All the Pain Money Can Buy
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All the Pain Money Can Buy
- Artist: Fastball
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- Release Date: March 10, 1998
- Total Time: 42:06
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
When compared to their previous album (the 1996 debut Make Your Mama Proud), Fastball's All the Pain Money Can Buy shows that the group was steadily improving and honing its AAA/roots rock sound. The biggest difference between All the Pain Money Can Buy and their debut is that by spicing up their songs with horns and classic synthesizer sounds, Fastball created an album with greater musical variety. Produced by Julian Raymond and the band, the disc recalls the sound and approach of classic '70s rock, with the group stressing feel over precision. That doesn't stop the band from updating its vintage rock with '90s technology and sounds, however, as proven by the presence of a beatbox in the album's opener, "The Way." One of the best tracks, the laid-back and groovy "Which Way to the Top?," is a duet between Fastball's Miles Zuniga and female solo artist Poe. The horn section featured on the upbeat "G.O.D. (Good Old Days)" recalls early-period Chicago, while the band tackles the singer/songwriter genre of days past on "Out of My Head" with a mellow organ sound and introspective lyrics. If you like your classic rock with a little more grit and experimentation, Fastball are wholeheartedly recommended. ~ Greg Prato, Rovi| All the Other Animals (2009 Album by Skeletons with Flesh on Them) | |
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All the Pain Money Can Buy
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| Studio album by Fastball | ||||
| Released | March 10, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, power pop | |||
| Length | 42:03 | |||
| Label | Hollywood | |||
| Producer | Julian Raymond & Fastball | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
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| The Music Box |  [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
All the Pain Money Can Buy is the second album by American pop-rock band Fastball, released on March 10, 1998, on Hollywood Records. The album includes the hit singles "The Way" (1998), "Fire Escape" (1998), and "Out of My Head" (1999). The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in June 1998 and went Platinum in September of the same year, making it Fastball's most successful release.[5]
Track listing
- "The Way" – 4:17 (Tony Scalzo)
- "Fire Escape" – 3:21 (Miles Zuniga)
- "Better Than It Was" – 2:48 (Scalzo)
- "Which Way to the Top?" (Featuring the artist Poe) – 3:50 (Zuniga, Jeff Groves)
- "Sooner or Later" – 2:39 (Zuniga)
- "Warm Fuzzy Feeling" – 1:55 (Scalzo)
- "Slow Drag" – 3:37 (Zuniga)
- "G.O.D. (Good Old Days)" – 3:31 (Scalzo)
- "Charlie, The Methadone Man" – 3:17 (Zuniga)
- "Out of My Head" – 2:32 (Scalzo)
- "Damaged Goods" – 3:02 (Zuniga)
- "Nowhere Road" – 3:25 (Scalzo)
- "Sweetwater, Texas" – 3:53 (Zuniga)
Personnel
- Tony Scalzo - vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, guitar
- Miles Zuniga - vocals, guitar
- Joey Shuffield - drums, percussion
Notes
- ^ Greg Prato. "All the Pain Money Can Buy". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r342725. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ John Metzger. "Fastball - All the Pain Money Can Buy (Album Review)". Musicbox-online.com. http://www.musicbox-online.com/fb-pain.html. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
- ^ "Rolling Stone Music | Album Reviews". Rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/201871. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
- ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum Database RIAA. Accessed February 19, 2012.
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