Fountains Of Wayne / Welcome Interstate Managers
Artist Fountains Of Wayne
Album Title: Welcome Interstate Managers
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Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: General Alternative
Format CD
Released 06/10/2003
Label S-Curve
Catalog No 7243 5 90875 2 8
Bar Code No 7 243 5 90875 2 8
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Mexican Wine (3:22)
2. Bright Future In Sales (3:06)
3. Stacy's Mom (3:17)
4. Hackensack (3:00)
5. No Better Place (4:06)
6. Valley Winter Song (3:34)
7. All Kinds Of Time (4:21)
8. Little Red Light (3:34)
9. Hey Julie (2:36)
10. Halley's Waitress (3:35)
11. Hung Up On You (3:58)
12. Fire Island (2:56)
13. Peace And Love (3:26)
14. Bought For A Song (4:01)
15. Supercollider (5:05)
16. Yours And Mine (1:02)
Date Acquired 07/26/2004
Personal Rating
Acquired from Best Buy
Purchase Price 13.99

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Notes

Recorded at Stratosphere Sound, NYC; Q Division, Somerville, MA; and The Clubhouse, Rhinebeck, NY.
Mixed at Stratosphere Sound, NYC, except Track 1 and Track 3 mixed at South Beach Studios, Miami.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC.

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Analyzed: Fountains of Wayne / Welcome Interstate Managers
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR7        0.00 dB    -9.33 dB      3:22 01-Mexican Wine
DR6        0.00 dB    -7.28 dB      3:06 02-Bright Future in Sales
DR6        0.00 dB    -8.41 dB      3:18 03-Stacy's Mom
DR9       -1.00 dB   -11.19 dB      3:00 04-Hackensack
DR7        0.00 dB    -8.17 dB      4:06 05-No Better Place
DR7        0.00 dB    -9.29 dB      3:35 06-Valley Winter Song
DR7        0.00 dB    -9.25 dB      4:22 07-All Kinds of Time
DR6        0.00 dB    -7.31 dB      3:35 08-Little Red Light
DR8        0.00 dB    -9.67 dB      2:37 09-Hey Julie
DR7        0.00 dB    -9.90 dB      3:35 10-Halley's Waitress
DR8        0.00 dB    -9.50 dB      3:59 11-Hung Up on You
DR8        0.00 dB   -10.11 dB      2:57 12-Fire Island
DR7        0.00 dB    -9.12 dB      3:26 13-Peace and Love
DR7        0.00 dB    -8.19 dB      4:02 14-Bought for a Song
DR7        0.00 dB    -9.17 dB      5:06 15-Supercollider
DR12      -0.98 dB   -16.56 dB      1:02 16-Yours and Mine
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Number of tracks:  16
Official DR value: DR7

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           761 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Mark Vanderhoff
Fans waiting for Fountains of Wayne to finally quit goofing around and release a sonically experimental, brooding collection of "serious music" are just going to have to keep waiting. Luckily, the number of their listeners hoping for anything besides another infectious batch of sunny singalong numbers from Adam Schlesinger, Chris Collingwood, and company is probably about the same as the number of people waiting for the White Stripes to record a smooth jazz record. On the mind-numbingly charming Welcome Interstate Managers, Fountains of Wayne do what they do best. And while they reinforce their reputation as the reigning deities of uptempo, big-guitar pop/rock with feel-good anthems like "Mexican Wine," "Bright Future in Sales," "Stacy's Mom," and "Little Red Light," they also continue their proud tradition of mellow yet equally tongue-in-cheek tunes. While their debut album had "Sick Day" and "You Curse at Girls," and Utopia Parkway featured "Prom Theme" and "The Senator's Daughter," Welcome Interstate Managers introduces "Fire Island," a plea to be left home alone when the parents go on vacation, and "All Kinds of Time," perhaps the best (and first) musical interpretation of a slow-motion football replay ever recorded. But the bouncing acoustic guitars of "Hey Julie" are definitely the high point. This time, the one flaw may simply be that the group doesn't know when to say when. Their two previous releases closed with lazy ballads, and this time they build to a perfect finale with "Fire Island." Unfortunately, they follow it with four more songs that add little to the quality of the album. Still, CD players were made with skip buttons for a reason, and too much material is usually preferable to too little. Even without the last four tracks, Welcome Interstate Managers had more than enough pitch-perfect melodies and smile-inducing lyrics to make it a defining album for the summer of 2003. And if that's not your thing, well, maybe some winter they'll finally put out that somber record you've been waiting for.
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