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Secret American Livingroom
by (Performer: Dealership)
Product Group: Music
ISBN: B00000INSO
EAN: 0712657107222
UPC: 712657107222
Audio CD
Original Release Date: 1998-08-30
Release Date: 1998-09-15
SKU: 07070087
Condition: Like New Very Good
Comments: Audio CD in like new condition with no scratches. Very nice jewel case with like new labels.
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Editorial Reviews
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Album Description
Debut CD by San Francisco Bay Area pop/noise trio combines catchy melodies, crunchy guitars, boy-girl harmonies, and caffeinated beats. "Jungle Gym" starts off the CD with its sing-song melody and fun tempo. "Nerdy Girl" combines the falsetto of singer/bassist Chris Groves and the Japanese lyrics of guitarist/singer Miyuki Jane Pinckard to tell the tale of a bookworm's crush on Mr. Popular. Drummer Chris Wetherell pounds away strong and steady through the album, bringing the band up to a frenetic pace in "Fallout", and propelling them through the hooks and beats of the closing track, "Green."
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Customer Reviews
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some dorky kid's amateur review (re-edited)
Rating  (5)
Date: 2002-07-28
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
this album is awesome. they define the work, which became the genre itself, called indie rock/cute pop. I have seen them live about twice and talked to them afterwards. How cool is that? ... The boy/girl vocals are very catchy. The biggest draw for me are the lyrics which are incredible. i can't imaging any other band pulling off "nerdy girl" with as much sincerity, technicality, and gracefulness.it's also enjoyable and refreshing to hear French and Japanese lyrics done to fuzz bass and keyboards. go listen. like. now. ...
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Always fun, sometimes excellent
Rating  (4)
Date: 2002-07-25
This isn't a bad track on the album, but the album comes across as somewhat bland and generic, if likeable, for the beginning and middle of the album. Then the last two songs, particularly "You're Dumb" are startling, so enjoyable and well-done that it doesn't really seem to fit the album. This band is fun to see live and I've talked to them and they seem like swell folks. So don't expect to have your mind blown (if you're the sort of person who got their mind blown by the Fairway's "Is Everything All Right?") but I definitely think it's worth seeing their shows and this CD is good stuff too.
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Rather uninspired...
Rating  (2)
Date: 2000-11-23
1 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
I'm sorry to say it, but I really was dissapointed with this CD. I found the music and lyrics to be very bland. I don't think that this CD has introduced anything new at all to music. I guess it is just not my style.
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dealership will someday rule the world.
Rating (5)
Date: 2000-09-18
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
after you buy this album (which i know you will), one of the first things you'll notice is a big star that says POP in the middle when you open the jewel case and take out the cd. see, this is symbolic. dealership has taken a look at rock stars, and they like what they see, but they've also got those guilty twangs of pop love in their system. someone i know even called them a "rockin' motown". now, i don't know if i'd go that far, but these kids do indeed know how to rock--and pop. their songs will crawl through your ears into your brain, and they will never let go. but you're better off that way anyway. they're so indie that they're not even signed, so almost every dollar you send their way goes straight to their pockets... maybe someday they'll be able to afford to play some frickin' all-ages shows in the san francisco bay area--or even in your hometown! regardless, i love dealership, and you should too. just listen to some soundclips, and you won't be sorry. personal favorites of mine include "my box", "fallout" and "green".
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Buy the CD!!!!!!!!!!
Rating (5)
Date: 1999-07-05
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This band is so awesome. I recently saw them at the x-games in San Francisco and now i'm hooked on them. I was so hooked that I bought the cd at the show. I'm completely recommending them!!!!!!!
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