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Ledy Pa Records 009
2000
Details...
Performers...
voice, electric and acoustic guitars, keyboard
keyboard, guitars, voice
Beau Casio :
drums
Credits...
Producer : Mike Nickras
Art Direction : Mike Nickras & Eleanor Ferguson
Liner Notes...
Recorded at My Room Studios, Troy, Ohio; circa 1998-1999.
Thanks to... all the little people without whose help this would have been a much better album, Tom Nickras and Judith Nickras (our parents), and the rest.
Tracks...
1. Chris Eigeman Says
(James Nickras)
0:49
j.nickras - lead voice, guitar m.nickras - keyboard, bk voice b.casio - drums
2. Plaster Children Garden Keepsake
(James Nickras)
1:00
j.nickras - voice, guitar m.nickras - keyboard
3. Chi Pettiquart
(Michael Nickras)
0:30
j.nickras - voice, guitar m.nickras - keyboard
4. Therefore, I Am Wrong
(Michael Nickras)
2:11
j.nickras - voice, guitar m.nickras - keyboard
5. Better Like Us
(James Nickras; Michael Nickras)
0:36
j.nickras - lead voice, guitar m.nickras - bk voice, percussion
6. Presents From the Perv
(James Nickras)
1:59
j.nickras - voice, guitar m.nickras - keyboard b.casio - drums
7. If It's Good Enough For the Birds
(James Nickras)
1:04
j.nickras - voice, guitar
8. Friend of a Friend
(James Nickras)
1:04
j.nickras - voice, guitar m.nickras - keyboard b.casio - drums
9. Maybe, Once
(James Nickras)
0:54
j.nickras - voice m.nickras - guitar
10. You Can Tell Me What Is Wrong
(James Nickras)
1:30
j.nickras - voice, clapping m.nickras - guitar b.casio - drums
11. An Ideal Scenario
(James Nickras)
1:25
j.nickras - voice, guitar m.nickras - bk voice, keyboard
12. Hawaii
(James Nickras)
0:41
j.nickras - voice, guitar
13. Guided By This
(James Nickras; Michael Nickras)
1:45
j.nickras - voice, guitar m.nickras - guitar, bk voice b.casio - drums
14. The Death of Stü Art
(Michael Nickras)
0:58
j.nickras - voice, keyboard m.nickras - guitar
Reviews...
on
March 11, 2001
wrote:
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Finally... continues the lyrical direction Stü Art returned to in their previous album, The Perfect Response. While some songs remain rather mediocre in their poetic impact, there are gems such as "An Ideal Scenario," easily one of the best pieces on the album. The lyrics combine with a simple, repetitive accompaniment and excellent vocals by J. Nickras to create a song that's worth listening to again and again. Additionally, one of the bonus tracks on the album is another version of "An Ideal Scenario" with the background vocals repeating a poem rather than the lyrics. The result is even more appealing than the original version. The 'chaos songs' that so characterize the band's earlier albums aren't as strong on Finally... Songs like "...