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 enlarge | Artist: Marcy Playground
Label: Reality Ent.
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 117651
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 828341011123
EAN: 0828341011123
ASIN: B0001L3LPY
Release Date: March 23, 2004
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| Tracks:
| • | Spoonfed | | • | Blood in Alphabet Soup | | • | No One's Boy | | • | Hotter Than the Sun | | • | Rock and Roll Heroes | | • | Jesse Went to War | | • | Flag and Finger | | • | Deadly Handsome Man | | • | Punk Rock Superstar | | • | Paper Dolls - Marcy Playground, Haha, J. | | • | Death of a Cheerleader - Marcy Playground, Temple, C. | | • | Brand New Day | | • | Sleepy Eyes | | • | Barfly |
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A half-decade after their pair of late 90's major label albums suffered an all too familiar fate (promising debut; sophomore jinx) singer/songwriter Steve Wozniak and Marcy Playground have mounted a game, indie comeback attempt here. But it's also an ironic one that largely fulfills the band's original post-grunge pop promise, albeit a bit after that parade has past. During an era when many a modern rock band have made sharp U-turns into the 80's (or in some cases, the 70's) for their inspirational jangle 'n' crunch, Wozniak and company (original MP bassist Dylan Keefe, new drummer Gonzalo Martinez) have stubbornly refined and focused their original sound on standouts like the Nirvana-channeling "Blood in Alphabet Soup" and "Sleepy Eyes," "Hotter Than the Sun's" cautionary, autobiographical musings and the thrash-pop irony of "Punk Rock Superstar." Woz's droll, expressive vocals reflect a lost innocence that's bittersweet and all too familiar, wed to a musical sense that's stubbornly true to itself, third wave of de rigeur garage rock wannabes be damned. -- Jerry McCulley
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 They are truly diamonds in the rough September 30, 2004
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
There are precious few bands out there with such unique, amazing, highly developed style as Marcy Playground. This, their third album, has made me just as happy as their first and second (you could actually call it the fourth album, if you're a big enough fan to know about Zog Bogbean). The feel of their music is part joy and silliness, part aching sadness, part magic, and part insanity. It's 100% genuine. The guys are also some of the nicest people I have ever met, and any fan would be lucky to be able to say that about their favourite band, most of whom will not give their fans the time of day. Wozniak's lyricism is poetry in the same vein as Leonard Cohen or Dylan Thomas. Did you know that only 1% of all music that gets played on top 40 radio makes it there because of fan base demand? The rest is shuffled into the mix because record labels have contracts with the stations and must be given representation. Marcy Playground was part of that 1%. They honestly *deserve* to be listened to.
I have read the couple of negative reviews of this album and noticed that they share a common element: ignorance of the subject. Their sound was partially formed in the same town and time as Nirvana, which makes them the genuine article. They are not "ripping off" a sound. There were plenty of bands in the early 90's who had this sound, Nirvana did not make it up on their own. They just happened to be the ones who became famous for it. If you listen to Marcy's older stuff, you can hear the grunge sound there, too. It's part of who they are, musically. If their music doesn't send you flying, that's one thing. But don't scoff and claim that their ripping someone off when you don't really know what you're talking about. It's disrespectful and lazy.
Almost everyone I know who is into Marcy Playground counts them among their top 5 favourite bands, if not their all-time favourite. They're the best!
Marcy Playground Is Back!! March 26, 2004
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Oh, how I've missed these guys! The self-titled debut, as well as Shapeshifter, had some of the best music of this genre. This album picks up right where they left off. While the influence Nirvana had on MP is huge, they were never content to solely rely on it. They do have a tendency, on some songs, to lean heavy on the drama ("Jesse Went To War", "Flag and Finger", "Death of a Cheerleader") but the music is so good, one tends to overlook the cheese. Highlights include "Blood in Alphabet Soup", "Punk Rock Superstar", and the single "Deadly Handsome Man". Also check out "Paper Dolls", which in my opinion is one of the best, most fun, songs they've ever recorded. Love this album immensely. MP, don't ever leave! Everyone else, buy it. You won't be sorry.
