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Track Listings
| 1. Celebrity |
| 2. Maybe Katie |
| 3. Another Postcard |
| 4. Next Time |
| 5. For You |
| 6. Shopping |
| 7. "Testing 1, 2, 3" |
| 8. Upside Down |
| 9. War On Drugs |
| 10. Aluminum |
| 11. Unfinished |
| 12. Second Best |
| 13. Take It Outside |
| 14. Have You Seen My Love |
| 15. Another Postcard |
| 16. Maybe Katie |
| 17. Second Best |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Amusing and quirky as ever, Barenaked Ladies are the holiday camp red coats of the Canadian pop industry. However, Everything to Everyone--their first studio album since the disappointing Maroon--is a rather more rueful, sometimes even caustic collection of songs often reflecting on the superficiality and vacuous stupidity of 21st-century western life. Although the wit hasn't run dry and the tunes (often echoing the Cars, XTC and REM in pop mode) remain upliftingly light and engaging, this higher-profile seriousness is jolly good news for all the killjoys in the UK, a country where cynicism seems a highly regarded virtue and where pop bands with brazenly humorous tendencies are hounded out of town. The only jokey number here "Another Postcard" (one of those Barenaked rapid patter specials; this one's about getting pictures of chimps in the post) is pretty awful and about as pleasant as being accosted in the street by some pushy rag week buffoon with a rattling collection tin. Elsewhere, Barenaked Ladies speak out for good old-fashioned human frailty (the moving ode to depression "War On Drugs" is a touching sister piece to XTC's "Wrapped In Grey"), urge us to love the losers ("Second Best") while launching broadsides against the brainwashing of retail therapy (the loopily-paced ELO disco of "Shopping") and celebrity-lifestyle. In a moment of telling reflection they even ask "If I shed the irony would everybody cheer me?". The answer is yes, as "Everything to Everyone" handsomely attests. --Kevin Maidment
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
BnL's lack of success in the UK is absolutley criminal. For a band who are so diverse, original, rocking, humorous, cry-your-eyes-out-powerful, witty - they are monstrously under-rated. This album follows suit in all respects. If you like BnL at all, buy this and you won't be disappointed.
This is a wonderful album. It contains everything of their previous works, but does lack a certain sparkle. Songs like provide 'Upside Down' and 'testing 1,2,3' a brilliant pace and sound to the album. That famous humor is every present in 'Another Postcard'; and all of the sensitivity and wit of the band are present in 'War On Drugs' and 'For You'. There are op many different styles and sounds on this one CD: its a real testimony to the talents of the band.
Sadly, its not the classic that many people were expecting. At times, it becomes dangerously close to naff-pop. But these are minor complaints.
Each listen of this album gives me something different. I cant recommend it enough.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Its seems that the barenaked ladies have turned their back on trying to crack the UK, which is a shame because i havent had the chance to see them live yet, but getting on to the album....
if you are already familar with the barenaked ladies then this album is a return to form after the slightly disappointing Maroon. This album has some very cathcy songs and i think the stand-out tracks are Maybe Katie, Another Postcard, War on Drugs and Take it out side, but all the tracks are good, one song i dont really 'get' is 'have you seen my love?', it seems to me to be a straight forward love song, which doesnt suit them at all.
If you are new to the barenaked ladies then this album is a pretty good representation of the band, but maybe the greatest hits would be a better start!!!! Anyway this album is very good, and i highly recommend it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is simply the best BNL cd ever. There aren't enough superlatives to describe how good the album is. It's so perfectly balanced, it makes you sick. I hate the way BNL turn out the most thoughtful, honest, enegmatic, funny, touching songs, without taking themselves too seriously. I hate the fact that they're so horribly talented, and just perfect. They haven't slipped up once, and they just keep finding original, highly enjoyable stuff to play. It's just not fair that people like BNL exist to poke fun at poor mortals like me.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Please Please Please Re-record
There's a large moan coming so prepare yourselves. In practice I have given this album a three but for the music I actually give it a four to four and a half. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Neil Patterson
A little bit of everything - and most of it works
Although very popular in Canada and the USA, the Barenaked Ladies have never achieved a huge following here in the UK, which is a shame, as they produce brilliantly written lyrics... Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2008 by Miss
Barenaked Ladies do it again
It seems everyone has their own idea about this album. My rating seems to agree with the general concurrence of four stars. Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2006 by Wesley William Tailow
An intresting sound
This album seems to have lost some raw energy in translation. The purity of sound that makes the Barenaked Ladies music so emotively brilliant seems to have plunged into a world... Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2005
Made me fall in love with BNL all over again...
I've been a fan of BNL since 1992 (Gordon) and have religiously bought each album as it's been released, and they just keep getting better and better. Read more
Published on 2 May 2005
Excellent Album From A Band That Deserves Exposure
What an excellent offering from a group that is way too underexposed in England. This album has much for everyone. Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2005 by "lukasa"
better than maroon but nowhere near Gordon
It seems that the freshness has gone. It is nice popmusic, but I miss the catchy, quirky tunes of the past, the nice acoustic intervals of the early BNL albums. Read more
Published on 31 Oct 2004 by John van Maris
A mixed bag
I had high hopes when I heard about the release of this BNL album. It was to be their first new set of original material in three years since 'Maroon', following a brief hiatus and... Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2004 by clink
On Form!!
Excellent album - great tunes, clever/witty lyrics, well played, well produced..what more can you ask for??? Read more
Published on 14 May 2004 by Stephen Bargh
back on form
This is a great album from a great band. It's a shame that Maroon was so poorly received as it was a fine disc, but this one really hits the mark. Read more
Published on 20 April 2004 by Pieter Hounslow
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