LOUNGE-A-PALOOZA Various Artists 1997

 

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Compilation of lounge songs redone by indie acts and legendary musicians

 

Tracklist

1. Combustible Edison and Esquivel! - Miniskirt
2. Fastball - This Guy's In Love With You
3. Ben Folds Five - She Don't Use Jelly
4. Poe - A Rose Is A Rose
5. Steve & Eydie - Black Hole Sun
6. Pizzicato Five - The Girl From Ipanema
7. PJ Harvey and Eric Drew Feldman - Zaz Turned Blue
8. Fun Lovin' Criminals - I'm Not In Love
9. Glen Campbell and Michelle Shocked with Texas Tornados - Wichita Lineman
10. Edwyn Collins - Witchcraft
11. Jimmy Scott & Flea - Love Will Keep Us Together
12. The James Taylor Quartet - Music To Watch Girls By
13. Cassandra Wilson - The Good Life
14. Chris Ballew - Robert Goulet (On The River Nile)

FASTBALL Make Your Mama Proud 1996

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Artist Biography by Andrew Leahey

Formed in 1994 in Austin, Texas, Fastball combined a fondness for melodic, Beatles-inspired pop with the alternative aesthetic of late-'90s mainstream rock. Guitarist/vocalist Miles Zuniga, bassist/vocalist Tony Scalzo, and drummer Joe Shuffield -- all veterans of Austin's underground rock scene -- originally banded together under the name Magneto U.S.A. After signing with Hollywood Records, the musicians changed their name to Fastball (sharing the name with the title of their favorite baseball-themed pornographic film) and released their debut album, Make Your Mama Proud, in 1996. The album failed to yield much commercial success, but it did demonstrate the band's synthesis of modern flavor and bygone pop hooks, a combination that would later launch Fastball into the mainstream. 

Tracklist

1	Human Torch	2:40
2	She Comes 'Round	3:36
3	Make Your Mama Proud	2:10
4	Back Door	2:19
5	Are You Ready For The Fallout?	3:13
6	Nothing	1:50
7	Boomerang	2:57
8	Eater	2:43
9	Knock It Down	2:09
10	Lender	1:59
11	Altamont	3:07
12	Emily	2:07
13	Seattle	2:50
14	Telephone Calls	2:14

BIG CAR Normal 1992

 

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Austin, Texas band featuring some later members of Fastball.  

Tracklist

1	Not The Tunnel Of Love	2:30
2	Rosalita	4:14
3	Venus	3:37
4	Get Started	3:30
5	Mad At The World	3:03
6	Amazing Contradiction	3:04
7	Cats	3:45
8	Day By Day	2:49
9	Shut Up	3:02
10	Easy St.	5:31