Clumsy (Samiam album)
Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Clumsy is an album by the American band Samiam, released in 1994 on Atlantic Records.[1][2] The band had been the subject of a bidding war, following the early 1994 success of Green Day; it was Samiam's first album for a major label.[3][4]
Clumsy's first single was "Capsized".[5] The band promoted the album by opening for Bad Religion on the Stranger Than Fiction tour.[6] Clumsy sold around 13,000 copies in its first six months of release.[7]
Production
The album was produced by Lou Giordano.[8]
Critical reception
Template:Music ratings The Washington Post thought that "if not bursting with originality, such tunes as 'As We're Told' and 'Bad Day' are nonetheless appealingly energetic and melodic."[9] The Philadelphia Inquirer determined that "Samiam favors a thick power-chord attack that supports lithe, wrenching and surprisingly melancholy vocals ... The result is music that wallops and cries at the same time."[10]
The Gazette concluded: "No problems here with their Westerberg Jr. angst nor their rock ambitions, but if '94 is the year punk 'broke,' '95 is the year it will be broken."[11] The Press-Enterprise stated that Clumsy "flows between hard-core punk and hippie grunge with lyrics telling of childhood pain and misery."[12] The Albuquerque Tribune referred to the album as melodic hardcore, filled with "underlined aggression, bottled like a clinched-fisted rage."[13]
AllMusic wrote that, "'As We're Told' and 'Bad Day' swell with monstrous punk hooks; meanwhile, two slower numbers, 'Tag Along' and 'Cradle' are, respectively, dreamy and angry enough while still retaining can't-miss melodicism."[14]
Track listing
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Personnel
- Jason Beebout – vocals
- James Brogan – guitar
- Victor Indrizzo – drums
- Sergie Loobkoff – guitar
- Aaron Rubin – bass
References
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