Slow Motion Daydream
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80If it's an album that also argues that the band is working from formula, it's one they'd be wise to patent.
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75On Slow Motion Daydream Everclear proves that it's still quite capable of delivering solid, rocking songs with memorable hooks, and frontman Art Alexakis still has plenty to say.
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75Musically, Everclear sound almost exactly the same as when they signed with Capitol in 1995: punk, profoundly polished. But the details Alexakis sprinkles into the mix keep things interesting. [Apr 2003, p.102]
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Mellow moments abound, with gentle strings and pseudofolky melodies seeping into the mix, but most songs bank on the winsome charisma of the chunky guitars and Alexakis' grief-tinged Northwestern drawl, both of which manage to sound simultaneously cathartic and hook-y.
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70While Slow Motion Daydream isn't quite as fresh as Everclear sounded on their 1994 debut Sparkle and Fade, a close listen reveals an entirely new layer of angst and existential dread that Alexakis and company have added to their repertoire.
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Slow Motion Daydream isn't the knockout return to form it might have been, but it's significantly better than might be expected from the first impression its miserable single creates.
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Consolidates the strengths and weaknesses of the American Movie one disc.
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50Mostly, though, this is vintage mid-'90s Everclear. [#15, p.122]
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50Attempts to obscure the paucity of decent songs with endless guitar wittering. [Apr 2003, p.102]
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42Despite the fact that nobody bought their lackluster last two albums, Art Alexakis and his two lackeys are back with the even more banal and unnecessarily loud Slow Motion Daydream.
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37They don't stray from what they know and they don't tarry from their blueprint. It's just that they don't know much and their blueprint was done in crayon. [#5, p.92]
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The band has never seemed so stale. [14 Mar 2003, p.66]
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30Slow Motion Daydream is a real treat for Everclear fans since it's just a continuation of the Everclear sound, even if that sound is contrived and average.
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Mostly consists of generic rock, the sparkling production wiping clean any trace of roughness or originality in the group’s sound.
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Gio10Not their best, but still awesome. They're still my favorite group, five years running now. :D
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TheUnderlord2What a **** joke...
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MikeH9