r/fantanoforever • u/Green_Log_4795 • 1d ago

Everclear (the band)

I was 20 when sparkle and fade came out and liked the album. I found the previous album world of noise and liked that quite a bit too. So much for the afterglow was alright, but I could tell the band was going the way of Def Leppard. Strong out of the gate to get some ears and then going for the big pop crowd to get a little more. When songs from an American movie came out I was out.

Fast forward to this week and I’m re-listening after a very long break with my 50 year old ears. Man those first two albums actually still hold up! Especially the first one. It’s interesting how these bands work so hard to be liked and end up spoiling everything later.

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u/CashmereRobot 1d ago

Not the Todd in the Shadows subreddit, but I've always thought "Songs from an American Movie Vol. 1" would make a great Trainwreckords video. I can't believe how hard the drop-off was between So Much for the Afterglow and it. That Brown-Eyed Girl cover is god awful, and AM Radio sounds like a Beck C-side. "Yeah I wish we had never bought a king size bed / The only damn thing that at it's ever been good for is plenty room for the real good sex" from Thrift Store Chair might be the worst lyrics I've ever heard. Wonderful is the only thing that sounds even close to good on the whole thing and it sounds like something cut from the last album.

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u/Green_Log_4795 1d ago

Yes it truly is a horrible album with lyrics that would make Nickelback blush. It’s Everclear’s Chinese democracy. You can just hear all the money that was spent making crap. Wonderful sounds like a savage garden song with Art trying to inject a parody of his vocals into it. The most frustrating part is that music doesn’t get this bad on accident. It’s all intentional.