To me the thing that stops me from taking this band seriously are their They Might Be Giants style vocals. Any band that has those kind of goofy vocals are hard for me to put on the top shelf.

What's goofy about the vocals? Although I'm an ardent They Might Be Giants fan, I don't notice much of any similarity in the vocals between bands aside from the fact that both bands vibrate two pairs of strong connective tissue bands stretched across the larynx to produce audible sounds. Both bands have a moderately similar approach to lyrics at times, and the occasional intermingling of layers of synths, distorted guitars, and vocal harmonies could be used as a point of comparison, but "goofy vocals"? You said you can't take the band seriously, but I don't think Fountains of Wayne are striving to be taken all that seriously.

I also don't think that their vocals are all too different from, say, the Beatles, the Kinks or Weezer - unless you think they are goofy also.

I *really* like the lyrics in "Haley's Waitress". Incredibly clever, sarcastic, and hilarious! How often does Haley's comet come around? Well, apparently as often as the waitress!

Another favorite is "Fire Island", which is a perfect nostalgia song of the recklessness of youth, filled with the cheekiest lyrics around.

Then there's "All Kinds of Time", the song in which a quarterback smugly (but understandably) ponders his beautiful life and future mid-game as he goes for an easy victory.

Gosh, there's just so much more. How about the opening lines of "Mexican Wine"? It totally reminds me of "The Big Lebowski"!

FYI-if you're in NJ the band will be doing an in-store concert at Vintage Vinyl in Fords. I was there the other day and saw the flier. Sadly I will not be in the area.

I was just flipping through the new Stuff magazine (with Brooke Burke on the cover ) and they make it their cd of the month with a five star rating.

Best album of the year....period......

If by "best album of the year" you mean "third best album released that day," then I wholeheartedly agree.

Jax....I agree. It's definitley one of the best so far.....

There, fixed it for ya.

that day?

I'm really enjoying the disc.

No....I meant best so far this year.....I'm still waitng for my pal Kim's band The Muffs to release their new CD....that will most likely be my favorite of 2003

See the video for "Stacy's Mom" here: http://www.bahamen.com/fow/video_stacysmom.htm

Very cool/funny video.

Since it isn't teen pop, teen boy Green Day ripoffs, rap or obnoxious "nu metal", will those silly twats at MTV play it? I never did see the video for The Donnas "Who Invited You?"

The "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" likeness at the end is funny.....

I saw it on MTV 2 on Tuesday night.....

So....for some oddball reason [probably laziness] I have MTV on the other nite [in the background]. This song comes on. Sounds like an 80s song. It catches my attention.

The video is about a kid who hangs out with a classmate [who would be cute if she was legal] with a H O T mother.

Didn't recognize her at first, but it's Rachel Hunter.

Never really paid attention to her before [More of a Cindy Crawford kinda guy..], but damn she definitely looks like the ultimate MILF.

In the video, the group pays homage to Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher" [Rachel in the black outfit] in addition to Phoebe's scene in "Fast Times At Ridgemont High"[Take a guess which scene..] [though, seeing the kid mimic Judge's character's actions was kinda disturbing...though it was implied mimicry..]

Figured you'd need some proof, so here it is:










Oh yeah...the song was good too!

Shes got it going on..

Was this on regular MTV? I'm not sure when that channel or VH1 actually plays vids. I'd love to see any Fountains of Wayne vids and this one looks like it goes to the top of the list.

Buford: MusicVideos.com has videos for "Denise" and "Sink to the Bottom".

THANKS!

Give those make up artists and camera lenses an award, because I've run into Rachel Hunter before and she looked REALLY haggard - nothing like in those pics.

Fountains of Wayne will be performing tonight on David Letterman.....

I thought they were on there last Monday and I missed it.