Pocket Full Of Kryptonite

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Total Tracks: 10   Total Length: 50:35

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Just Go Ahead Now

KrisWright

The Spin Doctors always seemed to me like a perfect distillation of what rock n' roll was supposed to be in the 90s according to music industry scripts - just before grunge came along tore everything up. Grunge was a good thing, of course, but it meant a perfectly good little rock band like the Spin Doctors ended up casualties to the Seattle Sound. But listen to Pocket again with an open mind and, while you may not be amazed, you'll probably be entertained. If nothing else, it contains two of the greatest pop rock singles of the 90s in "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" and "Two Princes". Other standouts: "Off My Line", "More Than She Knows" and the truly weird singles "Jimmy Olsen's Blues" and "What Time Is It?". The Spin Doctors are not a legendary band by any stretch, but they're also not the punchline they sort of became once everyone started taking themselves too seriously. I think they deserve a minor reevaluation.

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i love them

rachlove

my mom actually got me to try them and they are awesome.WHOEVER READS THIS IF YOU LIKE GOOD MUSIC BUY THE "TWO PRINCES" song it is one of my fave songs of all time

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90s

daveg

This is obviously an essential album if you are trying to recreate that 90s radio mix. Boo for the album-only tracks, but you can still get Jimmy Olsen's Blues by itself.

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After nearly a year of solid touring, the Spin Doctors scored a huge, unexpected success with the incessantly catchy “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong.” The rest of Pocket Full of Kryptonite will please fans of that song; the album is full of the loose, leisurely three-chord pop/rock jams the Spin Doctors specialize in. It may be unfair to compare them to the Grateful Dead, but the Doctors often suggest a lighter, more pop-oriented version of that band. While all of the best tracks were issued as singles (“Jimmy Olsen’s Blues,” “Two Princes,” and “Little Miss”), there are still enough good moments on the rest of the album to please anyone who loves the hits. – Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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