting guitar riffs, and unrefined vocals enable you to feel the emotion of the music throughout all 12 tracks. Everclear breaks the music scene with the raw, uncensored sound of their debut album, World of Noise. The intensely heated lyrics and passionate vocals, such as those of the tracks "Sparkle" and "Nervous and Weird", made me want to bang my head like an early 90's grunge concert. Lead singer Art Alexakis writes on everything from the death of friends to Pennsylvania. Tracks like "Evergleam" and "Loser Makes Good" show his raw determination, while others such as "Fire Maple Song" and "Malevolent" show a softer, almost broken side. While the obviously present angst maybe seem monotonous to some, you will find no cliché lyrics or worn riffs on this CD. Art Alexakis truly bears it all on this debut, exposing himself to the world, and making the album a genuine expression of his truly human soul. It is no secret that he has led a tough life, and this CD makes it even less of one. Starting with the almost sarcastic tone of the track "Your Genius Hands," Everclear immediately let's you know just how tough they can be. They continue with the plainly stated "Sick and Tired", and astound me with my personal favorite, "The Laughing World".
Yet, overall, the true highlight of this CD is the ease of which Alexakis conveys his emotions. With such intense lyrics it's nearly impossible to ignore the sometimes angry and certainly unapologetic attitude that he brings into his music. And if you enjoy this CD you will certainly enjoy its successor, Sparkle and Fade.
A written review is simply inadequate to describe the impact of this CD. You can never truly appreciate the blatant emotions and dirty riffs until you listen to it for yourself. Everclear certainly is living in a World of Noise, and this CD is your ride there.


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