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Track Listings
| 1. Too Little Too Late |
| 2. Never Do Anything |
| 3. Pinch Me |
| 4. Go Home |
| 5. Falling for the First Time |
| 6. Conventioneers |
| 7. Sell Sell Sell |
| 8. The Humor of the Situation |
| 9. Baby Seat |
| 10. Off the Hook |
| 11. Helicopters |
| 12. Tonight Is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel |
| 13. Hidden Sun (bonus track) |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Frat-rock japester Mojo Nixon proposed that in a world in which Elvis is everywhere, Michael J Fox is the only human with no Elvis in him whatsoever. Further reflection suggests that in a world in which gutter-trawling excess is required beat-combo behaviour, only Fox's fellow Canadians Barenaked Ladies--punsome frat-rock japesters for those too clever and dorky for most frats' taste--are the only band with no Iggy Pop in them whatsoever. Instead, some six albums in, the barbershop-harmonising, pop-literate thirtysomething quintet prefer a state of arrested-adolescence precocity, frolicking in the whitebread suburban nostalgia, lawn sprinklers and gym shorts of Maroon's ingratiatingly whimsical first single "Pinch Me". To give them their due, the tuneful confectionery on offer for those stout of heart enough to negotiate the dread word "wacky" are many: the blissfully bouncy John S Sebastian-in-excelsis "Go Home", the Beautiful South-esque black comedy of "Tonight Is The Night I Fell Asleep At The Wheel" and a slightly smirky "Conventioneers", and a hidden track that's the improbable spit of Lambchop. Oddly, it's not the zaniness quotient elsewhere that grates most, despite a luridly operatic "Sell, Sell, Sell" almost as tiresome as the band's recent faux-rap hit "One Week", but the too-frequent appearance of anonymously bright, toppy, radio-friendly fodder ("Too Little, Too Late", "Never Do A Anything", "Humour Of The Situation") that could as easily be Matchbox Twenty. Given the pop smarts of both these solidly wholesome kid-adults and producer Don Was, merely sounding like any other pop band sells the Ladies short. --Jennifer Nine
CD Description
Between the releases of 1998's STUNT and 2000's MAROON, Barenaked Ladies keyboardist/guitarist Kevin Hearn underwent (and successfully recovered from) a bout with leukemia. Not surprisingly, the subject matter on Barenaked Ladies' sixth album leans toward the darker side of life. Among the foreboding topics touched on are the thoughts of a car crash victim ("Tonight Is the Night I Fell Asleep At the Wheel") and countries torn by political strife ("Helicopters"). Luckily, this Canadian quintet uses a combination of impressive pop sensibility and perfect songcraft driven by undeniable hooks to lighten the mood.
So even though they might be singing about relationships that are either headed south ("Too Little Too Late") or unrealised ("Conventioneers"), the Ladies do it with an exuberance that helps sweeten some of the bitterness. Among the upbeat pop moments found on MAROON are the don't-take-yourself-so-seriously anthem "The Humour Of The Situation" and the infectious optimism of "Falling For the FirstTime", where runaway piano, chiming guitars, and perfect harmonies form an idyllic pop moment. An added bonus is the secret track "Hidden Sun", an ethereal piano-driven song aboutinternal strength, sounding like something They Might Be Giants might have written in a serious moment.
Frat-rock japester Mojo Nixon proposed that in a world in which Elvis is everywhere, Michael J Fox is the only human with no Elvis in him whatsoever. Further reflection suggests that in a world in which gutter-trawling excess is required beat-combo behaviour, only Fox's fellow Canadians Barenaked Ladies--punsome frat-rock japesters for those too clever and dorky for most frats' taste--are the only band with no Iggy Pop in them whatsoever. Instead, some six albums in, the barbershop-harmonising, pop-literate thirtysomething quintet prefer a state of arrested-adolescence precocity, frolicking in the whitebread suburban nostalgia, lawn sprinklers and gym shorts of Maroon's ingratiatingly whimsical first single "Pinch Me". To give them their due, the tuneful confectionery on offer for those stout of heart enough to negotiate the dread word "wacky" are many: the blissfully bouncy John S Sebastian-in-excelsis "Go Home", the Beautiful South-esque black comedy of "Tonight Is The Night I Fell Asleep At The Wheel" and a slightly smirky "Conventioneers", and a hidden track that's the improbable spit of Lambchop. Oddly, it's not the zaniness quotient elsewhere that grates most, despite a luridly operatic "Sell, Sell, Sell" almost as tiresome as the band's recent faux-rap hit "One Week", but the too-frequent appearance of anonymously bright, toppy, radio-friendly fodder ("Too Little, Too Late", "Never Do A Anything", "Humour Of The Situation") that could as easily be Matchbox Twenty. Given the pop smarts of both these solidly wholesome kid-adults and producer Don Was, merely sounding like any other pop band sells the Ladies short. --Jennifer Nine
CD Description
Between the releases of 1998's STUNT and 2000's MAROON, Barenaked Ladies keyboardist/guitarist Kevin Hearn underwent (and successfully recovered from) a bout with leukemia. Not surprisingly, the subject matter on Barenaked Ladies' sixth album leans toward the darker side of life. Among the foreboding topics touched on are the thoughts of a car crash victim ("Tonight Is the Night I Fell Asleep At the Wheel") and countries torn by political strife ("Helicopters"). Luckily, this Canadian quintet uses a combination of impressive pop sensibility and perfect songcraft driven by undeniable hooks to lighten the mood.
So even though they might be singing about relationships that are either headed south ("Too Little Too Late") or unrealised ("Conventioneers"), the Ladies do it with an exuberance that helps sweeten some of the bitterness. Among the upbeat pop moments found on MAROON are the don't-take-yourself-so-seriously anthem "The Humour Of The Situation" and the infectious optimism of "Falling For the FirstTime", where runaway piano, chiming guitars, and perfect harmonies form an idyllic pop moment. An added bonus is the secret track "Hidden Sun", an ethereal piano-driven song aboutinternal strength, sounding like something They Might Be Giants might have written in a serious moment.
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