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I really think that these guys are one of the most underrated bands out there. Bringing Down the Horse is one of the few albums that I feel do not have a bad moment of music on it.
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I didn't even know they had more than one album. But half that record was really excellent for all the sitting around moping I did when I was 14. The other half was just good.
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I like these guys - their first self titled album was terrible - sounded like Dylan was singing out of tune the whole time. Bringing Down The Horse was a really good album that I still play today. The three later albums are good as well, less a few tunes here and there. I do think these guys are underrated or underappreciated - take your pick I guess. They don't break any ground musically, but they write some good tunes worth listening to.
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saw Jakob Dylan for free last night and while he did play some things from his solo album, he didn't shy away from Wallflowers songs. The arrangements were more acoustic based, but Josephine and Three Marlenas were pretty true to form. Dats of Wonder, Here He Comes, How Good it Can Get, I Wish I felt Nothing and Sleepwalker were among the Wallflowers songs played.
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I never understood why The Wallflowers didn't continue their success after Bringing Down The Horse. I wasn't a big enough fan to follow what happened to the band after the album and the tour, but musically they were a real breath of fresh air for the times that were dominated by Smash Mouth, Limp Bizkit and Staind.
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Bacchus Dukakis wrote:
I didn't even know they had more than one album. But half that record was really excellent for all the sitting around moping I did when I was 14. The other half was just good.
I was just listening to this record today actually and thats how I feel, while I wouldnt call anything on it bad........most of it isnt exactly spectacular either. Some catchy, well written songs but for the most part it is pretty average stuff.
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1st album was self titled - I like about half of the songs on this album. It showed a lot of promise.
2nd album was Bringing down the Horse - Very good album, loved the music and lyrics as well.
3rd album was Breach - Another very good album. When it first came out I thought it was going to be another big seller. I still don't see why it wasn't. Some amazing songs and lyrics here.
4th album was Red Letter Days - More of a rock record. Some really great songs and about 3 or 4 that aren't as good as the ones on the 2nd or 3rd album.
5th album was Rebel, Sweetheart - A bunch of good songs, but besides "Days of Wonder," nothing is exceptional.
I just bought Jakob Dylan's solo album that came out a few weeks ago. Good songwriting. All of the songs are acoustic, but once you hear the songs a couple of times, you realize what a good songwriter he is. The melodies and lyrics are very good.
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Joined: Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:51 am Posts: 43609 Location: My city smells like Cheerios Gender: Male
EbolaMonkey wrote:
I never understood why The Wallflowers didn't continue their success after Bringing Down The Horse. I wasn't a big enough fan to follow what happened to the band after the album and the tour, but musically they were a real breath of fresh air for the times that were dominated by Smash Mouth, Limp Bizkit and Staind.
they didn't release an album for 4 years... might have had something to do with it
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