i do have to give Smash Mouth props for going with that 60s organ sound. they had a Vox Continental in their "Walking on the Sun" music video. that's pretty cool. and that was in the late 90s. this wasn't that long after Beck had a hit w the similarly 60s fetishizing organ riff for "Where It's At".
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 21 March 2017 22:16 (seven years ago) link
i always think of what Mark McGrath would do when I get in a pickle. and invariably the answer has something to do with human trafficking.
Sugar Ray sucks
― i am also Tombot (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 00:05 (seven years ago) link
Smash Mouth (album) Wikipedia article edited anonymously from US House of Representatives https://t.co/gF2C5eCTZZ— congress-edits (@congressedits) October 19, 2017
― mookieproof, Thursday, 19 October 2017 14:43 (six years ago) link
your tax dollars at work folks
― midas / medusa cage match (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 19 October 2017 14:44 (six years ago) link
I always liked "Fly" tbqh
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Thursday, 19 October 2017 14:53 (six years ago) link
pure fun throwaway song with no pretensions of being anything, and a nice guitar lick
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Thursday, 19 October 2017 14:54 (six years ago) link
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau)
And before Smashmouth there was Edwyn Collins with “girl like you”.
I do love those 60’s organ riffs. Right now the only one I can think of is Shocking Blue’s Venus (which is a classic imho). Any other songs that you can think of?
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 19 October 2017 15:53 (six years ago) link
96 Tears ftw
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 19 October 2017 15:55 (six years ago) link
there's a little known band called Doors you might be interested in
― brimstead, Thursday, 19 October 2017 17:10 (six years ago) link
― brimstead, Thursday, 19 October 2017 17:11 (six years ago) link
"All around the world statues crumble for me" is a great line
hated Every Morning as a song but i did enjoy the second hand nostalgia gen x 70s roller disco vibes of that video
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 19 October 2017 17:17 (six years ago) link
The sounds of the Vox Continental, Fender Rhodes and Wurlitzer have never really gone away.
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Thursday, 19 October 2017 17:23 (six years ago) link
sugar ray's big singles were all diminishing returns attempting to capture the magic of Fly
― nomar, Thursday, 19 October 2017 17:23 (six years ago) link
More like cashing in on the magic of Fly. I imagine the 14:59 album gave them some huge cash.
It was kind of funny how Sugar Ray got a pass from the nu metal crowd in my generation, every morning and someday are too cheesy even for a boy band.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 19 October 2017 17:31 (six years ago) link
"when it's over" stands on its own two legs as a summer jam imo
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 19 October 2017 17:36 (six years ago) link
xp all three of those songs are great
they did a cover of "Spinning Away" by Eno & Cale for The Beach soundtrack. I was kind of floored hearing that during the movie. "huh, someone did a cover of 'Spinning Away'...", then later "Sugar Ray made this!??"
― frogbs, Thursday, 19 October 2017 17:40 (six years ago) link
― brimstead, Thursday, October 19, 2017 12:11 PM (twenty-nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah, and the lyrics are full of wonderful non sequiturs
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Thursday, 19 October 2017 17:41 (six years ago) link
I wonder how many Public Image Ltd fans were hipped to them by Smashmouth?https://i.imgur.com/5npRlHO.png
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, 19 October 2017 19:25 (six years ago) link
i get "falls apart" in my head every time i have a hangover, idk why except i tend to feel like i'm literally falling apart
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 19 October 2017 19:29 (six years ago) link
My friend, who has been to hundreds of concerts before, still insists that a late 1990's Sugar Ray concert was the best concert he ever went to.
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Thursday, 19 October 2017 20:21 (six years ago) link
I kinda have a fondness for Mark McGrath, he's got this Nic Cage-like thing about him where he can't say no to anything and he does it all with the same coke-driven intensity. He did a Sharknado movie (as a main character, no less!), he joined a weird Christmas band, and now he's palling around with Mike Love for some reason. All this stuff is awful but still, good on him. There's a video of "The Beach Boys" playing "Do It Again" in front of the Capitol and at one point he puts his arm around Mike Love, points to him and says "THAT'S MIKE LOVE!!" (his mic isn't on but you can lip-read this easily). Where else you gonna get that sort of enthusiasm for something so mind-blowingly awful?
― frogbs, Thursday, 19 October 2017 20:46 (six years ago) link
McGrath's 4 year stint as a host on Extra! is to date the best thing the show has ever done.
― Marcus Hiles Remains Steadfast About Planting Trees.jpg (DJP), Thursday, 19 October 2017 20:53 (six years ago) link
he was also on a massively amusing show called Killer Karaoke. brought in to replace Steve-O!!
