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I recommend bootcamping this one. This album is a tragedy, in that it's greatness was matched by my peers refusal to listen to and appreciate it.
Somewhere around Ogden Utah I realized I loved this album. I drove cross country alone at 18 with this album.
I catch myself humming December sometimes. 16 years later I still listen to it.
I have to admit I bought it because they were on SNL and the lead singer wore a cardigan. When I was younger I thought my taste was flawed, turns out they were idiots.
I envy anyone who has yet to crack a beer cue this one up.
15 years after its release, this album still sounds really crisp and fresh. I can picture this being on the radio today even moreso than in the early 90's. Great listen from a bunch of great Scottish lads.
Yep, BANDWAGONESQUE & GRAND PRIX are my two favorite studio albums by this marvelous band. Although their later stuff is just as Good.
This is "The Fannies" 3rd release and their first successful achievement. It also gained notoriety by beating out Nirvana's Nevermind, My Bloody Valentine's Loveless, and R.E.M 's Out of Time as 'Album of the Year' by Spin magazine.This album's lyrics and melodies shows that the Band were highly influenced by The Byrds, The Beach Boys, and of course Big Star.I really can't believe Teenage Fanclub weren't considered the future of British Rock.
BANDWAGONESQUE was my introduction to Teenage Fanclub. It seems like it would be a 'Greatest Hits' for any above average Rock band.
Oasis and Blur won over that Crown. Blech.Kind of sad since Teenage Fanclub features 3 Master singer/songwriters in Blake, Love & McGinley.BANDWAGONESQUE has so many wonderful highlights in twelve songs.
Check out 1995's Grand Prix, which is even more lush w/ guitars a shinin' bright and clear, also no fuzz-boxes. My favorites on BANDWAGONESQUE include: Opener - "The Concept" - "December" - "What You Do to Me" - "I Don't Know" - *Star Sign* - "Metal Baby" & "Sidewinder" but ALL are close to perfect 'lil pop-rockin' Hits, well to me at least.
Ugh. Great tunes.
Just at the time I thought "rock" was dead, along came that radio station and albums like this. This album reminds me of a great alternative rock radio station in Minnesota circa 1991.
Good times. "The Concept," "What You Do To Me," and "Star Sign" received regular rotation on the old KJJO, and what great tunes they were.
Over the course of time this album has become a favorite in my collection. If it weren't for my discovery of classic alternative bands like this I'd probably be listening to country-and-western now.
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from the stunning opener "the concept," with its wonderfully lyrical guitar solos, on through the closing intrumental "is this music." this is a power pop classic. other standout tunes include "pet rock," which includes great hard rock guitar, "sidewinder," full of exquisite harmonies, and "guiding star," a song of majestic gently beauty. this is a recording all rock/pop lovers should have.
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