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The Benjamins shamelessly display all things great and endlessly endearing about power pop: instantly digestible melodies; short and tuneful solos; bottom-heavy distorted fuzz bass; a pounding backbeat; multiple layers of guitar crunch; harmonic bliss; and lyrics of love lost, love found, and love unrequited. Delivered in a devil-may-care attitude with heart in hand and tongue in cheek, the Benjamins' youthful exuberance crashes through with the force of a teenage sunami. "Sophia on the Stereo" is an aural paean to the Cars that symbolically opens with the scratchy sounds of a car radio before giving way to the onslaught of noodling synthesizer riffs, "uh-oh" backing vocals, the always reliable I-IV-V chord progression, and lyrics imbedded in the tradition of late-'70s new wave. In "Couch," a paint-by-numbers Cheap Trick tribute, Jay Stys comically pines, "Molly Ringwald, me and you, 16 candles, lonely summers." The Art of Disappointment is a pop/rock joyride without filler.
© Tom Semioli /TiVo
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Dan Hinz, Composer, Writer - The Benjamins, MainArtist - Jay Stys, Composer, Writer - Jon Phillip, Composer, Writer - Ben Perlstein, Composer, Writer
© 2001 Drive Thru Records / Catch Point Rights Partners ℗ 2001 Drive Thru Records
Dan Hinz, Composer, Writer - The Benjamins, MainArtist - Jay Stys, Composer, Writer - Jon Phillip, Composer, Writer - Ben Perlstein, Composer, Writer
© 2001 Drive Thru Records / Catch Point Rights Partners ℗ 2001 Drive Thru Records
Dan Hinz, Composer, Writer - The Benjamins, MainArtist - Jay Stys, Composer, Writer - Jon Phillip, Composer, Writer - Ben Perlstein, Composer, Writer
© 2001 Drive Thru Records / Catch Point Rights Partners ℗ 2001 Drive Thru Records
Dan Hinz, Composer, Writer - The Benjamins, MainArtist - Jay Stys, Composer, Writer - Jon Phillip, Composer, Writer - Ben Perlstein, Composer, Writer
© 2001 Drive Thru Records / Catch Point Rights Partners ℗ 2001 Drive Thru Records
Dan Hinz, Composer, Writer - The Benjamins, MainArtist - Jay Stys, Composer, Writer - Jon Phillip, Composer, Writer - Ben Perlstein, Composer, Writer
© 2001 Drive Thru Records / Catch Point Rights Partners ℗ 2001 Drive Thru Records
Dan Hinz, Composer, Writer - The Benjamins, MainArtist - Jay Stys, Composer, Writer - Jon Phillip, Composer, Writer - Ben Perlstein, Composer, Writer
© 2001 Drive Thru Records / Catch Point Rights Partners ℗ 2001 Drive Thru Records
Dan Hinz, Composer, Writer - The Benjamins, MainArtist - Jay Stys, Composer, Writer - Jon Phillip, Composer, Writer - Ben Perlstein, Composer, Writer
© 2001 Drive Thru Records / Catch Point Rights Partners ℗ 2001 Drive Thru Records
Dan Hinz, Composer, Writer - The Benjamins, MainArtist - Jay Stys, Composer, Writer - Jon Phillip, Composer, Writer - Ben Perlstein, Composer, Writer
© 2001 Drive Thru Records / Catch Point Rights Partners ℗ 2001 Drive Thru Records
Dan Hinz, Composer, Writer - The Benjamins, MainArtist - Jay Stys, Composer, Writer - Jon Phillip, Composer, Writer - Ben Perlstein, Composer, Writer
© 2001 Drive Thru Records / Catch Point Rights Partners ℗ 2001 Drive Thru Records
Dan Hinz, Composer, Writer - The Benjamins, MainArtist - Jay Stys, Composer, Writer - Jon Phillip, Composer, Writer - Ben Perlstein, Composer, Writer
© 2001 Drive Thru Records / Catch Point Rights Partners ℗ 2001 Drive Thru Records
Album review
The Benjamins shamelessly display all things great and endlessly endearing about power pop: instantly digestible melodies; short and tuneful solos; bottom-heavy distorted fuzz bass; a pounding backbeat; multiple layers of guitar crunch; harmonic bliss; and lyrics of love lost, love found, and love unrequited. Delivered in a devil-may-care attitude with heart in hand and tongue in cheek, the Benjamins' youthful exuberance crashes through with the force of a teenage sunami. "Sophia on the Stereo" is an aural paean to the Cars that symbolically opens with the scratchy sounds of a car radio before giving way to the onslaught of noodling synthesizer riffs, "uh-oh" backing vocals, the always reliable I-IV-V chord progression, and lyrics imbedded in the tradition of late-'70s new wave. In "Couch," a paint-by-numbers Cheap Trick tribute, Jay Stys comically pines, "Molly Ringwald, me and you, 16 candles, lonely summers." The Art of Disappointment is a pop/rock joyride without filler.
© Tom Semioli /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:51
- Main artists: The Benjamins
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Drive Thru Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2001 Drive Thru Records / Catch Point Rights Partners ℗ 2001 Drive Thru Records
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