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- Summary: A musician since his early childhood, 20-year-old Texan Ben Kweller experienced some minor success with the band Radish in the late 1990s before embarking on a solo career highlighted by 'Sha Sha,' his debut full-length for Dave Matthews' label Ato.
- Record Label: ATO
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Top Track
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| Wind is cold alright back in Dallas When neon light from the building Lets you know you're home You'd go way back when If you wanted to be my... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 13
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Mixed: 4 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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Underscoring the songwriting skill he's been working at since age eight and over the course of 11 songs, he plays acoustic, folk-rock, alternative, power pop, and straight-ahead rock; his lyrics are consistently heart-sung but they aren't lite (he's got weight and bite too).
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Q MagazineMelodically, this matches The Lemonheads at their best. [Aug 2002, p.126]
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MojoTen years from now, someone will stumble across this in a thift shop, buy on a whim and be thrilled. [Sep 2002, p.96]
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Granted, Kweller is still searching for an unique voice, as his music still wears its roots a little too blatantly, but he’s definitely on the right track.
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What 20-year-old Kweller lacks in crafting his own sound, he makes up for in crafting virulently infectious hooks, the kind that find you singing along despite the fact that you only have a tenuous grasp on the lyrics.
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Slightly-too-frequent derivative moments can be mostly forgiven thanks to heaping helpings of youthful earnestness.
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While Sha Sha is certainly ripe with hooks and strong in stylistic concept, the songs are woefully one-dimensional and marred by immaturity.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 5
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Mixed: 1 out of 5
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Negative: 0 out of 5
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hellokittyMay 24, 2005awesome cd... my favorite
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JohnLJun 5, 2004It's awesome.
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RichW.Sep 9, 2002
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katiesOct 18, 2002ben kweller has had lunch with madonna. that's just cute. his songs are sort of immature, but i love his voice and he has a f*ckload of talent.
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Sep 28, 2011
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