 Lame. Trite. Unoriginal. Cliched. But Alphabet Soup was good. August 10, 2005
7 out of 27 found this review helpful
Being a longtime fan, and after waiting for 5 years for this album to come out, I was expecting something good, not as great as the first two albums, but good. MP3, as a whole, stinks. This nowere near as good as the 1st 2 albums, and it isnt even that good when compared to other music besides previous marcy playground CDs. Summary:
1.Spoonfed
Annoying and stupid. "Spoonfed mush and jam / Spoonfed peas and ham" ??? How retarded is that? These lyrics are terrble and dont say anything.
2.Blood in the Alphabet Soup
Good song. This is why I gave this 2 stars instead of just 1.
3.No One's Boy.
Stupid and annoying. How many good songs talk about wet dreams and jerking off, anyway? Not many, that's how many.
4.I cant remember the name of this one
This one is stupid, too. It has a nice beat, but the whole rock-god thing is dumb. THis band had 1 hit and they think they're all that.
5.Rock n Roll Heroes
This is the worst song on the whole album cause its annoying. Dumb lyrics, annoying, and its sounds like something that a 13 year old grrl would like.
6.Jesse Went to War
Touchy-feely rubbish. Get over it, man.
7.Flag and Finger
Another song that is almost good but not really cause its annoying. Whats with the "shove it where the sun dont shine" lyrics? Is that not the cheesiest stupidest lyrics in the world? I think so.
8.Deadly Handsome Man
More stupid lyrics. "Deadly, bruce lee, deadly handsome man" ? This reminds me of when Barenaked LAdies sang the song One Week and talked about Aqua Man. LAME.
9.Punk Rock Suptertar
I like this song.
10.Paper Dolls
This is lame cause they put 3 up-tempo songs in a row. Good energy, but childish and boring.
11.Death of a Chearleader
This is dumb and overly emotional. The violins are lame. Does Wozniak (it's JOHN not STEVe) he's gone all green day ala time of your life or somethin? Just dumb.
12.Brand New Day
Not bad, not great.
13.Sleepy Eyes
Boo hoo hoo your girlfriend left you. Need a hanky, ya baby? Rilly, though, havent we herd enough songs abot breakups?
14.Barfly
Ohhh isnt he cool he's a barfly guy or whatever. That joke at the end is messed up.
 No grammy award here, but then again, they're no beyonce. October 4, 2004
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Some might say the music world has passed this trio by. Some might say that given the onslaught of the retro scene, Marcy Playground should have left the 90's rock image behind and invested in a synthesizer. Some might even say that with some of the hokey lyrics included herein, that it is impossible to take these guys seriously. I say to them....why? The 80's are back, no doubt about it, and in my opinion, more than welcome. The Strokes sound like the Cars. The Killers sound like Duran Duran. Franz Ferdinand Sounds like some mixture of every one-hit-wonder ever to be produced circa 1983. But should we limit ourselves? The fact is, good music is limitless. At the risk of sounding like every annoying "underground rock listener", you don't have to be beaten to death by radio play to be good. Nor do you have to be chained to the one song ("Sex and Candy") that was. From start to finish this album provides songs that are an excellent mix of sound songwriting and hard rocking melodies that make you want to pick up that proverbial air guitar and bellow out all of that suburban teenage angst many of us left behind. You wanna flip someone the bird and say I'll listen to whatever the hell I like (see "Flag and Finger")? Wanna hear one of the best rock n' roll songs no one will hear from the past year (see "Hotter Than the Sun")? Wanna sit in a smokey bar and hit on chicks (see "Barfly")? Most of all, do you still like good old fashioned rock n' roll straight out the U.S.A.? Buy the damn album...you won't regret it!
The Best Ever. March 25, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
After 5 years of dormancy, Marcy Playground comes back with a bang. In the stuffy world of commercial alternative, Marcy Playground is a breath of fresh air. You'll be hooked from the sweeping synths of Spoonfed to the viola solo in Jesse Went to War. When I bought this CD, the first things ALL my friends did after hearing it was ask me to burn them a copy. I chuckled, "Buy your own."
This blows Marcy Playground's first two albums out of the water.
Buy this album, support this amazing group.
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