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                 Barenaked Ladies - Grinning Streak
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Artist...............: Barenaked Ladies
Album................: Grinning Streak
Genre................: Pop Rock
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 2013
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode)
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 64 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
 
http://www.discogs.com/Barenaked-Ladies-Grinning-Streak/release/4631380
 
http://www.allmusic.com/album/grinning-streak-mw0002519468
 
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                       Tracklisting
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   1. Barenaked Ladies - Limits                               [04:29]
   2. Barenaked Ladies - Boomerang                            [02:36]
   3. Barenaked Ladies - Off His Head                         [04:12]
   4. Barenaked Ladies - Gonna Walk                           [02:41]
   5. Barenaked Ladies - Odds Are                             [03:04]
   6. Barenaked Ladies - Keepin' It Real                      [03:33]
   7. Barenaked Ladies - Give It Back To You                  [02:48]
   8. Barenaked Ladies - Best Damn Friend                     [03:50]
   9. Barenaked Ladies - Did I Say That Out Loud?             [02:30]
  10. Barenaked Ladies - Daydreamin'                          [05:47]
  11. Barenaked Ladies - Smile                                [02:28]
  12. Barenaked Ladies - Crawl                                [06:47]

Playing Time.........: 44:51
Total Size...........: 290.14 MB

Vanguard Records 782942

The Barenaked Ladies' 11th studio album, 2013's Grinning Streak, finds the band sticking with the polished, mature sound they delved into on 2010's All in Good Time. The second album the band has released since splitting with lead singer/songwriter Steven Page in 2009, Grinning Streak is also the band's first for Vanguard. Once again, longtime singer/songwriter Ed Robertson takes most of the spotlight here, with keyboardist Kevin Hearn getting one self-penned turn at the mike. Clearly, with Page having been such a huge part of the bandÆs sound, Barenaked Ladies had a tough time rethinking their identity. Smartly, with All in Good Time, rather than trying to replace Page, the band moved in a more subdued, mature direction, making the most of Robertson's longstanding knack for writing particularly playful, but nonetheless heartfelt alt-rock anthems about love, loss, and the intimate little details that make up our lives. The band sticks to this approach on Grinning Streak with thoughtfully crafted arrangements that mix melodic pop with liberal electronic flourishes. In fact, the album has a bit of an ironic title, as the songs generally feature a tone of poignant reflection. Which isn't to say that the band has lost its sense of humor. On the contrary, itÆs still there, but with more of a melancholy edge than when the band was an MTV favorite in the late '90s and early 2000s. To these ends, we get a handful of immediately hummable folk-pop tunes including "Boomerang" and the jaunty, lite-rap, feel-good anthem "Odds Are." While these songs certainly carry a bit more emotional weight than much of BNL's past hits, they also reveal a hopefulness. On "Odds Are," Robertson sings, "Sure, things can go wrong/ But IÆll take my chances/Odds are long, so why not play." Ultimately, while the toothy smiles might be wiped off the faces of Robertson and the rest of the Barenaked Ladies' faces, Grinning Streak reveals that their hearts remains firmly on their sleeves.