Track Listing 1. Getting By 2. Hello, Hello 3. She Says It's Alright 4. Cruise, The 5. Barcelona 6. Say Goodbye Forever 7. Overlee 8. Big Daddy C. 9. Keep Sleeping 10. Man With Two Brains, The 11. Must Be Wrong 12. Insomnia 13. It's Alright (Reprise) 14. My Head Is in the Sun 15. Jumping Around
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Damon Albarn, Donna Matthews, Miki Berenyi, Petra Haden, Tim Wheeler | | Producer: | Matt Sharp | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes The Rentals: Matt Sharp (vocals); Rod Cervera (acoustic & electric guitars); Jim Richards (trombone, piano, Moog & ARP synthesizers); Kevin March (drums). Additional personnel: Tim Wheeler (6- & 12 string acoustic guitars, background vocals); Miki Berenyi, Maya Rudolph, Petra Haden, Donna Matthews, Sharon McConochie (vocals); Danny Frankel (percussion); Damon Albarn (background vocals). For his second turn at bat, ex-Weezer Matt Sharp swings and knocks one out of the park. Popping you upside the head with one great song after another, The Rentals defy the phenomenon known as "the sophomore slump" and score big with SEVEN MORE MINUTES. Looking resplendent in his shaggy hair and polka-dot shirt (out with the turbo-geek, in with the retro-chic) and fresh from his bacchanal in Barcelona, Sharp keeps a party-like vibe going throughout much of the disc. Some of the players on The Rentals team this season include Damon Alborn from Blur, Tim Wheeler from Ash, and once again, Petra Haden from THAT DOG is adding her wonderful vocals. The nerd shtick is gone, but in its place are infectious songs and flat-out fun.
Editorial Reviews 3 stars (out of 5) - ...a touching vote of thanks to all things meek and '80s....Moog-laden and tragic...misery pop is the product. Q (08/01/1999)
...Though distinctly American, this brash, densely layered pop would sound equally at home in Venice, Italy, or on Venice Beach, Calif... - Rating: B+ Entertainment Weekly (05/07/1999)
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