By the time of their fifth album Everclear from 1991, American Music Club was anything but a household name. If you caught their single "Rise" on late on night on MTV, or by chance on an adventurous radio station, you are among a lucky few. Considering the musical landscape for rock, where 80s hair/glam metal was still dominant while ascendent alternative had yet to be come a proper decade-defining brand name, it's easy to see why you may have missed it. AMC evokes ideas of genres without ever settling on one, making mainstream classification all but impossible. Touches of Americana thanks to acoustic guitars, but not really any twang. Downbeat and bleak slowcore until Mark Eitzel furiously strums an acoustic in bursts of kinetic release. The album feels timeless, yet could easily be the recollection of a single night of boozing and fury. It did make Rolling Stone take notice, granting the album "of the year" consideration and naming Mark Eitzel the preeminent songwriter of the moment, so maybe it's time everyone else finds the reverbed-out beauty in Everclear.
Songs In This Episode:
Intro - Rise
15:02 - Why Won't You Stay
17:21 - The Dead Part Of You
22:35 - The Confidential Agent
29:16 - Miracle On 8th Street
Outro - Sick Of Food
To support the podcast, join us at Patreon for bonus content and more.
#310: Tom Petty In The 90s Discussion with Author Paul Zollo
#309: Hater by Hater
#308: Imperial Drag by Imperial Drag
#307: II by The Presidents of the United States of America
#306: Unit by Regurgitator
#305: Roundtable - Sophomore Slump Revisited - Razorblade Suitcase by Bush
#304: Building by Sense Field
#303: American Psycho by Misfits
#302: Wake by Emmet Swimming
#301: Digging Your Scene - Roundtable Discussion on Boston in the 90s
#300: Interview with author Jovana Babovic of Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney 33 1/3 book
#299: Fountains of Wayne by Fountains of Wayne
#298: Interview with Michelle Leon of Babes in Toyland
#297: Swing Revival Roundtable + Interview with Scotty Morris of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
#296: Salutations from the Ghetto Nation by Warrior Soul
#295: Animal Rights by Moby
#294: Trouble at the Henhouse by The Tragically Hip
#293: Disappearing Acts Roundtable
#292: The Living End by The Living End
#291: Interview with Jacob Slichter of Semisonic
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Superfancast
Bandsplain
Switched on Pop
One Song
R&B Money