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Astro Lounge

 
Album Review: Astro Lounge

  • Artist: Smash Mouth
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: June 08, 1999
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Based on their infectious summer single "Walking on the Sun," it was easy to dismiss Smash Mouth as a one-hit wonder, since it was hard to believe that they'd be able to top that sun-kissed delight that was easily the highlight of their debut, Fush Yu Mang. Perhaps that's why their second record, Astro Lounge, feels like such a surprise, since it carries through on the promise of "Walking on the Sun." Like Sugar Ray -- a fellow veteran of the ska-punk underworld who delivered a follow-up that owed more to melodic pop and new wave than its hit predecessor -- Smash Mouth have created an album that is unabashedly fun, catchy, and lightweight, the ideal music for a car radio or a day at the beach. It's true that nothing on Astro Lounge is as immediately grabbing as "Walking on the Sun," but every song shares the same party-ready mentality and irresistible, trashy AM-radio vibe. No, nothing on Astro Lounge is particularly deep, but it's all good fun and it never disappoints -- which is quite a remarkable feat, since one-hit wonders rarely deliver a second album that betters their first. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Who's There (Lyrics) Greg Camp Smash Mouth (3:33)
Diggin' Your Scene (Lyrics) Greg Camp Smash Mouth (3:10)
I Just Wanna See (Lyrics) Paul DeLisle, Greg Camp Smash Mouth (3:45)
Waste (Lyrics) Greg Camp Smash Mouth (3:27)
All Star (Lyrics) Greg Camp Smash Mouth (3:21)
Satellite (Lyrics) Greg Camp Smash Mouth (3:39)
Radio (Lyrics) Greg Camp Smash Mouth (3:21)
Stoned (Lyrics) Greg Camp Smash Mouth (4:10)
Then the Morning Comes (Lyrics) Greg Camp Smash Mouth (3:04)
Road Man (Lyrics) Greg Camp Smash Mouth (2:31)
Fallen Horses (Lyrics) Kevin Coleman, Paul DeLisle, Greg Camp, Steve Harwell, Michael Klooster Smash Mouth (4:06)
Defeat You (Lyrics) Greg Camp Smash Mouth (3:54)
Come on Come On Greg Camp Smash Mouth (2:33)
Home (Lyrics) Greg Camp Smash Mouth (3:12)
Can't Get Enough of You Baby (Lyrics) Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell Smash Mouth (2:30)

Credits

Brian Gardner (?), Eric Valentine (Keyboards), Eric Valentine (Producer), Eric Valentine (Engineer), Eric Valentine (Vibraphone), Eric Valentine (Mixing), John Gove (Trombone), Sean Murphy (Photography), Tom Whalley (A&R), Smash Mouth (Main Performer), DJ Homicide (?), Jacquire King (Editing), Jacquire King (Mixing), Jacquire King (Recording), Jacquire King (Pro-Tools), Kevin Coleman (Drums), Paul DeLisle (Bass), Paul DeLisle (Vocals), Greg Camp (Guitar), Greg Camp (Vocals), Steve Harwell (Vocals), Trevor Adkinson (Assistant Engineer), Michael Klooster (Keyboards)
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Astro Lounge
Studio album by Smash Mouth
Released June 8, 1999
Recorded July 1998-April 1999 at H.O.S. Recording, Redwood City, CA
Genre Ska punk, pop rock
Length 50:26
Label Interscope
Producer Eric Valentine
Professional reviews
Smash Mouth chronology
Fush Yu Mang
(1997)
Astro Lounge
(1999)
Smash Mouth
(2001)

Astro Lounge, released in 1999, is the second full length album from the Californian rock band Smash Mouth. It includes the single "All Star", which reached number four on the U.S. billboard Hot 100, and was also featured on the soundtrack to the movie Shrek (the song is played during the film's opening credits). The song also plays out over the last scene of the 1999 movie Mystery Men. Several other songs were released from the album, including "Waste" and "Then the Morning Comes".

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Who's There?" – 3:33
  2. "Diggin' Your Scene" – 3:10
  3. "I Just Wanna See" – 3:45
  4. "Waste" – 3:27
  5. "All Star" – 3:21
  6. "Satellite" – 3:39
  7. "Radio" – 3:21
  8. "Stoned" – 4:10
  9. "Then the Morning Comes" – 3:04
  10. "Road Man" – 2:31
  11. "Fallen Horses" – 4:06
  12. "Defeat You" – 3:54
  13. "Come On Come On" – 2:33
  14. "Home" – 3:12
  15. "Can't Get Enough of You, Baby" – 2:30

"Then the Morning Comes"

This song was used in a TV commercial by Nissan. It was Smash Mouth's first single to enter the Billboard charts, reaching number eight, though it was somewhat eclipsed by the success of "All Star" from the same album.

"Can't Get Enough of You, Baby"

Smash Mouth recorded "Can't Get Enough of You, Baby" in 1998 for the movie Can't Hardly Wait. The song is track two on the soundtrack.

"Can't Get Enough of You, Baby" was released as a single in 1998 and then later appeared on Astro Lounge. It was recorded by The Toys and The Four Seasons around the same time (neither band releasing the song as a single. It was quickly covered by Question Mark and the Mysterians and released as a single on Cameo-Parkway Records. Later it was recorded by The Colourfield. It was the last song on the album and also the shortest (by one second).

In early 2007, Pizza Hut aired a series of commercials featuring Can't Get Enough of You, Baby in the background.

"Road Man"

Afternoon drive personality Kenny Roda uses "Road Man" as a bumper for his radio show, heard in Cleveland, Ohio on ESPN 850 WKNR.

"Come on Come on"

This song was featured in a GAP commercial.

Sample clip



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