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Moxy Früvous - Bargainville (CD)

Bargainville
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Album Details: Bargainville

Release Date:01/01/1994
Label:Atlantic / Wea
UPC:075678256325

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User Reviews: Bargainville

  • Overall:

    Bargainville is a classic

    By mackmacrae  Feb 24, 2001

    Just got a new compputer with the sound that makes the most of the sounds. Listening to this album through my new system only confirms what I have thought about this band: they are the epitomy of Canadiana.

  • Overall:

    Bargainville cd is awesome

    By Anna  Feb 21, 2001

    This cd is really amazing and is a great start for a new fruvous fan... they have amazing songs and their music is great... seeing them live is just as amazing...go check em out

Pro Reviews: Bargainville

  • All Music Guide

    On the face of it, Bargainville is one of those records that explains to much of the rest of the world (without even trying) that Canada's music scene is somehow terminally in major need of help. Trying to blend the Kingston Trio's then three-decades-old sly folk revival humor with the mingled joy and seriousness of the Housemartins -- and then expecting it to fly anywhere else -- is not what could be called the easiest of tasks. It couldn't have been any easier when the band's full debut appeared in 1993 in the States, when the quartet's seemingly giddy chirpiness must have sounded like an alien broadcast in the days of G-funk's ascendance and the Stone Temple Pilots' popularity. That said, even though it's clear that Moxy Früvous just won't be for everyone, Bargainville makes a lot better listening than contemporaneous Barenaked Ladies does well after the fact, no small feat. Admittedly, covering "Spiderman" -- yes, that one, "does whatever a spider can" -- and the ear-niggling goofi...ness of "King of Spain" would seem to condemn the quartet to being little more than a They Might Be Giants wannabe. But the rotating lead-vocal job among the members lets everyone's individual abilities shine more often than not, while the full-harmony blend shows that the busking background they share paid off in spades when it came to performance. "My Baby Loves a Bunch of Authors" remains the group's highlight when it comes to humor mixed with music -- two and a half minutes of brisk singalong fun that packs in everything from William S. Burroughs and bell hooks references to odd psychiatrist jokes. But the album-closing "Gulf War Song" arguably steals the show in an a cappella reflection on the songwriting process, the politics of artistic commission, and how political divisions rapidly turn poisonous. - Ned Raggett, All Music Guide Read more Less

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Biography

Moxy Früvous

First spotted by a CBC radio executive while busking in Toronto, the four members of Moxy Fruvous used their theatrical experience to set them apart. Their street-side set included rap, folk, impromptu theatrics, comedy, and political satire. Mike Ford, Murray Foster, David Matheson sing and play guitar and bass, while Jian Ghomeshi sings and plays drums. After a casset... Read more