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Simon Basic

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Barcelona's harmonies and analog synths are perfect, and you couldn't find a better mix of 80s new wave and 90s twee pop. Barcelona sings the perfect all-day-long sunshine lollipop song. Barcelona will make you smile.

I lucked into seeing Barcelona play and rushed out to the buy the CD. This is easily one of the best indie pop CDs of 1999. You can pick out the influences, lots of 80's new wave pop like OMD and the lightning seeds and yet the album sounds so fresh and original. Don't let the new wave tag fool you. Its not an electronic album. There are lots of guitars and nice boy/girl vocals. Great melodies and songs that will be stuck in your head. If you're a web geek like me, you will really appreciate the lyrical content also. Not a lot of trite love songs here. Barcelona are singing what they know about. Its all very fun!

This album permeates nostalgia. From the first to the last track, Barcelona conjures up images of what it was like to grow-up in the 80s, before the term "indie" was accessible to the masses. When you preferred bands, such as "OMD", "Icicle Works", and "Prefab Sprout" over the long-haired, bleached-out, hairspray bands that dominated MTV during the mid to late 80's. This quartet of "twenty-somethings" from Alexandria, Va creates a sound fixated on pretty guy/girl vocals backed up with hook-laden analog synths, which sometimes make you forget that there other instruments involved. Barcelona definitely masters the art of writing simple pop-tunes that thankfully seems to stick in your head. This is a highly recommended album that guarantees to be heavily rotated in your cd player for quite a long time.

Cozy and cute, Barcelona mine the same territory as bands like The Rentals and Bis, but with none of the slick shellac that impeds their unique sound and charm. Songs about computers and so much more, for this kind of "futurepop".

These songs are so fun and charming! One listening through this album and you'll be hooked. So catchy, so geeky, so wonderful.

all of barcelona's work is amazing...thats all you need to know, first time listen catchy tunes that will keep you singing or days...its best when your driving on the freeway and you have their cd in the player...amazing...

oh and to the dude from china with the crappy review...they arnt using a moog, and secondly, this isnt trendy music...thanks!

I really enjoyed this CD, particularly the keyboards. "Indian Names" and "Why do you have so much fun when i'm not there" are great. Watch out for this group, they will go places!

This cd rocks...damn good time is had by listening. You will not be disappointed! Buy it NOW.

The songs on this CD really rock. The vocals are excellent. The keyboards are integrated extremely well with the guitar and bass. The drummer doesn't miss a beat either. This group is going to be BIG.

As I've stated in other Barcelona reviews, this is the kind of band that you either love or hate. You either love the singer's voice (which sounds nerdy and gentle) and nerdy lyrics or you can't stand it. If you like it, however, you're in for a treat. This album is arguably their worst, and they clearly don't mind what people think of their music (I refuse to believe they don't know their music is cheesy. I guess they just love making songs). I do like the band even with all of its obvious faults, and fans of Barcelona will no doubt like this album. There's definitely some bad songs and overall the album's uneven, but it's a satisfying purchase nonetheless. Definitely not for everyone, though. Recommended for Barcelona fans as well as the curious.

Highlights include:
"Why Do You Have So Much Fun Without Me?"
"Sunshine Delay"
"Indian Names" (to an extent)
"C-64"
"Fabled Age" (kind of)
"Unreal"
"Summer Songs"
"The Downside Of Computer Camp"