Explains It All
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| Alternative Press | [2] |
| Punknews.org | [3] |
Explains It All is a compilation album by American rock band Four Year Strong. All of the songs on the album are covers. It is a tribute to the band's influences from the 1990s. It features a guest appearance from Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die, among others. The album was released July 21, 2009 through I Surrender Records/Decaydance Records.[4]
There are multiple versions of this album, with notable differences being the arrangement of the "Fly" cover by featuring Travis McCoy, and the "Spider Webs" cover which fades out on one version and does a straight cut on another.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Original artist (year) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "So Much for the Afterglow" | Everclear (1997) | 2:50 |
| 2. | "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" | Nine Days (2000) | 2:55 |
| 3. | "Ironic" | Alanis Morissette (1996) | 2:48 |
| 4. | "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" (featuring Keith Buckley) | The Smashing Pumpkins (1995) | 3:04 |
| 5. | "Semi-Charmed Life" | Third Eye Blind (1997) | 3:29 |
| 6. | "Spiderwebs/This Love" | No Doubt/Pantera (1995)&(1992) | 3:03 |
| 7. | "Roll to Me" | Del Amitri (1995) | 2:26 |
| 8. | "Fly" (featuring Travie McCoy) | Sugar Ray (1997) | 3:48 |
| 9. | "In Bloom" | Nirvana (1991) | 3:34 |
| 10. | "She Really Loved You" | Reach the Sky (1999) | 2:00 |
| 11. | "She's So High" | Tal Bachman (1999) | 3:20[5] |
Notes
The end of the song, "Spiderwebs" is taken from the song, "This Love" by Pantera.
References
- Citations
- ^ Leahey, Andrew. "Review: Explains It All". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ "Reviews". Alternative Press. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ Punknews.org review
- ^ "Four Year Strong Track Listing". Alternative Press website. Retrieved on June 9, 2009.
- ^ "Explains It All: Four Year Strong: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- Sources
External links
- Explains It All at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
- Four Year Strong - Explains It All (the documentary) on YouTube