Everclear, “Slow Motion Daydream” (Capitol)
ByFeb 13, 2003 11:00 PM
When the first track on Everclear’s new album starts off with its twangy little guitar riff, you say to yourself, “Hey, isn’t this that Everclear song?”
When the first track on Everclear’s new album starts off with its twangy little guitar riff, you say to yourself, “Hey, isn’t this that Everclear song?”
You say this even though, a few moments later, you realize that you’ve never heard the song before. It has a familiar feel, but not so much so that you’d say, “All their stuff sounds the same. This new album is lame.” It’s more of a, “These guys have found a good sound and they’re sticking with it.”
And sound good, this album does. Art Alexakis (vocals/guitar), Craig Montoya (bass/vocals) and Greg Eklund (drums/vocals) deliver a solid, straight-ahead rock-and-roll album with big, chunky guitar riffs, catchy hooks and sweet-sounding harmonies. “Volvo Driving Soccer Mom"--about a bad-girl turned housewife--is sure to become one of the group’s signature tracks ... though there’s something weird about hearing Alexakis deliver in the first-person lines such as “I got gang-banged in the bathroom at my high-school prom.”