Been looking for a long time for this great album by SLOAN on vinyl, and luckily a friend of mine was kind enough to trade it with me recently. SMEARED came out in 1992. At the time, they played the opening track Underwhelmed quite often in a club where i used to go out. The moment i first heard it i just knew i had to have that album, so i bought the CD. And i must say that particular song to me is still one of the best alternative/indie rock classics of the early nineties. Right up there with Sunflower Suit by Buffalo Tom, Homeboy by Adorable and Duel by Swervedriver, to name but a few. But not only Underwhelmed is great; tracks like I Am The Cancer, Median Strip and Two Seater are solid tunes as well. Quite an underrated band, or at least over here in Europe. They were quite big in their home country Canada i believe. Listened a bit to their later stuff as well (they made plenty of albums) but i must say i think that this album is definitely their best.
Label: Geffen
Cat.nr.: GEF 24498
Year of release: 1992
SIDE A:
01. Underwhelmed
02. Raspberry
03. I Am The Cancer
04. Median Strip
05. Take It In
06. 500 Up
SIDE B:
01. Marcus Said
02. Sugartune
03. Left Of Centre
04. Lemonzinger
05. Two Seater
06. What's There To Decide?
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