Maybe You Should Drive by Barenaked Ladies

Maybe You Should Drive

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Maybe You Should Drive

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Audio CD (August 16, 1994)

Original Release Date: August 16, 1994

Number of Discs: 1

Label: Reprise / Wea

Catalog Number: 45709

Reader Reviews
Time to do the dreaded "followup album" after the inventive and offkilter pop of GORDON. The Ladies can't deliver one as strong as that gem but this is hardly without its charms. HIGHLIGHTS: Commitment phobic "Jane" is a standout ("Jane decided only cowards stay, while traitors run..") as is the catchy "These Apples" (I think it's an oil and water love song from a simpleton but I'm not certain on this), "Alternative Girlfriend" gently mocks a paramour ("You live above your dad's four-car garage/With your vinyl and imaginary entourage"). The sparse acoustic "Am I the Only One?" is the slightly paranoid questioning of a lover worried his girl might have a man on the side. ("Am I the only one who loves when you leave/Your hair down in front of your eyes?") "The Wrong Man was Convicted" finds our protagonist lamenting his lost love over a gentle marching rhythm. ("The wrong man lies beside you/And waits for you to wake/And all because I lacked conviction,The judgment's my mistake") LOWS: "Intermittently" is lounge jazz that comes off like an inferior version of MAROON's "Conventioneers". "Little Tiny Song" is slight at best..it simply isn't memorable. BOTTOM LINE: It's a sophomore slump but GORDON would be hard for ANY band to followup. When all is said and done, it's quite listenable and BNL fans should enjoy it along with fans of quirky pop in general. 3 ½ stars

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