Another winner from my Columbia House Roulette Game was Smash Mouth. It is hard to be objective having listened to this album for the last 15 years. Would I have eventually bought it anyway? Hard to say. I think I probably would have but getting by surprise was a good experience.
Can you remember the first time you heard Walking On The Sun? If you really check out the song, it is so retro. The main vocal line may be more modern but the rest of it has a late 1960’s sensibility about it right down to the fuzzy guitar.
As I listen to them now, they make me think of a cross between Men At Work and The Ramones. There is a ska / reggae aspect with that simplistic punk drive.
So Smash Mouth may not have the longevity of my other favorite bands. I admit, that I don’t often think of them like I do with Pink Floyd, Styx or Journey or the other big bands of my life. But listening to Heave-Ho right now is very enjoyable. I gotta whiney neighbor!
Walkin’ On The Sun
Let’s Rock
Heave-Ho
Push
Why Can’t We Be Friends