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From the outset at the other end, however, Boe’s counterpart seemed off of her game. At one point near the end of the first period, Barrie even reacted with a long glare in response to the Harvard University Band??s chants of “It’s all your fault...
Underachievers boasts excellent songwriting and a warm, appealing sound that swells as a result of crisp production and sweeping arrangements. The unabashed sincerity of the band??s lyrics is a bit off-putting under this cozy guise, but perhaps the only consequence of image and sound against lyrical content is a doubly-detached indie irony, and the legions that will wrongly decry them as rip-offs...
...much-missed Toto. Adding to the goofiness, bassist Tim Norwind belted out chipmunk-altitude vocal harmonies while maintaining a strictly punk demeanor behind oversized sunglasses. Even the maligned crowd redeemed themselves, stomping and clapping along to the “We Will Rock You” intro to the band??s hit “Get Over...
...lyrics add another layer to the band??s appeal. Sometimes otherworldly, abstract, and weirdly charming, they can also be more directly personal, as in “Les Os,” which yet maintains a sense of humor: “Tell me about your love affairs/I want to know all the lurid details...
...second disc features some mellow, acoustic Christmas songs released on the band??s fan singles, as well as “Last Kiss,” reportedly the band??s biggest single ever. In the tradition of such albums, there are also some interesting missteps—bassist Jeff Ament’s odd-ball rap song “Sweet Lew” is probably the weirdest track on the album. In the end, the album does most of the work of a Best Of, reprising the different stages of the band?...