Track Listing 1. Utilitarian 2. Minor Tough 3. Guestlist/The Execution 4. Reservations 5. 30 Gallon Tank 6. Car Radio 7. Metal Detektor 8. June's Foreign Spell 9. Chloroform 10. Metal School 11. Staring At The Board 12. No You're Not 13. Quincy Punk Episode 14. Advance Cassette 15. Revenge 16. Shake It Off 17. I Could Be Underground
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Producer: | John Croslin, Spoon | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | PIAS UK/Sony DADC | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes Spoon: Britt Daniel, Jim Eno, Joshua Zarbo.Spoon's Britt Daniels ("The Biggest Ears In Rock 'n' Roll") has drawn a lot of comparisons to Jonathan Richman. This is probably due to that "I-need-to-spend-some-quality-time-with-my-otolaryngologist" sound of stuffed sinuses they both share more than anything else. Otherwise, Spoon's second longplayer has more of that jagged sorta-garage, sorta-punk, sorta-just-plain-old-cool sound that veers away from standard song form, but not away from hooks. Did somebody say "hooks?" Take the gorgeous, melancholy melody of the album's closer, "Advance Cassette." Or better yet, "Metal Detektor", the catchiest song ever written about bank robbery. Infectious, addictive, irresistible; it's the reason you spend all your money on music.
Editorial Reviews 4 out of 5 stars - ...driven, sure-footed lo-fi rock sound whips through 17 songs...that are tight, taut and melodic....songs veer...from the chugging and tuneful...to the hook laden... Q (01/01/2002)
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