There are TWO "new" CDs that have just come by Paranoid Lovesick - Suburban Pop Allegro, the band`s long overdue never-released second album, will be released for the first time, accompanied by Tuxedo Avenue Breakdown, the band`s unreleased third album. Both are, simply, pretty darn essential for most power pop fans. Please check out both here on this site. Now, let`s talk about about "Suburban Pop Allegro" which gathers up all the songs from their first two releases, 16 tracks in all. "What makes this record so special? The lyrics are intelligent, humorous and heartbreaking. The arrangements are spot on. The harmonies are lush. The late Rick Mc Brien�s guitar playing is supreme. The choruses are memorable. All four members of Paranoid Lovesick contribute to the songwriting. The sequence is perfect. I must stress that Suburban Pop Allegro is a power pop masterpiece first and foremost." - Joe Oestreich . There`s an energy of its time - the mid 90s - that is captured here. These songs transport me back to the early days of Not Lame when these came out, there`s a youthful, naive power, an abandon, a connection of 4 guys having a whole of fun, committed to pop melodies, hard-rocking electricity and an open-ness to see where the songs would take them. Mighty fine places and destinations they were and now are with the reissue of the first albums on "Suburban" and freaking awesome unreleased third album "Tuxedo Avenue Breakdown". Listen to song the perfect Teenage Fanclub sounds of "Orbit Baby"(sample #1 below) and get ready to listen to a whole lot more of it here. To say a most welcome return and re-emergence is an understatement - it is a bitter sweet one, as leader Rick McBrien did not live to these tunes come into our lives - we thank him and the band now. ENJOY!
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