“The New Sad” is a song that reminds me of something off of Steven Page’s solo album, Vanity Project. The focal point is the vocals, and it's rather simple in construction. Though it is in the background, this song features some of my favorite guitar work on the whole album and it also blends well with the keyboard.
“Quality” reminds me of “Celebrity” from their album Everything to Everyone. Many of the lyrics just leave me baffled though, such as “Look at them now, they're rubbing my cow there, And feeding it beer.” Huh? What is that all about?
Kevin opened this set of songs, and he also gets to close it with "Another Spin." This is truly the best of him. It is slightly rock, slightly pop, and extremely entertaining. It even has cowbell! It is one of my favorite songs he has written, and there could be no better way to close out the album.
I didn't warm up to Barenaked Ladies Are Men as quickly as the first half of the deluxe album, but I find myself listening to it more frequently now. It is made up of the extremes left off the first half — the higher energy songs, and the lower energy ones. Barenaked Ladies Are Me is the middle ground of the 29 songs.
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1 - Connie Phillips
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2 - Steph
The lyric “Look at them now, they're rubbing my cow there, And feeding it beer” is a reference to Kobe beef from Japan. The cows get regular massages and are fed beer to make them tender... Kinda weird, but I thought you might be interested. Great review by the way!