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- Date Released: October 27, 1998
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Emo
- Label: Jade Tree / Touch And Go
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We Say...
On Blake Schwarzenbach's first album after leaving emo icons Jawbreaker, vocals are sandpapered smooth and radio-friendly guitars arranged precisely. But his lyrics continue to veer from the oblique (as on the slightly paranoid "Morning New Disease") to the baldly expressive: "Note to self: No one cares," Schwarzenbach mopes on "I Typed For Miles," which nicks the guitar arpeggio from Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box." On "Starry Configurations," the verses are sewn together from disjointed phrases, but the chorus is forthright in its self-pity; "You don't love me," Schwarzenbach laments before dipping to an even more regretful coda: "Why am I waiting for you to see I'm alive." And as with Jawbreaker, the self-pity is cathartic — "It's the first day of my second life," Schwarzenbach sings on "Sea Anemone." But Orange Rhyming Dictionary is less a dramatic departure than a further move toward the reconciliation of raw emotion and thoughtful craft Jawbreaker attempted in their latter days.
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They Say...
Being one of the more anticipated independent releases of 1998, Orange Rhyming Dictionary combines emo-inflected pop sensibilities with the occasional keyboards. Despite the occasional use of wah-wah pedal guitars in "I Typed for Miles," which sounds almost identical to Nirvana's "Heart Shaped Box," Jets to Brazil live up to their hype. Most of the songs clock in at an epic length while containing storytelling lyrics with Blake Schwarzenbach's (formerly of Jawbreaker) trademark raspy vocals. Mood swings also accompany the sound of Orange Rhyming Dictionary, which can move from laid-back and gloomy too upbeat and not as gloomy, all in a good sort of way though. Definitely recommended.
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| 01. |  |
Crown Of The Valley |
4:55 |
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| 02. | |
Morning New Disease |
4:16 |
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| 03. | |
Resistance Is Futile |
3:00 |
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| 04. | |
Starry Configurations |
4:03 |
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| 05. | |
Chinatown |
5:36 |
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| 06. | |
Sea Anemone |
5:20 |
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| 07. | |
Lemon Yellow Brick |
4:02 |
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| 08. | |
Conrad |
4:58 |
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| 09. | |
King Medicine |
5:42 |
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| 10. | |
I Typed For Miles |
5:34 |
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| 11. | |
Sweet Avenue |
5:14 |
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11 Total Tracks, 52:40 Total Length
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Credits
- Alan Douches - Mastering // J. Robbins - Producer // Blake Schwarzenbach - Strings // Blake Schwarzenbach - Keyboards // Blake Schwarzenbach - Recitation // Blake Schwarzenbach - Typing // Jeremy Chatelain - Bass // Jeremy Chatelain - Vocals // Jeremy Chatelain - Harmony // Stuart Sikes - Engineer // Jets to Brazil - Main Performer // Chris Daly - Drums // Chris Daly - Direction // Chrissy Piper - Photography
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