Soot and Stars
I AM SOOT!
This was a band that was hugely popular amongst my college peers specifically my social group at the time. By the time I had first been exposed to and quickly sick of the ridiculously popular One Week song I found my friends had a pretty expansive collection BNL c.d.s already. Slowly I had begun to hear that their was a great clever and melodic background behind the band that more than made up for the radio single that almost made me swear off the band. It was after college that I finally bought some material by way of their hits collection:
I enjoy the whole disc and as you can probably tell I particularly like their earlier singles the best. They aren't only great quirky pop songs but they are just plain great songs overall with great storytelling. On top of that the vocalist has a tone that a lot of singers would only wish they had. My favorites include:
The Old Apartment
(My favorite, Love this song, one of those songs that could be interpreted in many ways)
Brian Wilson
(I think Brian Wilson would even dig this band)
Call and Answer
(a straight forward ballad and great example of his nice tone)
(My favorite, Love this song, one of those songs that could be interpreted in many ways)
Brian Wilson
(I think Brian Wilson would even dig this band)
Call and Answer
(a straight forward ballad and great example of his nice tone)
In the last decade Barenaked Ladies have sadly fallen further and further into obscurity but have still kept releasing music. Their loss is my gain as I've gotten to solid albums for a dollar each. The band seems to have garnered some creativity in this lull of their career. The albums referred to are:
and
Barenaked Ladies Are Me
Are there any other BNL fans here? What's your take on the band?