Bandwagonesque | 
| Artist: Teenage Fanclub
Label: Geffen Gold Line Sp.
Category: Music
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Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 48579
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 720642446126
EAN: 0720642446126
ASIN: B000000P09
Release Date: August 12, 1997
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| Tracks:
| • | Concept | | • | Satan | | • | December | | • | What You Do to Me | | • | I Don't Know | | • | Star Sign | | • | Metal Baby | | • | Pet Rock | | • | Sidewinder | | • | Alcoholiday | | • | Guiding Star | | • | Is This Music? |
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Crotchety critics complained that this Glaswegian quartet sounded too close to cult Memphis band Big Star for their own or anyone else's good, but Bandwagonesque proved that unapologetic homage can sometimes work. The Fanclub's mesh of yearning, ethereal melody and cranked, feed-backing guitars came together superbly on "The Concept," "Metal Baby," and the thrashing "Star Sign"--mini-blizzards of mellifluousness that yoked Alex Chilton to Crazy Horse and the Ramones. Dismiss "Alcholiday" as "record collection rock" if you must: it doesn't make the track any less sublime. --Barney Hoskyns
Album Description
Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing. Universal. 2008.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 36 more reviews...
 Album For the Ages January 24, 2005
Jasper Mcworthy (USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
All the reviews are true, (except only giving it 4 stars) This album is the highlight of a very confusing time in music. When the world was hypnotized by Nirvana and labeling every rock band into the grunge category, you have a band that truly stood on their own terms and wasn't trying to make you feel sad. Rather they were creating moods of their own.
How can you describe the feeling on "The Concept" it's just musical stone still bliss. I think of this song as being locked into a timeless moment, and the music is able to swirl around your soul so very snuggly.
"Alcoholiday" is the song that makes strong men weep. Something about the singing really bends the mood and you feel at peace with their sound, caught in a twister of oohs and aahs. Out of all of Teenage Fanclub's works this has to be their moment in time. I find myself always going back to this one when I want to listen to them.
Join the Bandwagon (esque)! March 10, 2003
Ludmila (Tallahassee, FL)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This album is Teenage Fanclub's finest hour. I've had this album for many years, and I have never tired of hearing it. The twelve songs on "Bandwagonesque" weave into one another wonderfully, making it an outstanding "Brit-pop" album. . . it was released in 1991, but it eludes the categorization of "grunge," as so many albums of that time were classified. Yes, it is a David Geffen release, but I don't think that it quite fits the criteria of that era. . . "Bandwagonesque" should be placed in a category of its own, for no band at the time sounded quite like Teenage Fanclub. . .
1) "The Concept". My favorite track on the album. This song depicts a young woman who lives life on her own terms, yet who has been wounded in love. "I didn't want to hurt you". . . the chorus proclaims. The lyrics and music in this song convey sadness on the part of the woman, and remorse on the part of the
person who has wounded her. . . This song depicts love that has been lost in a beautiful, wistful, and profoundly melancholic manner.
2)"Satan". A commendable "jam out," marked by intense guitar work and muffed vocals. It would seem incongruent indeed, if it didn't lead into the lovely and self-effacing
3)"December". A sweet and sincere, yet bitter track. . . "She don't even care, but I would die for her love". . . (ouch)
4)"What You Do to Me". A silly little pop love song, but it is one with charm, and, well, sweetness.
5)"I Don't Know". A sort of anthem for those indecisive individuals amongst us. . .
6)"Star Sign." Superstitious people will surely identify with this song, as they wonder whether horse shoes and a "black cat on the floor" can influence their day. This song will most likely be a favorite with "new-agey" types.
7)"Metal Baby." An homage to the "metal babes" out there. I could do without this song, but that could very well be because I'm not in the slightest bit a "metal baby." In fact, I can't stand the genre of "metal" music! :)
8)"Pet Rock." I personally prefer my cat, but I imagine that a pet rock can have its own charm. Regardless, the song doesn't really concern a "pet rock," at least not ostensibly. . .
9) "Sidewinder." A tribute to a girl who inspires, but with certain limitations. . . "When you're walking, I love your walk,/ when you're ticking, I love your tock/. . . then again, you're just a thought". ..
10) "Alcoholiday." An outstanding track on this album. In my opinion, it's the second best song after "The Concept". There are some really memorable lyrics on this track; e.g., "All I know is all I know. . .what I don't I leave behind me. . . I don't want my soul to find me". . .
11). "Guiding Star." It's a wonderful thing to be someone's proverbial "guiding star," when the world itself fails to provide spiritual guidance, isn't it?
12) "Is This Music?" Oh my, yes, it is. Teenage Fanclub ends "Bandwagonesque" with a delightful instrumental tune, which concludes the album spectacularly, while leaving the listener to marvel at their unique and captivating talent."Bandwagonesque" is an awesome album. It's just the right amount of "pop," without being either cheesy or plastic. What we have here is an incredibly talented band, which has not yet received the recognition which it deserves. . .
This is an essential "90's" album, but I think that it eludes the categories of genre and time. I hope that Teenage Fanclub acquires yet more fans to join their Bandwagon (esque), or, at least, that they won't be forgotten. . .
Every music lover should own this November 18, 2000
Andrew Aldridge (London)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Teenage Fanclub have made a better album than this in the form of Grand Prix but Bandwagonesque is an equally essential purchase. Part self-conscious evocation of sixties' pop, part grunge-inspired guitar fest, Norman Blake, Raymond McGuinley and Gerard Love pointed the way for a host of cross-Atlantic guitar bands with a Lennon/Wilson fixation and a modicum of talent. Alcoholiday, a blaze of criss-cross guitars and heart-breaking lyrics, is one of the finest singles never released, while The Concept, Star Sign and Guiding Star are not far behind. Utterly wonderful.
 Good, but a little disappointing November 1, 2000
Dave Shickle (Rockville, Maryland)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This album enjoyed a huge amount of acclaim; I read several reviews that compared it with Revolver and Pet Sounds in terms of quality.Quite frankly, it isn't even close to being a classic. The lyrics are often unbearably stupid. There is absolutely nothing wrong with writing love songs, but at least Big Star - who did everything this band does, only better - didn't write lyrics like "saw you there with long blond hair / eyes of blue, oh baby, I love you / When you're walking, I love your walk / When you're talking, I love your talk." (They later repeat this verse with: "When you're ticking, I love your tock," which is about all I can handle.) That being said, these guys can write a catchy tune, and they're very good guitarists. Some of the songs are a little repetitive (December and What You Do To Me, especially) but I can deal with it, because there's always plenty of really great guitarwork going on in the background. They can sing, they can harmonize, and there is something to be said for a bouncy pop tune. However, only some of the songs have really memorable melodies (and they have a nasty habit of putting some of their worst lyrics with the catchiest material); the best song on here, I think, is Alcoholiday (awful name, but the lyrics really aren't bad, and the melody will be in your head for days). Other than that, The Concept, December, What You Do To Me, and I Don't Know are the standouts. Don't expect too much - and try to ignore some of the really inexcusable lyrics - and you'll enjoy it.
yeah it's Big Star influenced but so what? September 22, 2006
Nuno Leal Da Silva (Lisboa, Portugal)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Big Star means Big Time for me. Their number one record is one of my fave records, all time fave and i think such records deserve admiration, respect and a following crowd behind them. And when the crowd is good like these fellows, nothing to say. Alex Chilton but mostly Chris Bell must have liked this collection of beautiful, haunting rock songs. Teenage Fanclub have never touched this perfection again (unfortunately).
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