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 | Title : Welcome Interstate Managers
Author : Fountains of Wayne
Release Date : 20030610
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $17.98
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Editorial Reviews :
After a four-year hiatus notable for some film and television soundtrack work, a lapsed contract, and a relaxed songwriting schedule Fountains of Wayne return with their third and best CD to date. The New York-based power-pop quartet delivers a diverse feast of infectious melodies and endlessly clever lyrics. Songwriters Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood still slide on a sweet scale between the Beatles and the Monkees, but they've branched out from '60s sounds to include bona fide alt rock ('Little Red Light,' 'Bought for a Song'), orchestrated pop ('Halley's Waitress'), a country lark worthy of Dwight Yoakam ('Hung Up On You'), and hints of psychedelia ('Supercollider'). The Cars-flavored 'Bright Future in Sales' and 'Stacy's Mom' warrant heavy-rotation airplay. Following their acclaimed eponymous debut and the vastly underrated Utopia Parkway, Welcome Interstate Managers leaves no doubt that Fountains of Wayne are gaining strength. --Jeff Shannon
Buyer Reviews :
Fountains of Wayne's 'Utopia Parkway' is surely one of the best CDs of the 1990s. A few months ago, a friend of a friend (don't ask!) gave me a copy of the demo for what has now been released as 'Welcome Interstate Managers.' And while I liked it, it seemed a step back in quality from 'Utopia.' But the finished version of the album, which I'm happy to say arrived this morning, is absolutely remarkable--at least as good as 'Utopia,' maybe even better. Witty, sometimes funny, sometimes moving lyrics wedded to truly inspired melodies that you'll have trouble removing from your cranium. Folks, this one's a keeper. Now, if we can just get some songs from this on the radio, where they belong...
(by A music fan)
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