Editorial Product Review: :Electrifying performers and pure-pop songwriters of the highest order, Toronto's Barenaked Ladies have emerged over a decade as that strangest of beasts. They'll never land a dishy cover story in Mojo Magazine, but as they reflect on those ribald years between 1991 and 2001, the five can allow themselves wry smiles, knowing that sometimes, just sometimes, the cream rises to the top. In addition to familiar radio staples such as 'Pinch Me,' 'The Old Apartment,' 'Jane,' 'Alternative Girlfriend,' ...
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:Second part of the Barenaked Ladies Are... recording sessions. From Amazon.ca:Barenaked Ladies Are Men is a companion disc to the predecessor, Barenaked Ladies Are Me. Although recorded during the same studio sessions, the discs were released five months apart. Are Me is the quieter of the two, while Are Men could be described as the feistier, noisier twin brother. Given their adult contemporary history, the Ladies's version of 'feisty' is hardly a venture into death metal, however ...
Editorial Product Review: essential recording:On this, their debut recording for a major label, Canada's quirkiest musical troupe introduced the world to their unique blend of scathing humor, skillful musicianship, and flat-out fun. Packed with songs that have become anthems to their adoring fans, Gordon is practically a collection of Barenaked Ladies' greatest hits. This CD features 'Brian Wilson,' an homage to the biggest Beach Boy and an exploration of the relationship between art and neurosis; 'Be My Yoko Ono,' a ...
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:Limited edition pressing of the quirky Canadian alternative rock/ pop group's 1998 breakthrough album with a seven track bonus CD featuring 'Brian Wilson' (Album Version), 'Brian Wilson (2000)' and live versions of 'The Old Apartment', 'Jane', 'When I Fall', 'If I Had A $1,000,000' & 'Straw Hat And Old Dirty Hank'. A combined total of 20 tracks, with the main album featuring the smash hit 'One Week'. Double slimline jewel case. 1998 release. :The Ladies have done ...
Editorial Product Review: :The band's goofy charm and sure-footed melodic sense is in full flower here, and the singalongs on 'Brian Wilson' and 'If I Had $1000000' are proof of the bond between band and audience. A hidden rap tribute to Ed Robertson's 'Uncle Elwyn' is vintage Bill Cosby. --Jeff Bateman
Editorial Product Review: essential recording:Cleverness is a delicate thing: go too far and it becomes self-parody; bury it too deep and it will be interpreted literally. Toronto's Barenaked Ladies have been walking this tightrope through five albums and, on their sixth, they continue to balance smirking social commentary with genuine emotion. The Ladies make their digs both lyrically and musically. 'Conventioneers' unfurls the story of two people who relinquish their office-place sexual tension at a convention where a game of ...
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:Barenaked Ladies Are Me still exudes the band's sense of fun while musically and lyrically demonstrating a maturity you'd expect from guys who have played together forever. :15+ years after their winsome indie debut, Canada's Barenaked Ladies come full circle here, dropping off the major label merry-go-round to re-embrace a DYI sensibility with typically breezy aplomb. But, as this collection's strong songs and crisp production attest, that hardly means the band didn't learn a thing or three ...
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:Barenaked Ladies celebrate the holiday season with their ninth major release, Barenaked For The Holidays. This release features many holiday favorites, including 'Do They Know It's Christ- mas'(written by Bob Geldof )and 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,' performed with Sarah McLachlan, and seven original tracks including BNL’s new holiday single 'Elf ’s Lament,' featuring Michael Bublé. Ed Robertson and Steven Page's distinctive vocals give a fresh sound to traditional holiday classics. Barenaked For The Holidays is sure ...
Editorial Product Review: :BARENAKED LADIES have long been known for their dynamic live shows, and now they deliver it to you directly on AU NATURALE LIVE. This CD, which was previously only available on the bands site, is a recording of last year's tour stop in Denver on 8/2/04. You know em, you love em, and now you can bring them home with you today. Only available at select US indie stores.
Editorial Product Review: :Filled with clever lyrics that range from the blatantly cynical to the mildly romantic, Born on a Pirate Ship offers more of the same musical fun the Barenaked Ladies put forth on their debut CD, Gordon, and its follow-up, Maybe You Should Drive. From the manic ravings of 'Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank,' a musical exploration of celebrity-stalking, to the bluesy lament of 'Break Your Heart,' BNL serve up a musical complexity and rare intelligence that separate ...
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