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- Date Released: May 2, 2000
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock
- Label: Spin Art / One Little Indian
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They Say...
Rock critic Robert Christgau calls Clem Snide's music "true American deadpan," and group leader Eef Barzelay says he believes their obscure first album "did in fact seep into the collective unconscious and caused millions of people worldwide to feel a vague sense of resignation." Such comments notwithstanding, it would be a mistake to dismiss Your Favorite Music as some sort of put-on. Like the albums of, say, Jonathan Richman, this music has a homespun quality and a twisted worldview that can bring a smile. But there's serious and rather wonderful stuff going on here, too. A lot of this is not quite like anything else out there, though if you need a reference point, think of the softer side of Velvet Underground -- or at least Pearls Before Swine -- with touches of the Fleetwoods and the Left Banke. On this latest release, Barzelay is a seductive vocalist, and cellist/violinist Jason Glasser shines throughout. The original compositions are almost uniformly terrific, moreover, though the album's greatest achievement may be its reverent cover of Ritchie Valens' "Donna." Clem Snide takes the song at an even slower pace than Valens did, adds moody strings, and turns it into a near-perfect four-minute meditation on lost love.
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| 01. |  |
The Dairy Queen |
5:02 |
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| 02. | |
Exercise |
3:35 |
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| 03. | |
Your Favorite Music |
3:57 |
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| 04. | |
African Friend |
4:23 |
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| 05. | |
Bread |
4:55 |
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| 06. | |
I Love The Unknown |
2:46 |
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| 07. | |
1989 |
4:07 |
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| 08. | |
Loneliness Finds Her Own Way |
4:19 |
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| 09. | |
Sweet Mother Russia |
4:30 |
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| 10. | |
Messiah Complex Blues |
3:29 |
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| 11. | |
Donna |
3:50 |
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| 12. | |
The Water Song |
2:20 |
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12 Total Tracks, 47:13 Total Length
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Credits
- Master Cylinder - Mastering // Martin Brumbach - Recorder // Martin Brumbach - Producer // Martin Brumbach - Engineer // Martin Brumbach - Mixing // Phil Hernandez - Percussion // Mary Rowell - Violin // Dante de Sole - Assistant Engineer // Edward Odowd - Art Direction // Edward Odowd - Design // Ryoji Hata - Assistant Engineer // Chris Buck - Photography // Clem Snide - Main Performer // Tom Hutten - Assistant Mastering Engineer // Emily Lazar - Mastering // Brandon Mason - Engineer // Dick Kondas - Assistant Engineer // Ambrosia Parsley - Vocals // Ambrosia Parsley - Vocals (Background) // Eef Barzelay - Guitar // Eef Barzelay - Vocals // Bill Synan - Assistant Engineer // Jeff Marshall - Bass (Electric) // Jeff Marshall - Bass (Upright) // Jason Glasser - Violin // Jason Glasser - Bass (Electric) // Jason Glasser - Bassoon // Jason Glasser - Cello // Jason Glasser - Keyboards // Jason Glasser - Vocals // Jason Glasser - Vocals (Background) // Jason Glasser - Sampling // Jason Glasser - Art Direction // Jason Glasser - Group Member // Steef Van De Gevel - Assistant Engineer // Andrew Hollander - Keyboards // Eric Paul - Drums
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