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Disco de Sugar Ray: “In the Pursuit of Leisure”
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In the Pursuit of Leisure |
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Fecha de Publicación:2003-06-03
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Tipo:Desconocido
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Género:Pop, Mainstream Rock, Adult Alternative
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Letras Explícitas:Si
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UPC:075678361661
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Do you want proof that {$Sugar Ray} are smarter, or at least savvier, than they seem? They not only abandoned {\funk-metal} the second they had a hit with the breezy {&"Fly,"} they ran with their newfound success, turning into the sunny, good-time summertime band that {\American pop} radio desperately needed in the bleak, self-absorbed aftermath of {\grunge}. Thing was, they were much better as a {\pop} band than a {\rock} band; although they could occasionally hit a rocker out of the park, as they did on the punky {\power pop} of {&"Answer the Phone,"} they felt more comfortable when they laid back and let the hooks speak for themselves, something they felt increasingly comfortable doing with each successive album, culminating in their first-rate 2001 eponymous record. That was a clean, straightforward {\pop} album, working within the mainstream tradition and sounding surprisingly timeless in many ways. Its 2003 successor continues in the {\pop} vein, but it tries to be a more contemporary version of that album, overloaded with modern drum beats and loops and processed guitars. Often, this is merely window-dressing on a good {\pop} song, but sometimes it overwhelms the track if there are no hooks there -- as it does, ironically, on the album's first single, {&"Mr. Bartender (It's So Easy)."} So, it's not as consistent as {^Sugar Ray}, stumbling on occasion, but it does deliver some great guilty pleasures -- the opening {&"Chasin' You Around"}; the sweet {&"Heaven"}; the rocker {&"In Through the Doggie Door,"} which redeems its title; the excellent cover of {&"Is She Really Going Out With Him?,"} where vocalist {$Mark McGrath} precisely mimics the tone, timbre, and phrasing of {$Joe Jackson}; and, finally, {&"Blues From a Gun,"} where they appropriate a {$Jesus & Mary Chain} title and come up with a song that's pretty much the polar opposite of {$the Mary Chain}. It all adds up to another winning record by a band who has proven to be far more resilient than anybody could have guessed when {&"Fly"} flew to the top of the charts in 1997. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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