― frogbs, Thursday, 19 October 2017 20:56 (six years ago) link
do you like this song?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c4madL-UA0
― budo jeru, Friday, 18 August 2023 19:35 (eight months ago) link
no, but have known people who probably do, they're alright, they have fun here and there
I will admit that I have somehow seen Smash Mouth live, two times (ask me anything), and they have at least two songs that are pretty good
also pretty cool to have a career resurgence because you were on the Shrek soundtrack and young people are weirdos
― Florin Cuchares, Friday, 18 August 2023 19:59 (eight months ago) link
sugar ray is playing free in a park near me on 9/3. should i see them?
― Thus Sang Freud, Friday, 18 August 2023 20:03 (eight months ago) link
Harwell could be seen dropping his drinks, swaying back and forth onstage and flipping the bird while cursing multiple times.“I’ll f—king kill your whole family, I swear to God,” he screamed to one fan in his audience.
― brimstead, Friday, 18 August 2023 20:23 (eight months ago) link
Steve Harwell not doing too good...
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/smash-mouth-steve-harwell-hospice_n_64f522b8e4b08f6e30e9813d
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 4 September 2023 02:04 (eight months ago) link
what a strange career this band has had, I believe the only original member now is the bass player
wanted to confirm that so I looked up the Wikipedia entry and clicked onto the former guitarist/songwriter to see what he's up to, and that is some kind of supergroup called The Defiant featuring the lead singer of Mighty Mighty Bosstones
so then I wondered what that sounded like and found this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUbNkz9tIpU
oof
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewzs9gfpmu8
double oof
also the new smash mouth singer is no Steve Harwell, somehow
― Florin Cuchares, Monday, 4 September 2023 02:31 (eight months ago) link
here's sugar ray kissing up to our trump-lite county executive, last night at the park.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nqDcvogg4I
― Thus Sang Freud, Monday, 4 September 2023 13:10 (eight months ago) link
to be fair he did put on a good series of free concerts this summer incl. judy torres, nice & smooth, southside johnny, boyz II men, lords of 52nd st (bliiy joel's 70s backing band), eli young band, tabou combo, france joli, sugar ray.
― Thus Sang Freud, Monday, 4 September 2023 13:17 (eight months ago) link
no way was there 120,000 people there.
― Thus Sang Freud, Monday, 4 September 2023 13:24 (eight months ago) link
RIP Steve Harwellhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/04/arts/music/steve-harwell-smash-mouth-all-star-dead.html
― Thus Sang Freud, Monday, 4 September 2023 16:33 (eight months ago) link
damn, RIP
― c u (crüt), Monday, 4 September 2023 16:39 (eight months ago) link
It’s sad that he had a son who died at 6 months.
― Disappointing cantaloupe (morrisp), Monday, 4 September 2023 16:43 (eight months ago) link
https://banhmiverlag.bandcamp.com/album/all-star-mixtape
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 4 September 2023 16:43 (eight months ago) link
xpost yeah I'd drink myself to death too if that happened to me
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Monday, 4 September 2023 17:12 (eight months ago) link
the prospect of losing my daughter terrifies me. I’d probably drink myself to death too. Wasn’t aware of any of this prior to his death and now I feel depressed about the whole situation.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 4 September 2023 18:05 (eight months ago) link
RIP steve. he deserves better than that nytimes obit imo
― budo jeru, Monday, 4 September 2023 18:08 (eight months ago) link
Music wise “staring at the sun” one of my favorite songs to hear on the radio when I was like 12. Wish that one was more popular with the new generations.
“All star” one of the most fun songs adopted by meme culture, I still see it used and it’s still funny for me. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to listen to it without feeling a bit sad now.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 4 September 2023 18:19 (eight months ago) link
RIPI definitely dug Walking on the Sun at the time, i liked the retro vibe
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 4 September 2023 18:41 (eight months ago) link
RIP
I always thought 'Walking on the Sun' sounds like what the Animals would have sounded like in 1997. Always dug that tune.
― earlnash, Monday, 4 September 2023 18:49 (eight months ago) link
yeah that feels kinda otm, i like that
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 4 September 2023 19:13 (eight months ago) link
I always assumed it was built around a Doors sample.
― the world is your octopus (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 4 September 2023 19:25 (eight months ago) link
now that you mention it, it does sound a lot like "Soul Kitchen"
― budo jeru, Monday, 4 September 2023 19:26 (eight months ago) link
As mentioned upthread they used a Vox Continental for that 60’s organ sound.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 4 September 2023 19:32 (eight months ago) link
it’s groovy, man
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 4 September 2023 20:30 (eight months ago) link
Always loved the way the chorus mimicked an infomercial
― frogbs, Monday, 4 September 2023 21:10 (eight months ago) link
and yea "All Star" had some real legs, can't really think of another 90s tune that's been memed/mashed up so much. wonder how much Neil Cicierega had to do with that. still speaks to what a well-written hit that was, just full of memorable parts to the point where you could quote any of it and people would instantly know what you were talking about.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 5 September 2023 01:53 (eight months ago) link