World of Noise

Everclear

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 1, 1994)
• Original Release Date: 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000002TT2
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #153,507 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Your Genius Hands

2. Sick and Tired

3. Laughing World

4. Fire Maple Song

5. Pennsylvania Is...

6. Nervous and Weird

7. Malevolent

8. Sparkle

9. Trust Fund

10. Loser Makes Good

11. Invisible

12. Evergleam

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

A triumph of Northwestern indie-rock, Everclear's debut album was made for a mere $400 and released on Tim/Kerr Records before Capitol snapped the group up in wake of flannelmania. (Sonically, it's better than Nirvana's Bleach which cost a relatively extravagant $200 more.) And while musical simplicity is part of the band's genius--guitars grind and spew distortion while the rhythm section hammers the beat into submission--there's nothing simplistic about bandleader Art Alexakis's lyrics. "You wonder why I live like this, man, you just won't understand / I won't give in, I'm not like that," he sings in "Loser Makes Good," a song about convictions and staying true to your dreams--which could have been written by Garth Brooks if it didn't also contain the line "I hate waking up, it means that I have to die again." "World of Noise" is somewhat less listener-friendly than its big budgeted successors, Sparkle and Fade and So Much for the Afterglow, but it's a clear indication of why Everclear managed to survive while the other Nirvana-be's fell by the wayside. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every song is a good song!, April 27, 2000

By	Mike (Boise, Idaho) - See all my reviews

World of Noise is a great CD.... I especially like the tracks Sparkle, Invisible, Your Genius Hands, and Sick and Tired. This CD is very intense and extremely different from So Much For The Afterglow and even Sparkle and Fade. Art lets out a lot of emotion due to his screwed up life, and Scott Cuthburt has some good but seldomly used backup vocals. On some tracks, the fact that it was made for $400 is evident.... Sparkle's beginning is somewhat irritatingly "squeaky" and the track Pennyslvana is...(great song) has a minor distortion problem with Art's awesome voice. Overall, this CD is probably not for anyone who doesnt have and like Sparkle and Fade. But for all those big everclear fans its a must have.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Everclear, October 16, 2002

By	Chip L "chip1978" (Little Rock, AR) - See all my reviews

Most people who like everclear either got hooked with their sophmore album "sparkle and fade" or the next one "So much for the afterglow." Sparkle is a punk rockin' album with some really deep lyrics. Afterglow is a bit more "adult contemporary", a bit more mainstream.
For fans of Sparkle, "World of Noise" is an essential look back at Everclear's punk rock roots. The album is less polished than Sparkle. Everclear keeps it simple: guitar, bass, drums, vocals. No synthesizers, no string quartets, no piano, no ukulele (thank god!)
The best two songs on the album demonstrate the range Everclear is capable of with just guitar,bass, and drums. First, "fire maple song" is a poignant acoustic/electric song that starts slow and drives home hard. "nervous and weird" is a fast-paced rock that follows the KISS principle (keep it simple stupid!), snap the drum sticks, enter guitar, enter some vocals, play a few verses, go to guitar solo, finish screaming. Nothing fancy, just good rockin'!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best band's best CD, May 8, 2000

By	"spiralingsquid" (Plympton, MA USA) - See all my reviews

First off, people who liked songs like everything to everyone or I will buy you a new life might not like this one. Secondly, i dunno what was up with that review about father of mine or whatever being the only good song on this CD. First of all, fatherf mine isn't on this CD, and every song on it (except for malevolent in my opinion) is thousands of times better than father of mine! this is the best they ever did. The best song on this CD is Your Genius hands follored closely by the laughing world, sparkle, nervous and wierd, and trust fund (a song originally by lead singer Art Alexakis's previous band/solo project called colorfinger), although none of these sound samples demonstrate how great they are. This CD is filled with loads of feedback, yelling, and heavily distorted guitars, and us vs. them lyrics. The amazing thing is that this CD was recorded for under $400, it sounds much better than that. This is also the CD for people hwo liked his previous band colorfinger, because it is similar (but heavier.) I only wish they put colorfinger's kill jerry garcia on it...