Word: everclear
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...What FM heard: The Verve, Prince, Pearl Jam, Celine Dion, David Bowie, Everclear, Chumbawumba, Madonna...
Songs by big modern rock artists like Collective Soul, Everclear and Sugar Ray, on the other hand, are included simply to sell the record. Although they are solid contributions, the true success of this album comes not from these artists, but rather from songs by less well known acts like Less than Jake, the eels and Ear2000 (which boasts Scream 2 star David Arquette in its lineup). Less than Jake's "I Think I Love You" should continue the upward rise for this ska band that isn't afraid to sell out. The eels' "Your Lucky Day in Hell" continues...
...singing along, and think no more of it. "The Popular Music" (the other best track) features temperate commentary on its namesake. Personal reflection on what it's like to be a musician (or, more accurately, the belief that anyone cares about that reflection) has made Ben Lee, Everclear and Weezer all look like morons, but it pays off in this case...
CHUCK D FOR MTV Tabitha Soren and crew anchor MTV's youth-oriented coverage, but rapper Chuck D from Public Enemy is a roving reporter for a day, talking to protesters outside and delegates inside. On Tuesday Art Alexakis from the heavy-metal band Everclear tapes a piece on Republican youth-outreach efforts...
...Everclear's major-label debut album, Sparkle and Fade (Capitol), explores life on the emotional and economic edge with passion and wisdom. On songs that range from the tragic realism of Heroin Girl to the lyricism of Queen of the Air, Alexakis and his bandmates, bassist Craig Montoya and drummer Greg Eklund, manage to combine introspection with raw power. "This record is about getting out of bad situations," says Alexakis, a former cocaine user who gave up drugs 12 years ago, and says he's been clean ever since (he's now married and has a three-year-old daughter...