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50 Classical Performances: Beethoven
Music: Gritty Shaker [CD-single]
05.17.2012 01.34.28 PM -0400 CD
10.000 Destinos Ao Vivo [Import]
Won't Be Denied [Explicit Lyrics]
Smetana: Richard III; Wallenstein's Camp; Hakon Jarl; Novák: South Bohemian Suite
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The difficult fifth album. Recorded for another label and well overbudget, Everclear both suffers and excels for its production shortcomings. A thick wash of reverb has been thrown over the proceedings and songs are either hopelessly buried in the ambient sludge ("The Confidential Agent") or enhanced to supersonic glory ("Sick of Food"). Singer Mark Eitzel's lyrics are increasingly more despondent, but he's spot-on beautiful loser territory for the most part. "Why Won't You Stay," "Ex-Girlfriend," and "Dead Part of You" are all haunting elegies to a past that no longer exists but where their weight cannot be discounted. --Rob O'Connor