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When The Wallflowers
established their presence back in 1992 (with their
self-titled debut) they were receiving very little attention.
In fact, their debut album produced dismal results leaving
them sitting in alone, clinging to the dark walls surrounding
them; there was no one to dance with, they were merely petty
The Wallflowers. However, in 1996 things were about to change.
In 96, the band dropped "Bringing Down the Horse". This
particular album shocked the world (slight exaggeration)
taking it by storm. This release would set the future for The
Wallflowers. Four years later their third release ("Breach")
hit store shelves. This release was labelled less attractive,
but impressive nonetheless. A few hit singles fell from the
track list, people began to realize that this band was for
real, and they finally understood that The Wallflowers were
here to stay. But rolling their past history
aside, its time to focus on their
up-in-coming album; my friends this is why it is cool to be a
Wallflower...
The Wallflowers are set to release "Red Letter Days" on
November 5th, 2002. The album exploits the same general sound,
which they have been using since their creation, however,
their style is evolving into a sound which is in a broad
sense: Appreciable. The band has chosen to take this album in
a new direction, while hinting at their past experiences
allowing them to exploit angles which have been unaddressed in
their earlier editions. Their style remains consistent, but
varies from time to time, thus, breaking up any repetition
that may be trying to surface. The Disc contains twelve (12)
tracks spanning 45+ minutes of play time. This album is not
going to throw any curveballs at you, but it will keep your
attention long enough for you to enjoy the album in its
entirety. I would also have to claim that not one single track
dominates this album. Of course people are going to label a
track two as their favorite(s), the general consensus will
find this album solid and well balanced. -Now the bad news-
The album is somewhat predictable leaving your mind bored from
time to time. This boredom doesn't prevail, but does rear its
ugly head a time or two throughout the 45 minute experience.
In addition, the album smells slightly drab; the album uses
tactics used often in the music scene to maintain attention.
The drab feeling removes some of the depth that would normally
accompany a Wallflower release.
I have no doubt that this album will sell, but I do question
how many of those buyers will be satisfied. Personally, I
wasn't overwhelmed with the album, but I did find many aspects
of the release enjoyable. I found myself bored more than I'd
expect the average music listener to be, but simply because I
put a lot of strain on a band to produce a stellar product.
Aside from my harsh critiquing style, I found the album to be
(like previously stated) Appreciable. If you have fallen in
love with the Wallflower sound then you should be standing in
line on November 5th to purchase, but the rest of you need to
sample this prior to buying. Honestly, you wouldn't catch me
buying this album, but that biased was put aside during the
review. If you are general listener, then expect to leave this
alone, but who knows? The whole world may get caught up in the
release and buy 10 million copies, although I wouldn't bet the
house on it.
Track Listing:
01 When You're On Top
02 How Good It Can Get
03 Closer To You
04 Everybody Out Of The Water
05 Three Ways
06 Too Late To Quit
07 If You Never Got Sick
08 Health and Happiness
09 See You When I Get There
10 Feels Like Summer Again
11 Everything I Need
12 Here In Pleasantville
Ramz Rating: 3.5 out of 5
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