Gooder'n Bad Vinyl

Saw these guys open for Barenaked Ladies back in 1996 and thought they were great! Bought this CD and have never regretted it.



01 - Someone Who's Cool
02 - Make You Mad
03 - Hurt Me
04 - Heard You Wrong
05 - Tears & Laughter
06 - Nothing Beautiful
07 - Say You Mean It Wondergirl
08 - Out Come Stars
09 - Night's Embrace
10 - Suppertime
11 - At Your Word

Encoded @ 320

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Amazon Reader Reviews:
"Nest" is the 4th set from this Vancouver band and has been described as the Lovin' Spoonful, Badfinger & Hollies with a 90's sensibility. Early in their career, they toured with Warren Zevon. As a fairly new discovery for me, "Make You Mad" is currently riding at the top of my own personal Top 10 with its throbbing guitar line & Craig Northey's breezy vocals, "When I call you beautiful, it's cause I can; and when you think I'm sucking up, I sort of am." The opener "Someone Who's Cool" was a modest hit, "It was the suit that got me the gig; it was the tear that got me the girl." "Hurt Me" thunders propulsively with breezy Beach Boy-like background vocals, "Low on meat & high on flies; you were hunted down by packs of lies." "Heard You Wrong" has a pretty melody with acoustic guitar predominating with an addictive guitar line on a dreamy breakup song. "Tears & Laughter" pumps up the amps with driving electric leads. Odds give some great hooks, a sweet pop melody combined with a cutting lyric on "Nothing Beautiful," "Out to rot when the going got tough, cockroaches turn adversity to immunity." "Say You Mean It Wondergirl" is a breezy thrill ride while "Out Come the Stars" is a midtempo radio-friendly harmony fest. "Pails of blue glass beads and baubles in the toilets of the supermodels," Northey intones on a whimsical "Suppertime," somewhere bewteen fantasy & utopia. The CD concludes with "At Your Word," a thundering rocker that references the Big Bopper & Buddy Holly, "I'll take you at your word & as far as I can throw you, leave you with the baby & I hardly even know you." "Nest" is an excellent set that mostly thunders, occasionally coos, but creates a great tension between the power pop hooks and the cutting edge lyric. U Snooze, U Lose with this little diamond. Enjoy!

Another criminally overlooked band. For whatever reason they never got the recognition and album sales they should have. This CD is very good from beginning to end. Not a flash in the pan type of band. They sound similar to how Guster sounds today. "Heard You Wrong" could be played on Guster's Keep It Together and I don't think anyone would notice the addition. And I mean that in a good way so if you are not a fan of Guster or even if you are check out the Odds. At these prices you're getting a sure thing for your money.

This album is obviously close to slipping from the ranks of the available. Which is strangely appropriate if tragic. It has to be played a fair number of times to be fully appreciated. The 3 singles hopefully will keep you listening long enough to notice that there is brilliance elsewhere. Just try the 3 and 4 cuts, 'Hurt Me' and 'Heard You Wrong'. 'Hurt Me' is a racecar-fast workout of classic guitar riffs played off against inscrutable but amusing wordplay. 'Heard You Wrong' is a funny and bloodchilling portrait of a just-dumped guy lying in disbelief in bed. Also try the last 4 cuts in sequence, from the sweet 'Out Come Stars' to the raving 'At Your Word'. It's music for the brain delivered with haunting melody and killer pop-rock hooks. Don't let it die.

FYI - It did die (it's out of print).