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Avg: 3.5 (6 ratings)
- Date Released: January 1, 1995
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Pop
- Label: Urban Myth / CD Baby
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Probably the biggest problem with Dan Bryk's first album is that it's maybe a tad obvious in terms of lyrical content. Here's a child of the suburbs complaining about how shallow and boring things are, something that's telegraphed ahead of the music when you look at the album artwork, equating rows of identical house with rows of identical tombstones. Elsewhere, he does the singer/songwriter thing in his full-on sad-sack unlucky-in-love nerd persona. It sounds like it could be obnoxious, but Bryk actually has enough charm and humor to pull it off. Who else could pull off an ode to a computer programmer, or a song about stalking the Prime Minister's daughter in revenge for free trade? How many people would come up with the line "she asked if there was more to life than this/all I could offer was the number of my therapist"? And so we come to the matter of the album's title: Is Bryk truly an asshole? Well, probably not, even though he's open enough with his feelings to make people feel comfortable. And yes, he's a smart-ass. But he's also emotionally honest and smart, if perhaps a bit naïve at times. (The CD also features the three songs that originally appeared on the earlierDan Bryk, Now! EP. Wisely, they're put at the end -- even though they're still reasonably well-played, they don't have quite the same warmth.)
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| 01. |  |
She Doesn't Mean A Thing To Me Tonight |
4:30 |
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| 02. | |
Because I'm Spoiled |
3:22 |
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| 03. | |
In Praise of Mark Turmell |
1:55 |
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| 04. | |
Her Place |
2:16 |
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| 05. | |
Singer Slash Songwriter |
2:54 |
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| 06. | |
Right Behind Caroline |
2:22 |
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| 07. | |
Plastic Surgery |
4:39 |
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| 08. | |
Song of Forgiveness |
3:07 |
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| 09. | |
She's Already Feeling Guilty |
2:29 |
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| 10. | |
Private Party |
1:57 |
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| 11. | |
The Trouble With Nice Guys |
14:04 |
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| 12. | |
Gratuitous Bonus Track |
3:46 |
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| 13. | |
Mandy, Mary Beth and Jen |
3:39 |
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| 14. | |
Rehab |
3:23 |
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| 15. | |
The Silence That Passes for Peace of Mind |
4:26 |
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15 Total Tracks, 58:49 Total Length
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Credits
- Jimmy English - Guitar // Jimmy English - Recording // Andy Krehm - Mastering // Chris Perry - Mastering // Jono Grant - Recording // Kurt Swinghammer - Guitar // Kurt Swinghammer - E-Bow // Dan Bryk - Piano // Dan Bryk - Keyboards // Dan Bryk - Vocals // Ira Zingraff - Horn // David Baitz - Violin // David Cauthery - Multi Instruments // Christopher Warren - Guitar
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