South Jersey singer/songwriter Pete Yorn wears his heart on his sleeve like Whiskeytown's Ryan Adams, delivers seductive vocalics similar to Jakob Dylan, and plays into passion and emotion like Jeff Buckley. The year 2001 belonged to Yorn, and his critical praise was not unwarranted, and Musicforthemorningafter, his debut for Columbia, marks a stunning beginning. It's a raw selection of heartland and American rad rock, yet Yorn's love for Brit-pop is also quite evident. Songs such as "Sense" and "Simonize" resemble threads of the Smiths, and are delicate with breezy acoustics woven inside of Yorn's hushing vocals. Rhythmically, Yorn is a perfectionist -- he plays nearly every instrument on the album and nothing is left unopened or lost. "Strange Condition" illustrates a sentimentality that is quite endearing. He isn't concerned with an image, regardless of the press making him out to be the hip poster boy. He only yearns to write the perfect pop song. Not totally playing into the lush side of things, he does rollick his way through a hearty selection of songs. Debut single "Life on a Chain" is twangy with an honest impression; down-home acoustic riffs are brawny and a definitive song craft is cast. The fierce melodies found on "For Nancy ('Cos It Already Is)" and "Murray" support Yorn's dear heart with a cord of mystery. Musicforthemorningafter arrived when modern rock was looking for an outlet to escape alternative metal popularity. Yorn isn't afraid of becoming pop, for it's with a rugged edge and that's quite all right.
You were lying wide awake in the garden,trying to get over your stardom,and I could never see you depart us,and you're my baby...Whenever I listen to Pete Yorn, it feels like everything is like, shut down, and that there's nothing left in the entire world but Pete Yorn and I.And sometimes, when I listen to Pete's cover of the Ramones "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend," I like to pretend that he's sing...
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Not because I am coming...because Pete Yorn said so while covering this Smith's classic
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A bonus cover for you. Pete Yorn's take on the Smith's Classic...the quality is so-so, but the words are of course brilliant, and its a slightly different interpretation of a classic.And if I may be so bold, I would like to dedicate this to MTV...since they have been playing music that says nothing to me about my life since 120 minutes went off the air.
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"you were lying wide awake in the garden trying to get over your stardom and i could never see you depart and you're my baby."not exactly a cover song, but interesting story behind the song...inspired by jeff buckley's cover of leonard cohen's song 'hallelujah'. i love the stories that swirl around music, songwriting, and storytelling. it all just fits back into my long-held belief that art be...
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You were lying wide awake in the garden,trying to get over your stardom,and I could never see you depart us,and you're my baby...Whenever I listen to Pete Yorn, it feels like everything is like, shut down, and that there's nothing left in the entire world but Pete Yorn and I.And sometimes, when I listen to Pete's cover of the Ramones "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend," I like to pretend that he's sing...
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| 1 Life on a Chain |
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| 2 Strange Condition |
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| 3 Just Another |
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| 4 Black |
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| 5 Lose You |
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| 6 For Nancy ('Cos It Already Is) |
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| 7 Murray |
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| 8 June |
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| 9 Sense |
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| 10 Closet |
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| 11 On Your Side |
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| 12 Sleep Better |
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| 13 EZ |
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| 14 Simonize |
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