Stranger Anxiety
1996
Well and Good
1997
by request
AllMusic Review
by Tom Schulte
Since the fusion of a power trio with enthusiastic,
positive and energetic rock dreams the eternal existence of kinetic
power pop was insured. With so simple of a formula and a lack of daring
songwriting or impressive chops, is it possible to pull a good slab out
of this soup? Certainly, it is all about arrangement. If every band
member plays all the time, there is no arrangement and the recording is
fit to be discarded. In other situations, there is hope.
Zoinks
has a lot of hope and as much heart. A perky, warm bassline trades with
a strident, distorted guitar. The drums initiate the changes in temp
and keep the pace at a lively clip. The vocals are bright and vigorous.
Often, a few members of this mix bow out and let the rest take the
spotlight. That keeps things interesting and before you know it, the CD
is over and the smile remains.
Stranger Anxiety
Tracklist
| 1 |
Dirty Underwear |
2:11
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| 2 |
Page Five (Blue Violet) |
1:30
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| 3 |
Roid Rage Talkshow |
2:20
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| 4 |
Ten Cent Stamps |
2:22
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| 5 |
Stumble |
3:15
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| 6 |
Bridge Over Brautigan |
1:38
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| 7 |
Pedestal |
1:57
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| 8 |
Hooray! |
1:34
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| 9 |
Not As If |
2:29
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| 10 |
Rope Tied |
2:11
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| 11 |
Last Song For Barbie |
2:58
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| 12 |
Sapsucker Sluggo |
4:18
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| 13 |
Brawler |
3:27
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| 14 |
Garbage |
3:00
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| 15 |
Carcinogen (Not About Smoking) |
5:23
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| 16 |
Yearbook |
2:29
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| 17 |
Locked In |
2:27
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| 18 |
False Face |
2:31
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| 19.1 |
New Shoes |
21:00
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| 19.2 |
False Face |
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| 19.3 |
New Shoes |
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| 19.4 |
Polyester Butterfly |
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| 19.5 |
Untitled |
Well and Good
Tracklist
| 1 |
Wooden Nickel |
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| 2 |
Through The Turnstile |
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| 3 |
Static |
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| 4 |
Well And Good |
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| 5 |
The Camper |
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| 6 |
Brazilian Crystals |
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| 7 |
Spotlight |
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| 8 |
Neighbors |
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| 9 |
Problem |
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| 10 |
Wage Slavery |
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| 11 |
Panorama |
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| 12 |
The Dragon Song |
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| 13 |
Untitled |