| Artist |
Voice Farm |
| Album Title: |
Bigger, Cooler, Weirder |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Electronica/Dance: General Techno |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
08/31/1991 |
| Label |
Morgan Creek Records |
| Catalog No |
2959-2 |
| Bar Code No |
7 2959-20001-2 9 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Free Love (4:31)
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| 2.
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Thank You (4:59)
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| 3.
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Earth (5:24)
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| 4.
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Come on a My House (4:02)
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| 5.
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Seeing is Believing (4:39)
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| 6.
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Hey Free Thinker (5:48)
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| 7.
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Ode to Buffy (1:17)
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| 8.
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King of the Rat Race (5:26)
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| 9.
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Johnny Belinda (4:00)
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| 10.
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Standy by (5:41)
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| 11.
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My Idea (3:21)
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| 12.
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Walk Away (4:19)
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| 13.
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Don't Know Why (4:48)
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| Date Acquired |
08/17/2009 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Bjsoundsmith (Amazon) |
| Purchase Price |
10.47 |
| Reviews |
Review
by Bill Cassel
This was supposed to be the record that finally broke Voice Farm to a national audience; instead, it was hamstrung by a series of miscalculations and ended up being the band's swan song. First off, that title: If you're going to call an album Bigger Cooler Weirder, you'd better make sure it follows through. In truth, Bigger Cooler Weirder is none of these. Maybe Voice Farm messed themselves up by trying to write hit songs, or maybe they just ran out of ideas; for whatever reason, Bigger Cooler Weirder sounds watered down and uninspired compared to their previous work. It's not without its moments, like "Ode to Buffy" and "King of the Rat Race," but it veers too often into self-conscious quirkiness (e.g., the cover of "Come on a My House") and cloying over-sincerity (e.g., the embarrassingly new agey "Earth").
Also, though Bigger Cooler Weirder was initially released on the band's own Free Love Unlimited label, it was subsequently picked up by the newly minted pseudo-major label Morgan Creek. It seemed like a good idea at the time; unfortunately, Morgan Creek quickly overextended itself, failed to promote its artists or score hits, and went under a short time later, taking this album with it. That was the death blow to Voice Farm's career and they broke up soon after, although core members Charly Brown and Myke Reilly have continued to work together on other projects.
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