Clean Bee

General | Apr 2004

Reviews

Kathryn Todd
Reviewed 2004-07-24
Charming, well-crafted, poppy songs about the trials of the 1980’s suburban tween in a variety of styles. Guitar, bass, drums, and clear pleasing female vocals. No FCC’s.
Track 1: Velvety thick guitar texture. Frog prince story. Catchy.
Track 2: Confessional vocals, slow, a bit tune- and rhythm-less. Short. Childish lyrics: Debbie says she can run faster than me.
Track 3: Melody is evocative of 80’s metal-pop (Aerosmith or Motley Crue), but slower and quieter. A little ominous.
Track 4: Quiet intro. Am I just paranoid, or is the melody from that Green Day song? River Phoenix is dead, so he can’t be anyone else’s boyfriend.
Track 5: That 1950’s croony vocal harmony (overdubbed). Surfer guitars.
Track 6: Slow. Mournful clear vocals acoustic-y guitars. I stole my best friend’s cool purse.
Track 7: Driving guitars. Why does he like my friend instead of me?
Track 8: Strummy country guitar intro. Big tempo variations. Imaginary boyfriend.
Track 9: Driving growly rhythmic guitars. Low ominous vocals.
Track 10: Quiet rhythmic guitar intro increases in volume and aggression. Song about a bad boy. Overdubbed vocals. Ends on (comparatively speaking) a power chord.
Track 11: Energetic guitars. High prominent vocals. Punky. Tempo change in middle.
Track 12: Organ. Disco-y. Clapping section with a yelp in the middle.
Track 13: Underwater sound. Quiet. Hissy background. Mournful overdubbed vocals are not in tune. Electric guitar played one note at a time.
-Kathryn

Recent airplay

The Frog
The Dog and Pony ShowOct 13, 2004
Debbie Says
Man in School
press and releaseSep 22, 2004
The Frog
River Phoenix
The Literate Pop FansAug 17, 2004

Charting

2004-08-16 — 2004-10-17
Week EndingAirplays
Oct 17 1
Oct 3 1
Sep 26 1
Sep 5 1
Aug 22 1

Track listing

1. The Frog
2. Debbie Says
3. Billy
4. River Phoenix
5. Terrible Day
6. Gina's Purse
7. She N Me
8. Randy
9. Quarterback
10. Dracula
11. Wanda
12. Man in School
13. Lion on the Loose