Utopia Parkway by Fountains of Wayne (CD, Mar-1999, Atlantic (Label))used

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Album Features
UPC: 075678317729
Artist: Fountains of Wayne
Format: CD
Release Year: 1999
Record Label: Atlantic (Label)
Genre: Power Pop, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. Utopia Parkway
2. Red Dragon Tattoo
3. Denise
4. Hat and Feet
5. The Valley of Malls
6. Troubled Times
7. Hippie Go
8. A Fine Day for a Parade
9. Amity Gardens
10. Laser Show
11. Lost in Space
12. Prom Theme
13. It Must Be Summer
14. The Senator's Daughter

Details
Playing Time: 46 min.
Contributing Artists: Ron Sexsmith
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)
Recording Type: Studio
Recording Mode: Stereo
SPAR Code: n/a

Album Notes
Fountains Of Wayne: Adam Schlesinger (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass); Chris Collingwood (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Jody Porter (vocals, guitar); Brian Young (drums, percussion).Additional personnel: Garo Yellin, Conway Kuo (strings); Kris Woolsey (handclaps); Ron Sexsmith (background vocals).Producers: Adam Schlesinger, Chris Collingwood.Engineers: Gary Maurer, John Siket, Adam Schlesinger.Recorded at Stratosphere Sound, The Big House and Room With A Jew, New York, New York; Destructopuss, Northampton, Massacheusetts.Personnel: Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Jody Porter (vocals, guitar); Garo Yellin, Ralph Farris, Conway Kuo (strings); Brian Young (drums, percussion); Kris Woolsey (hand claps); Ron Sexsmith (background vocals).Audio Mixers: Adam Schlesinger; Mike Denneen.Recording information: Big House, New York, NY; Destructopuss, Northampton, MA; Room With A Jew, New York, NY; Stratosphere Sound, Myc, NY.Photographers: Chris Collingwood; Joseph Cultice; Adam Schlesinger.Fountains of Wayne turn self-conscious alt-rock geekdom into an unassailable art form on their second album UTOPIA PARKWAY. They combine classic power-pop song structure with a knack for the killer hook and an endless supply of self-referential lyrics detailing the lives of East Coast hipsters growing up in the postmodern age. Perfect pop harmonies, ringing guitars and the occasional synth sweep (for retro new wave credibility) match lyrics about "playing in a cover band" and taking "the N train down to Coney Island."It quickly becomes plain that the outsider edge of the songs comes from the fact that the songs' characters are kids from the 'burbs who enter the city in search of deliverance, or at least relief from boredom. This scenario's apex is reached on "Laser Show," about driving into New York City's Hayden Planetarium to see Pink Floyd and Metallica laser shows. God bless those who write about what they know.

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