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***CaptHayfever*** · 01-28-2005, 02:59 AM

New Radicals - Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too
One album, one hit (but two singles), one year.
It's no surprise that people barely remember Gregg Alexander's varying-number-of-members band, but it is disappointing. There's a reason why I call the Rads the best band of the late 90s; this album is absolutely incredible, and as far as I'm concerned, unmatched by anything since.

The Monkees - Head
A soundtrack no one bought from a movie no one saw.
The brilliant film of the same name ran for a scant 2 days in some venues (such as New York) and only a couple weeks altogether, plus most of the advertising for the film was some dude's head. Literally. The reason I picked this for my Monkee album instead of Headquarters or Pisces or Justus, the band's other 3 uber-triumphs? Simple, the former 2 both topped the charts at one point and latter did very well for a reunion album. The soundtrack, however, a masterpiece of psychedelia*, did not sell well at all. The old teenybopper fan base couldn't handle it, and the people who could were too prejudiced from the first two albums.
I'll discuss more at a later date, to be determined by Vinny.

*I'm not just blowing smoke. "Porpoise Song (theme from Head)" was officially ranked in the top 200 psych songs of all time.

Various - Holes
I know, I know, "a Disney soundtrack?" Shut up, it's good.
Here are several reasons why you should listen to this album:
"If Only"
Dr. John
"If Only"
"Mighty Fine Blues"
"If Only"
"Down to the Valley"
"If Only"
Keb' Mo'
"If Only"
"Dig It"
"Everybody Pass Me By"
and "If Only".

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[ January 28, 2005, 02:01 AM: Message edited by: CaptHayfever ]

01-28-2005, 02:59 AM	#3
*CaptHayfever* Smash Supermod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 19,787 Thanks: 238 Thanked 943 Times in 574 Posts Points: 117,626.41 Bank: 1,847.49 Total Points: 119,473.90 Donate	New Radicals - Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too One album, one hit (but two singles), one year. It's no surprise that people barely remember Gregg Alexander's varying-number-of-members band, but it is disappointing. There's a reason why I call the Rads the best band of the late 90s; this album is absolutely incredible, and as far as I'm concerned, unmatched by anything since. The Monkees - Head A soundtrack no one bought from a movie no one saw. The brilliant film of the same name ran for a scant 2 days in some venues (such as New York) and only a couple weeks altogether, plus most of the advertising for the film was some dude's head. Literally. The reason I picked this for my Monkee album instead of Headquarters or Pisces or Justus, the band's other 3 uber-triumphs? Simple, the former 2 both topped the charts at one point and latter did very well for a reunion album. The soundtrack, however, a masterpiece of psychedelia, did not sell well at all. The old teenybopper fan base couldn't handle it, and the people who could were too prejudiced from the first two albums. I'll discuss more at a later date, to be determined by Vinny. I'm not just blowing smoke. "Porpoise Song (theme from Head)" was officially ranked in the top 200 psych songs of all time. Various - Holes I know, I know, "a Disney soundtrack?" Shut up, it's good. Here are several reasons why you should listen to this album: "If Only" Dr. John "If Only" "Mighty Fine Blues" "If Only" "Down to the Valley" "If Only" Keb' Mo' "If Only" "Dig It" "Everybody Pass Me By" and "If Only". And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!" [ January 28, 2005, 02:01 AM: Message edited by: CaptHayfever ]