TEENAGE FANCLUB: BANDWAGONESQUE - 1991 POWER POP BENCHMARK ALBUM - EX+/EX+
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Teenage Fanclub: Bandwagonesque
The gold standard of the early-'90s power pop revival, in its own way Bandwagoneque was as much a benchmark as contemporary records like Nevermind and Loveless; though not the generational rallying cry of the former nor the revolutionary sonic breakthrough of the latter, Teenage Fanclub's sophomore album nevertheless heralded the return of melody and craft, coupled with energy and spirit -- hallmarks of much of the greatest rock & roll of the past, and virtues as rare as hen's teeth in the years immediately prior to the disc's release. Although its incandescent harmonies, lazily immediate songs, and crunching guitars earned it endless comparisons to vintage Big Star, Bandwagonesque is in every way a product of its own time -- the thick, grungy sound of the Fannies' debut A Catholic Education remains intact for gems like "What You Do to Me" (arguably the most brilliantly simpleminded love song ever penned) and the instrumental "Satan," while the lyrics of other standout moments like "Star Sign" and "Alcoholiday" reflect a laissez faire irony and unassuming genius even more emblematic of the moment in question.
The Concept
Satan
December
What You Do to Me
I Don't Know
Star Sign
Metal Baby
Pet Rock
Sidewinder
Alcoholiday
Guiding Star
Is This Music?
Label: Creation
Sleeve: Ex+
Catalogue Number: CRE LP 106
Inners: Pics & info
Insert: None
Matrices: A3,B3
Vinyl: Ex+.
Album Played For Grading: Yes. (Equipment: Linn Sondek LP12, Linn Ekos arm, Linn K9 moving coil cartridge, tracking at 1 gram into a Cambridge Audio Azur 340A amp and out to a pair of Bose speakers with a Super Woofer)
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