![]() Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone? Is an album that should be considered a classic, in the indie world. "Private Helicopter" set there path for a little while but Harvey Danger was never exactly a popular band. Harvey Danger never got anymore popular after this album. "Wooly Muffler", probably the track with the best bass on it, builds up nicely as well. ![]() "Terminal Annex" is a fun one with lyrics that are so memorable and full of great lines. "Old Hat" builds up probably the best on the album, and is the best guitar track on the record, as Jeff holds a note for an entire chorus. The Closer, "Radio Silence", is possibly the best song on the record, not to mention what should be considered one of the greatest closer's in Alternative rock history. The band does a great job on the track listing, from the slower songs, to the more rocking ones, right next to each other, making the album flow so nicely. There are plenty of humorous tracks with lyrical wit as well, such as "Private Helicopter" and "Jack The Lion". "Problems and Bigger Ones" is a song with great meaning and you can just tell by the way he sings it, and when the chorus comes up and the guitar kicks in, it's something that not many bands can pull off with such emotion. The guitar on this album sounds amazing, roaring the entire time and makes the songs build up well. Lin gets to do backing vocals, he does them well, going to the perfect pitch higher the Sean's, "Terminal Annex" Is a great example of that. Sean's vocals are stronger then ever, as he shrieks in songs such as "Carlotta Valdez" and "Private Helicopter". ![]() Sean's wit and use of clever words seem to fit the songs perfectly. The lyrics are different from what you'd expect. Ten Songs, and all the songs are nicely structured and they give you this feeling of a small band giving everything they got into each song, not to mention and entire album. While there from Seattle, they don't carry that Grunge sound that was popular years before, but you can definitely here some influence in there. Harvey Danger busted out of the scene and decided to change things up rather than sticking to the same old alternative rock formats, song like "Wrecking Ball" and "Problems and Bigger Ones" are perfect examples of it. Yes, that would be track 2 on Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?. Video Full of Film Clips: "Save It For Later", although the clips from 200 Cigarettes are edited so the cast of the movie and the band frequently appear to interact.Just about everyone has heard the song "Flagpole Sitta", a alternative rock classic.Triumphant Reprise: The ending of "Little Round Mirrors" is the start of the first verse, only more triumphant.to anyone who only knew "Flagpole Sitta" before that. Subdued Section: The beginning of "Little Round Mirrors." The entire song is this, compared to the rest of the much heavier album.Stealth Parody: "Flagpole Sitta" is a satire of teen angst and the then-dying Alternative Rock scene circa 1998.The song is effectively calling the trends of the 90s alt. Stealth Insult: "Flagpole Sitta" is named after a long-forgotten trend from the 1920s in which college students would climb onto flagpoles and sit there for as long as they could."Carlotta Valdez" condenses the entire plot of Vertigo into three minutes.Also on King James was "Meetings With Remarkable Men," which had shout-outs to Kip Winger and Morrissey.Aaaaaand he wasn't a rocket scientist when he was healthy, haha!"
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