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Put Sleepy Eyed in your CD player, hit play, and prepare to be amazed -- "Tangerine," the lead-off cut, signals the brief but welcome return of "Dinosaur Jr. Jr." with two-and-three-quarters minutes of charging neo-grunge guitars and galloping drums, the likes of which you haven't heard from this band since Birdbrain. But, of course, Buffalo Tom sound a lot tighter, stronger, and more confident when they dig into the big shaggy dog rock than they did five years previous, and while they never get quite as rollicking as "Tangerine" again on Sleepy Eyed, cut for cut it's a far more direct and straightforward rock album than anything they'd managed since their creative breakthrough on Let Me Come Over. To some listeners, Sleepy Eyed might sound like a regression, moving back into noisy power trio mode after the more polished surfaces and intricate arrangements of Let Me Come Over and Big Red Letter Day, but play Sleepy Eyed back to back with Birdbrain and you'll be pleasantly surprised by the differences. Sleepy Eyed decisively proves Buffalo Tom write better hooks and better melodies, write smarter lyrics, and even rock harder than when they were still trying to find their way out from under J. Mascis' shadow, and they sound like they're having a great time just turning up the amps and letting rip, especially Bill Janovitz, whose rock-dude guitar outros are a hoot (and this is one band who I cannot begrudge for enjoying themselves every once in a while). On Sleepy Eyed, Buffalo Tom go back to the old neighborhood and show everybody how much bigger and stronger they've become -- it's sorta like a high school reunion, but louder and a lot more fun.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Buffalo Tom, MainArtist - JOHN AGNELLO, Producer - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Scrawny Music, MusicPublisher - Tom Maginnis, Composer, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Janovitz, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Colbourn, Composer, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1997 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1995 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Buffalo Tom, MainArtist - JOHN AGNELLO, Producer - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Tom Maginnis, Composer, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Janovitz, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Colbourn, Composer, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1997 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1995 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Buffalo Tom, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Tom Maginnis, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Janovitz, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Colbourn, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1997 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1995 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Buffalo Tom, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Tom Maginnis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Janovitz, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Colbourn, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1997 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1995 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Buffalo Tom, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Tom Maginnis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Janovitz, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Colbourn, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1997 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1995 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Buffalo Tom, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Tom Maginnis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Janovitz, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Colbourn, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1997 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1995 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Buffalo Tom, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Tom Maginnis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Janovitz, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Colbourn, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1997 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1995 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Buffalo Tom, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Tom Maginnis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Janovitz, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Colbourn, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1997 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1995 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Buffalo Tom, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Tom Maginnis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Janovitz, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Colbourn, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1997 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1995 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Buffalo Tom, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Tom Maginnis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Janovitz, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Colbourn, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1997 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1995 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Buffalo Tom, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Tom Maginnis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Janovitz, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Colbourn, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1997 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1995 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Buffalo Tom, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Tom Maginnis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Janovitz, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Colbourn, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1997 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1995 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Buffalo Tom, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Tom Maginnis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Janovitz, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Colbourn, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1997 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1995 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Buffalo Tom, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Tom Maginnis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Janovitz, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Colbourn, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1997 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1995 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Album review
Put Sleepy Eyed in your CD player, hit play, and prepare to be amazed -- "Tangerine," the lead-off cut, signals the brief but welcome return of "Dinosaur Jr. Jr." with two-and-three-quarters minutes of charging neo-grunge guitars and galloping drums, the likes of which you haven't heard from this band since Birdbrain. But, of course, Buffalo Tom sound a lot tighter, stronger, and more confident when they dig into the big shaggy dog rock than they did five years previous, and while they never get quite as rollicking as "Tangerine" again on Sleepy Eyed, cut for cut it's a far more direct and straightforward rock album than anything they'd managed since their creative breakthrough on Let Me Come Over. To some listeners, Sleepy Eyed might sound like a regression, moving back into noisy power trio mode after the more polished surfaces and intricate arrangements of Let Me Come Over and Big Red Letter Day, but play Sleepy Eyed back to back with Birdbrain and you'll be pleasantly surprised by the differences. Sleepy Eyed decisively proves Buffalo Tom write better hooks and better melodies, write smarter lyrics, and even rock harder than when they were still trying to find their way out from under J. Mascis' shadow, and they sound like they're having a great time just turning up the amps and letting rip, especially Bill Janovitz, whose rock-dude guitar outros are a hoot (and this is one band who I cannot begrudge for enjoying themselves every once in a while). On Sleepy Eyed, Buffalo Tom go back to the old neighborhood and show everybody how much bigger and stronger they've become -- it's sorta like a high school reunion, but louder and a lot more fun.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:40
- Main artists: Buffalo Tom
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Beggars Banquet
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
1997 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1995 Megadisc Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
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