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Saves the Day fans will happily devour Ups & Downs, as it presents a wealth of archival and rare stuff from one of the genre's more veteran groups. "Sell My Old Clothes, I'm Off to Heaven" wins the best title blue ribbon; it's taken from the same 2000 session as "A Drag in D Flat." "Hold" and "I'm Sorry I'm Leaving" were previously available on Saves the Day's 1999 acoustic EP, but Chris Conley's liner-note insights into their recordings are revealing. Fan favorite "Jessie & My Whetstone" appears twice, once acoustically and again in live, electrified form. It's a real teenage tearjerker, and one of Conley's songwriting highlights. Sure, punk-pop-inflected emoticons are a dime a dozen. But in something like the bittersweet pal tribute "Way His Collar Falls," he knows just how to combine lyric with melody to make the song something more than simply youthfully exuberant. His own age shows on the early Saves demo material that makes up the majority of Ups & Downs' second half -- the songs have a ragged, holy-crap-we're-a-band urgency. They also sound a lot like Green Day most of the time. A couple covers round out the set here, including "Clash City Rockers" and the Descendents. Check the rough mixing on the Clash tune -- it's, like, 7" quality at best, dude. Considering Saves the Day operates in a world where 7"s are largely extinct, the inclusion just makes Ups & Downs more visceral for fans. Now, what are you waiting for? Go out and start your own band.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
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Chris Conley, Composer - Saves The Day, Performance, MainArtist - Ted Alexander, Composer - Eben D'Amico, Composer - David Soloway, Composer - Bryan Newman, Composer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records ℗ 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records
Chris Conley, Composer - Saves The Day, Performance, MainArtist - Ted Alexander, Composer - Eben D'Amico, Composer - David Soloway, Composer - Bryan Newman, Composer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records ℗ 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records
Chris Conley, Composer - Saves The Day, Performance, MainArtist - Ted Alexander, Composer - Eben D'Amico, Composer - David Soloway, Composer - Bryan Newman, Composer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records ℗ 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records
Chris Conley, Composer - Saves The Day, Performance, MainArtist - Ted Alexander, Composer - Eben D'Amico, Composer - David Soloway, Composer - Bryan Newman, Composer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records ℗ 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records
Chris Conley, Composer - Saves The Day, Performance, MainArtist
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records ℗ 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records
Chris Conley, Composer - Saves The Day, Performance, MainArtist - Pete Parada, Composer - Eben D'Amico, Composer - Reed Black, Composer - David Soloway, Composer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records ℗ 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records
Chris Conley, Composer - Saves The Day, Performance, MainArtist - Ted Alexander, Composer - Eben D'Amico, Composer - David Soloway, Composer - Bryan Newman, Composer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records ℗ 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records
Chris Conley, Composer - Saves The Day, Performance, MainArtist - Ted Alexander, Composer - Eben D'Amico, Composer - David Soloway, Composer - Bryan Newman, Composer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records ℗ 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records
Chris Conley, Composer - Saves The Day, Performance, MainArtist - Sean McGrath, Composer - David Soloway, Composer - Bryan Newman, Composer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records ℗ 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records
Chris Conley, Composer - Saves The Day, Performance, MainArtist - Bryan Newman, Composer - Justin Gaylord, Composer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records ℗ 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records
Chris Conley, Composer - Saves The Day, Performance, MainArtist - Bryan Newman, Composer - Justin Gaylord, Composer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records ℗ 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records
Chris Conley, Composer - Saves The Day, Performance, MainArtist - Ted Alexander, Composer - Eben D'Amico, Composer - David Soloway, Composer - Bryan Newman, Composer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records ℗ 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records
Chris Conley, Composer - Saves The Day, Performance, MainArtist - Bryan Newman, Composer - Justin Gaylord, Composer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records ℗ 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records
Chris Conley, Composer - Saves The Day, Performance, MainArtist - Bryan Newman, Composer - Justin Gaylord, Composer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records ℗ 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records
Chris Conley, Composer - Saves The Day, Performance, MainArtist - Bryan Newman, Composer - Justin Gaylord, Composer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records ℗ 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records
Chris Conley, Composer - Saves The Day, Performance, MainArtist - Bryan Newman, Composer - Justin Gaylord, Composer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records ℗ 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records
Chris Conley, Composer - Saves The Day, Performance, MainArtist - Bryan Newman, Composer - Justin Gaylord, Composer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records ℗ 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records
Mick Jones, Composer - JOE STRUMMER, Composer - Saves The Day, Performance, MainArtist
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records ℗ 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records
Chris Conley, Composer - Saves The Day, Performance, MainArtist - Pete Parada, Composer - Eben D'Amico, Composer - Reed Black, Composer - David Soloway, Composer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records ℗ 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records
Album review
Saves the Day fans will happily devour Ups & Downs, as it presents a wealth of archival and rare stuff from one of the genre's more veteran groups. "Sell My Old Clothes, I'm Off to Heaven" wins the best title blue ribbon; it's taken from the same 2000 session as "A Drag in D Flat." "Hold" and "I'm Sorry I'm Leaving" were previously available on Saves the Day's 1999 acoustic EP, but Chris Conley's liner-note insights into their recordings are revealing. Fan favorite "Jessie & My Whetstone" appears twice, once acoustically and again in live, electrified form. It's a real teenage tearjerker, and one of Conley's songwriting highlights. Sure, punk-pop-inflected emoticons are a dime a dozen. But in something like the bittersweet pal tribute "Way His Collar Falls," he knows just how to combine lyric with melody to make the song something more than simply youthfully exuberant. His own age shows on the early Saves demo material that makes up the majority of Ups & Downs' second half -- the songs have a ragged, holy-crap-we're-a-band urgency. They also sound a lot like Green Day most of the time. A couple covers round out the set here, including "Clash City Rockers" and the Descendents. Check the rough mixing on the Clash tune -- it's, like, 7" quality at best, dude. Considering Saves the Day operates in a world where 7"s are largely extinct, the inclusion just makes Ups & Downs more visceral for fans. Now, what are you waiting for? Go out and start your own band.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:56
- Main artists: Saves The Day
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Vagrant Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records ℗ 2004 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a Vagrant Records
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