Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too

Rating

Album: Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Mother We Just Can't Get Enough	More Info...	5:48
2)	You Get What You Give	More Info...	5:01
3)	I Hope I Didn't Just Give Away The Ending	More Info...	6:38
4)	I Don't Wanna Die Anymore	More Info...	4:16
5)	Jehovah Made This Whole Joint For You	More Info...	4:10
6)	Someday We'll Know Album Version	More Info...	3:39
7)	Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too	More Info...	5:21
8)	In Need Of A Miracle	More Info...	3:43
9)	Gotta Stay High	More Info...	3:06
10)	Technicolor Lover	More Info...	3:44
11)	Flowers	More Info...	3:52
12)	Crying Like A Church On Monday	More Info...	5:03

Performer Notes

New Radicals: Gregg Alexander (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, synthesizer, bass, drums); Paolo Degregorio (guitar, synthesizer); Allessandro Allessandroni (strings); Greg Phillinganes, Richard Knowles, Paul Gordon, Mitch Kaplan (piano); John Pierce, Lance Morrison, Dan Rothchild (bass); John Freese, Gary Fergusson, Josh Freese, Stuart Johnson, Tal Bergman, Matt Laug (drums); Juliet Prater, Richie Podler, Lenny Castro (percussion).
Additional personnel: Rusty Anderson (guitar); Danielle Brisebois (piano, background vocals); Paul Bushnell (bass).
Engineers include: Bob Wartinbee, Bill Cooper, Andre Berryman.
Personnel: Gregg Alexander (guitar, acoustic guitar, synthesizer); Rusty Anderson (guitar); Michael James (electric guitar); Danielle Brisebois (piano, background vocals); Mitch Kaplan, Greg Phillinganes, Paul Gordon (piano); John Freese, Matt Laug (drums); Lenny Castro, Juliet Prater (percussion).
Audio Mixers: Chris Lord-Alge; Curt Kroeger; Bob Wartinbee; Andre Berryman; Michael Brauer; Michael James ; Bill Cooper.
Photographer: Jill Greenberg.
Arranger: Gregg Alexander.
On their debut MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN BRAINWASHED TOO, New Radicals meld sweeping hooks with aggressive harmonies and large dollops of stream-of-consciousness soul. Wunderkid Gregg Alexander is essentially New Radicals, with a voice that bounces between Karl Wallinger's husky rasp and Billy Corgan's nasal whine. His songs go by such odd monikers as "Jehovah Made This Whole Joint For You" and "Crying Like a Church On Monday." Having grown up with parents who switched religions like most people changed channels, it's no accident that Alexander avoids using heavy-handed didactic aphorisms to get his point across. Instead, his songwriting ranges from a tilt towards life's great mysteries (Amelia Earhardt's disappearance and the existence of Atlantis on "Someday We'll Know") to extolling the virtues of individualism in the face of media overload (the title track).
Throughout, New Radicals play with an exuberance reminiscent of Style Council's breezier moments ("Mother We Just Can't Get Enough") and the blue-eyed soulful side of Todd Rundgren ("In Need Of A Miracle.") Actress-cum-musician Danielle Brisebois contributes background vocals and piano and stands out particularly on the melancholy "I Don't Wanna Die Anymore."

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (12/10/98, p.122) - 3 1/2 Stars (out of 5) - "...melt-in-your-mouth ear candy, vaguely reminiscent of the opinionated power pop of the woefully underattended World Party, but with a passionate odd-ball bounce all its own..."

Entertainment Weekly (10/30/98, p.117) - "...Imagine: a filler-free album of 12 undeniably great, life-affirming songs. Radical indeed." - Rating: A-

Q (1/00, p.84) - Included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 1999."

Q (5/99, pp.110-111) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...rooted in the stylisms of 70's FM soul and funk, it's as viewed through an acidic haze....the spidery twists and Prince-like arrangements steer New Radicals clear of previously charted waters..."

Melody Maker (4/13/99, p.36) - 3 stars (out of 5) - "...he never forgets that chorus is king and these are pretty regal choruses..."

Mojo (Publisher) (1/00, p.30) - Ranked #26 in Mojo Magazine's "Best of 1999"

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