Artist: The Super Friendz
Album: Slide Show
Release: 1996
Label: Murder
Tracklist:
1. Up And Running
2. No Good Reason
3. Stop-Start
4. Two Songs
5. Prattle On
6. Everything Writes Itself
7. Fooled At First
8. Forever A Day
9. Absurd Without It
10. Slow-Motion Blues
11. Citizens Banned
12. Star In One
13. Evening Sun
14. The World's Most Embarrassing Moment
A few months ago, I journeyed into a wig-tastic record store in Manhattan that had almost nothing but reggae, dub, and backpack hip-hop. Still, much to my excitement, I managed to score this record, Slide Show by the Super Friendz, for only five dollars! It was that or pay the eBay price of $40 for this Philly hardcore comp, so, naturally, I chose indy rawk! I regret nothing...
I wrote about the Super Friendz once before about their Sticktoitivness comp, but this is their prime material. As I wrote last time, their sound sits comfortably and confidently between the punky guitar interplay of Television and more classic rock and pop sounds. Still, it sounds very uniquely Canadian. On this record, primary songwriter Matt Murphy (if I am getting his name correct) contributes his best Super Friendz songs. Starting with the bombastic "Up And Running" (which may be their best song), Murphy's songs, which range from the Laurence Sterne-referencing "Stop-Start" to the doo-wop inflected "Everything Writes Itself," remain incredible throughout the entirety of this almost-fifty minute album.
Unfortunately, the rest of the members can't quite keep pace. While on their previous material, the other members have certainly proven that they can write incredible pop songs, they are far from pitching a perfect game on this one. The album is front-loaded with the other members' best songs on the album, like "No Good Reason" and "Two Songs," which actually rival Murphy's, but when the album reaches the halfway point, their songs began to drag and become a bit boring. If only about ten minutes were shaved off of this album, it would be perfect. Still, it's one of the best Canadian albums of the 90's and some filler shouldn't prevent one from enjoying all the magic it has to offer!
Download Here [Link fixed! Track 11 was corrupted]
I wrote about the Super Friendz once before about their Sticktoitivness comp, but this is their prime material. As I wrote last time, their sound sits comfortably and confidently between the punky guitar interplay of Television and more classic rock and pop sounds. Still, it sounds very uniquely Canadian. On this record, primary songwriter Matt Murphy (if I am getting his name correct) contributes his best Super Friendz songs. Starting with the bombastic "Up And Running" (which may be their best song), Murphy's songs, which range from the Laurence Sterne-referencing "Stop-Start" to the doo-wop inflected "Everything Writes Itself," remain incredible throughout the entirety of this almost-fifty minute album.
Unfortunately, the rest of the members can't quite keep pace. While on their previous material, the other members have certainly proven that they can write incredible pop songs, they are far from pitching a perfect game on this one. The album is front-loaded with the other members' best songs on the album, like "No Good Reason" and "Two Songs," which actually rival Murphy's, but when the album reaches the halfway point, their songs began to drag and become a bit boring. If only about ten minutes were shaved off of this album, it would be perfect. Still, it's one of the best Canadian albums of the 90's and some filler shouldn't prevent one from enjoying all the magic it has to offer!
Download Here [Link fixed! Track 11 was corrupted]
-Adam
6 comments:
adam - find grob's - mousetrap for me. kthx
The Track 11 is corrupted unfortunately.. cheers!
Thanks for the heads up, anon. Link is fixed!
Alexia - I'll try, but I don't have a computer anymore! :(
-Adam
@alexia, here:
http://mutant-sounds.blogspot.com/2007/03/grazhdanskaya-oborona-poganaya-molodej.html
@alexia, whoops I mean: http://pablopunkart.blogspot.com/2009/06/grazhdanskaya-oborona-nenavizhu-krasnyj.html
I think most of these links work.
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