Metacritic: The Harsh Light of Day
Links to several reviews of the Fastball album.
http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/fastball/harshlightofday |
MusicAustin: Fastball
Profile of rock trio.
http://www.musicaustin.com/rock/fastball.html |
Fastball: Sonicnet.com
Includes album reviews, music news, audio downloads, biography, discography, links, and a bulletin board.
http://fastball.sonicnet.com/ |
An Almost Official Fastball Page
Frequently updated fan site with biography, discography, lyrics, photos, audio and video clips, and extensive archive of articles and interviews.
http://www.crosswinds.net/~fastballer/ |
Fastball - The Official Site
Official site run by the band. Features news and tour dates.
http://www.fastballmusic.com/ |
Rollingstone.com: Fastball
Includes a biography, discography, photos, articles, videos, links and message board.
http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/default.asp?oid=2032 |
CanEHdian.com: Fastball
Complete profile includes biography, audio files, interactive poll, links, and reviews.
http://www.canehdian.com/non/fastball/biography.html |
Hollywood Records: Fastball
Official site from the band's record label.
http://hollywoodrecords.go.com/fastball/ |
Matt's Fastball Page
Fan page includes images, chat, forum, videos, lyrics, guitar tablatures, sound clips and band information.
http://www.mattsmusicpage.com/fastball.htm |
Amazon offers
All the Pain Money Can Buy (+3 Bonus Tra (Audio CD),05 July, 1999
List price $32.99
A Warm Fuzzy Feeling, indeed / 4
FAST BALL threw me a curve. I didn't expect this and I'm a better listener for hearing their CD. Anyone who likes power pop will find the hooks a plenty on this release. That's one of the places I like to visit from BIG STAR to the UNCLE DEVIL SHOW, I eat this stuff up. Like the title one of NICK LOWE's early records: Pure Pop for Now People.
It's almost as if PAUL MACARTNEY were in the studio saying, not bad fellows, not bad at all. It's fresh yet familiar all at once, an absolute home run.
"THE WAY" which opens the CD, is a stone c old smash. An instant classic. The most modern sound on the disc. Sort of like the best moments from a great, lost SUGAR RAY single. A song so summery good you'll be playing it at your next BBQ and have folks asking you "Who is that band? It's that good; the kind of song John Cusack's character in "Hi Fidelity" would play in his record shop in Chicago. Wonderful harmonies, evoking British Invasion images of Beatles.
"FIRE ESCAPE" received considerable airplay on WXRT-FM (Chicago's Finest Rock) at the turn of the century, and while not my personal favorite, is certainly the reason these popsters made a little splash during the Y2K era.
I feel that things really pick up with tracks 6-12, where there is a half dozen+, cheerful pop moments, so well crafted, you'll wonder where these guys came from, have been...and why they weren't discovery by more rock hounds.
"WARM FUZZY FEELING", hits one out of the park. This track could easily have come off a vintage SMITHEERNS LP.
"SLOW DRAG" Has the craftsmanship of the brothers FINN in CROWDED HOUSE or the woefully underrated REMBRANTS.
"GOOD OLD DAYS", like The KINKS, has a snappy beat, with a punched up horn section reminiscent of BS&T or later day GRASS ROOTS. Me likes the Old Days, Good Times I Remember. You know, the horny sounds of CHICAGO.
"CHARLIE THE METHODONE MAN",
"OUT OF MY HEAD". Get out your Bic lighter as CHEAP TRICK fans re-unite, Z'NUFF said.
"DAMAGED GOODS", BADFINGER anyone? Listen for the ELVIS COSTELLO-styled vocal presentation on this one.
"NOWHERE ROAD" reminds me of AL Kooper's immortal keyboard play circa Dylan's "LIKE A ROLLING STONE", meets `BALLAD OF JOHN & YOKO", before evolving into a salute to THE WHO's "I CAN SEE FOR MILES". As Keith Moon once said: "If you want to play load, hit the drums hard".
In the end FASTBALL sounds the most like FASTBALL, and that's a good thing.
FASTBALL touches them all and left me with a warm fuzzy feeling. You should try FASTBALLS pitch too.
Song "Damaged Goods"
Try to stop the world spinning 'round
My phone bill will tell you she lives outta town
It's been a long, long time but I still dream
Of warm sunny days on 12th and Lorraine
I wish you were here right now...but then
Chorus:
I know I should just leave you alone
I should just leave you...alone
Repeat Chorus
The ground moved under me
I pushed her away with the things I'd say
God's face grew
Earthquake size
And I can't cross our great divide
I wanna live inside...but then
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Chorus
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Fastball : Keep Your Wig On - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
Keep Your Wig On reviews and sound clips on the ARTISTdirect Network.
http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,2886827,00.html
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Fastball Resource Guide - Jumping Fences
Fastball resources including link to pictures, lyrics, reviews, cds, ...
Entertainment Ave The Concert Hall - A concert review of Fastball from the Q101 ...
http://www.geocities.com/jfences/sites/fastball.htm
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