Harvey Danger - Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?
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Artist: Harvey DangerEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-03-31
Music Label: Fontana London
Soundtracks:
- Carlotta Valdez
- Flagpole Sitta
- Woolly Muffler
- Private Helicopter
- Problems & Bigger Ones
- Jack The Lion
- Old Hat
- Terminal Annex
- Wrecking Ball
- Radio Silence
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Free Music Review: Disappointing
Hit: 2 Stars
I have always loved the song "Flagpole Sitta" and had heard great things about this CD, so I finally bought it. I have to say that I don't understand what all the fuss is about. I didn't really like any of the songs beyond "Flagpole Sitta". Some of them drone on and on.
I'm new to Harvey Danger other than the couple of singles that have been on the radio over the years ("Flagpole" and the remake of English Beat's "Sooner of Later", which I like better than the origianl), so I had no other context to consider Harvey Danger's music. Needless to say, I didn't find anything that made me want to delve into it more.
Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone? Poster
There's a disturbing trend in the Northwest: bands are getting way over-hyped before their first full-length record (which is often mediocre and disappointing) even hits the streets. Seattle's Harvey Danger, however, deserved the buzz that their debut CD generated. Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone? was quite simply one of the best local records released in 1997. It has the pop accessibility of vocalist Sean Nelson's high-register croon (not unlike Jeremy Enigk), and the energetic and dynamic punch of a band--guitarist Jeff Lin, bassist Aaron Huffman, and drummer Evan Sult (The Rocket's assistant art director)--that has developed its chops together for more than four years. Harvey Danger have drawn all the worthwhile elements from '90s indie rock and created a sound that is at once their own, yet completely familiar. Lin's guitar is full and confident, ranging from full-on power chords to buzzing melodies, while Huffman frequently takes the leads with his fat, distorted bass humming away. Sult ably links the two with a minimum of flash and pretense. Nelson's clear-as-a-bell vocals and sardonic, clever, and frequently emotional lyrics are both the album's strongest and weakest aspects. Occasionally his verbosity overcomes the music and his almost condescending sniping becomes a little tiresome. However, these are minor complaints in the big picture, because songs like "Carlotta Valdez," "Flagpole Sitta," and "Problems and Bigger Ones" are true gems, and for a first effort, this is as close to flawless as a band can get. --Adem TepedelenAlternative Rock Music CDs
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