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Like margarine to butter, NutraSweet to sugar, Sammy is to Pavement -- a smoother, blander version of a classic. Sammy distills the half-mumbled, half-sung vocals, loopy guitars, off-kilter percussion, and sunny pop hooks that Pavement made their own in the late '80s, and slavish imitators that they are, Sammy can't even chart the heights that Pavement reaches. That said, Sammy's major-label debut, Tales of Great Neck Glory, is a fun, if derivative, album. Singer Jesse Hartman has a cheeky, knowing style on songs like "Neptune Ave. (Ortho Hi Rise)" and "Blue Oyster Bay" that makes the group's five-finger discount style of songwriting enjoyable as a sort of in-joke between Sammy and their audience. "Horse or Ballet?" and "Chilling Excerpts" in particular have a weird, jittery energy of their own, while "Buckle-Up Sunshine" lives up to its name, showing that the members of Sammy are moving away from being merely competent copyists to something more interesting. While they may not be the real thing yet, Sammy and Tales of Great Neck Glory provide some mindlessly entertaining listening.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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Sammy, MainArtist - Jesse Hartman, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Luke Wood, Composer, Producer
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sammy, MainArtist - Jesse Hartman, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Luke Wood, Composer, Producer
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sammy, MainArtist - Jesse Hartman, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Luke Wood, Composer, Producer
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sammy, MainArtist - Jesse Hartman, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Luke Wood, Composer, Producer
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sammy, MainArtist - Jesse Hartman, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Luke Wood, Composer, Producer
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sammy, MainArtist - Jesse Hartman, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Luke Wood, Composer, Producer
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sammy, MainArtist - Jesse Hartman, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Luke Wood, Composer, Producer
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sammy, MainArtist - Jesse Hartman, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Luke Wood, Composer, Producer
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sammy, MainArtist - Jesse Hartman, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Luke Wood, Composer, Producer
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sammy, MainArtist - Jesse Hartman, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Luke Wood, Composer, Producer
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sammy, MainArtist - Jesse Hartman, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Luke Wood, Composer, Producer
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Like margarine to butter, NutraSweet to sugar, Sammy is to Pavement -- a smoother, blander version of a classic. Sammy distills the half-mumbled, half-sung vocals, loopy guitars, off-kilter percussion, and sunny pop hooks that Pavement made their own in the late '80s, and slavish imitators that they are, Sammy can't even chart the heights that Pavement reaches. That said, Sammy's major-label debut, Tales of Great Neck Glory, is a fun, if derivative, album. Singer Jesse Hartman has a cheeky, knowing style on songs like "Neptune Ave. (Ortho Hi Rise)" and "Blue Oyster Bay" that makes the group's five-finger discount style of songwriting enjoyable as a sort of in-joke between Sammy and their audience. "Horse or Ballet?" and "Chilling Excerpts" in particular have a weird, jittery energy of their own, while "Buckle-Up Sunshine" lives up to its name, showing that the members of Sammy are moving away from being merely competent copyists to something more interesting. While they may not be the real thing yet, Sammy and Tales of Great Neck Glory provide some mindlessly entertaining listening.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:41
- Main artists: Sammy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Interscope
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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