Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
Note |
Songs; principally written by John Wozniak. |
Performer |
Marcy Playground: John Wozniak, Dylan Keefe, Dan Reiser, vocals, various instruments. |
Note |
Compact disc. |
Event |
Recorded at Sabella Recording Studios, Roslyn, N.Y. |
Note |
Lyrics in container. |
Contents |
Poppies (2:49) -- Sex and candy (2:52) -- Ancient walls of flowers (3:16) -- Saint Joe on the school bus (3:20) -- A cloak of elvenkind (2:59) -- Sherry Fraser (2:49) -- Gone crazy (2:44) -- Opium (3:07) -- One more suicide (2:38) -- Dog and his master (2:10) -- The shadow of Seattle (2:47) -- The vampires of New York (2:56). |
Summary |
Marcy Playground's John Wozniak was one of those kids who, like Charlie Brown, got a bag of rocks for Halloween instead of candy. Fortunately, Wozniak used his childhood ostracism as the inspiration and fuel to write charmingly quirky pop songs. Wozniak woos the listener with his smooth, low-key vocals and lighthearted delivery of weighty, somewhat twisted, and darkly humorous songs. "Poppies" gives a cheery history lesson on the origins of the international opium trade, while "Elvinkind" and "Dog and His Master," with its chorus of "One little, two little, three little idiots," could become new, if slightly warped, children's standards. And then there's the country feel of the chartbuster, "Sex & Candy," with the sing-along refrain "I smell sex and candy here." One of the qualities of an exceptional band is the ability to tell a story through their music; something that Marcy Playground succeed at beautifully. --Gail Worley. |
Credits |
Produced by Woz (John Wozniak). |
Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
Chronological Term |
1991 - 2000
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Subject |
Rock music -- 1991-2000.
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Rock music. (OCoLC)fst01099204
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Added Author |
Wozniak, John.
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Standard No. |
2438535692 |
Music No. |
CDP 7243 8 53569 2 6 Capitol Records |
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