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23 February 2009

The first single from "supergroup" Tinted Windows.

post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 15:22 | 18 comments

Ah. So this is what the Jonas Brothers are going to sound like when they grow up.

posted by stynxno 23 February | 15:49

HELL NO! This song is one hundred percent win. It's pure summer, loud guitars and woah-oh-oh-oh for days.

You don't like this, man, you're trying too hard.

GREAT SONG. GREAT POST.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 23 February | 16:04

This sorta sounds like a Queers or Queers-imitator song. That's not necessarily an insult.

posted by mullacc 23 February | 16:15

It sounds very Hanson to me- and not just because it's Taylor singing.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 23 February | 16:25

I like it, don't love it, but that could change on repeated listens. It definitely makes me want to hear the rest of the album.

posted by BoringPostcards 23 February | 16:29

Nice.
I always felt Fountains of Wayne were marred by their weak singer.

posted by jouke 23 February | 16:49

IMO, it's a cross between Hanson and a pre-Stacey's Mom FoW version of That Thing You Do. Nothing really new here which is what I was really hoping for when it comes to Adam Schlesinger. He's really stuck in a rut musically.

posted by stynxno 23 February | 16:53

It's not bad but not very interesting. I think I was hoping for more of Iha's influence. And better lyrics. Maybe I'm just not cut out for this type of pop.

posted by rmless2 23 February | 16:57

I'm bummed no one else in this thread likes this song as much as I do, especially YOU BoringPostcards.

This song makes me want to jump up and down and do something cool in slow motion.

what can I say, though? I loved MMM-Bop, Cheap Trick was the first-ever album I bought as a teenager, and I can't get enough of Fountains of Wayne.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 23 February | 17:07

I can't listen to this at work but I'll tune in when I get home. But surely the real version of the song will not compare to the awesome song I'm imagining based on all these comments!

posted by muddgirl 23 February | 17:19

It doesn't seem to be more than the sum of it's influences, which is fine but not what I'm looking for.

posted by doctor_negative 23 February | 18:23

It's about what I expected after hearing about this in the previous thread where I was berated for badmouthing the bands these folks come from. It's basically over-produced least common denominator pop made in the mold that created American Idol. It'll get some airplay now, but we'll forget about it in a year.

posted by eekacat 23 February | 19:07

If it wasn't put out by anyone famous (or formerly famous) it wouldn't even be getting blog time.

posted by Doohickie 23 February | 19:55

:-)

posted by shane 23 February | 22:40

It's okay. Sounds very Cheap Trick-ish to me.

posted by deborah 23 February | 22:44

Paint by numbers songwriting.

posted by D.C. 24 February | 05:14

What BP said, I'd like to hear more. I love the "i wasn't expecting the power-pop sound." comment. Really? From a line-up like that?

posted by TheDonF 24 February | 08:20

Isn't it possible to dislike a sound without insulting those that like it?

posted by muddgirl 24 February | 10:36

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