The Best Albums With Only One Song You’ve Heard – Part 4

Posted over 5 years ago
Eve 6's self-titled debut album grabs you from the first second, shakes you around, and doesn't want to let you go even after it is finished. The song you’ve heard is Track 2 – “Inside Out” –"I would swallow my pride I would choke on the rhines But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside I would swallow my doubt Turn it inside out Find nothing but faith in nothingWant to put my tender heart it in a blender Watch it spin round to a beautiful oblivion Rendezvous then I'm through with you"In retrospect its quite surprising that the band climbed as high as it did off the one single. Not surprising because that single wasn't good, but surprising because the rest of the album is excellent.Again, this is another lyrical witicism band for me. While Eve 6 is a band that was signed right out of high school, they're no idiots. Many of the songs contain subtle plays on words or games with the English language that are almost too smart for your average pop-rock band:"Feel the cool air cleanse my every pore, as I pour my poor heart out” – from Open Road Song, Track 5"Laced with thick naivetè, firm delusions can't be swayed" - from Saturday Night, Track 9But its not just the creative lyrics - Eve 6 isn't your classic power-chord, palm-muted, punk-pop album. The music is fresh and varying from one track to the next. The highs get you dancing in the car and lows are more like mild doldrums building to a climax.While Inside Out was the radio hit, this is not a one song album. Many of the tracks possess that "hit me where I'm at" quality that leads to becoming your favorite. Personally - I'm a huge fan of both Open Road Song and Superhero Girl."Your erotic, wet atomic eyes keep reoccurring in my mind. Do me a favor please and touch your lips to mine..." - from Superhero Girl, Track 7--Torch

Comments (8)

  1. Takeshi Kovacs says I wonder why they only have one single from this CD? Is it because it's too far from the mainstream?
    Permalink posted 09/20/2006
  2. lemontwist says I really dig Eve 6. I got to see them open for Third Eye Blind about 9 years ago, both are great bands. Sadly I never got a copy of their self titled, but I've been on the hunt for a used copy whenever I go record shopping. I should just break down and buy it on Amazon one of these days. Horrorscope has some decent songs as well.
    Permalink posted 09/20/2006
  3. Anna says Oh my... those lyrics...all of them. Thnx for the introduction :)
    Permalink posted 09/20/2006
  4. Moof says Eve 6 was definitely worth the CD price. And yeah, too clever by half for high-schoolers - they and Silverchair always had me shaking my head in disbelief (and nodding along to the beat).
    Permalink posted 09/20/2006
  5. Anonymous says yeah, what happened to them?
    Permalink posted 09/20/2006
  6. Anonymous says I liked that other song they had "Here's to the Night"
    Permalink posted 09/20/2006
  7. maryisbusy says I like all the songs mentioned plus these from Horrorscope: Promise "I promise not to try not to f**k with your mind" and "why you gotta keep a fan on high when it's cold outside? just wanna let you know that i'm still a fan, get it?" Girl Eyes "guilty is really a choice and a chore, it's good to be bad if it's better than bored"
    Permalink posted 09/20/2006
  8. chucky says Hmm. I had forgotten about Eve 6. Good huh? I'll have to go see what I missed.
    Permalink posted 09/25/2006

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