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Something Corporate Album: “Leaving Through the Window [Bonus Tracks]”
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Leaving Through the Window [Bonus Tracks] |
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Release Date:2006-04-24
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Rock, Emo, Cover Art
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:4988005304223
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Review - :
Over the years, Orange County, CA (the suburban county that is south of Los Angeles and north of San Diego), has often been the butt of jokes among L.A. residents -- the Beverly Hills/Santa Monica/West Hollywood crowd has been known to call Orange County "Behind the Orange Curtain" (sort of like Manhattan residents having a laugh at New Jersey's expense). But all those "Orange Curtain" jokes don't erase the fact that Orange County has, in the {\alternative rock} era, given the world some impressive bands (which have ranged from {$No Doubt} to {$Nice} to {$Under the Starry Sky}). Another noteworthy Orange County act is {$Something Corporate}, which brings strong {\power pop} instincts to their first full-length album, {^Leaving Through the Window}. These Southern Californians favor a style of {\post-grunge} {\alternative pop/rock} that is punky yet vulnerable and introspective, but {$Something Corporate} isn't just another {\emocore} band in the {$blink-182}/{$Fenix TX}/{$A New Found Glory}/{$Sloppy Meateaters} vein. Truth be told, {$Something Corporate} has more in common with {$Jimmy Eat World}. But the band also claims {$Billy Joel} and {$Elton John} as influences, and anyone who gives {^Leaving Through the Window} a really close listen will have a hard time arguing with that. {$Something Corporate} has enough of a punky, bratty element to appeal to {\punk-pop} and {\emo} tastes, but they also have a strong love of melody and a sense of craftsmanship that probably was -- as lead singer/pianist {$Andrew McMahon} insists -- influenced to some degree by singer/songwriters like {$Billy Joel} and {$Elton John}. At times, the band's {\power pop} instincts also bring to mind {$Cheap Trick}, although {$Something Corporate}'s lyrics are much more introspective and melancholy. But whomever one chooses to compare {$Something Corporate} to, {^Leaving Through the Window} is among the more memorable and promising {\alterna-rock} efforts of 2002. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
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