Out-of-State Plates [Enhanced]

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Out-of-State Plates is the byproduct of nearly a decade of Fountains of Wayne's stellar power-pop pursuits. The 28 performances (two other tracks are brief, snarky radio excerpts) culled together on this double-disc anthology may represent demos and previously unreleased leftovers from the band's three albums, but their consistent quality belies any notion of the extraneous. Also spotlighted are two new performances: the rollicking rush "Maureen" and the infectious, pop-souful "The Girl I Can't Forget." An eclectic slate of covers ranges from wistful takes on Jackson Browne's "These Days" and ELO's "Can't Get It Out of My Head" to a spry, countrified version of Gene Pitney's "Today's Teardrops" and their delicious, barely tongue-in-cheek cult-fave version of Britney Spears's "...Baby One More Time." Another delight is "California Sex Lawyer," while the mirthful "I Want an Alien for Christmas" and "The Man in the Santa Suit" offer up some welcome holiday cheer. The package also includes a track-by-track commentary by band mainstays Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger. --Jerry McCulley

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Out-of-State Plates [Enhanced]

Average customer rating: Mixed bag for the Fountains fan not as good as Welcome Interstate Managers... For a bunch of leftovers, these are really good! out of state plates A Must for FOW Fans

Out-of-State Plates Fountains of Wayne Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Utopia Parkway Welcome Interstate Managers Fountains of Wayne Traffic and Weather You Could Have It So Much Better ASIN: B0009OL808 Release Date: 2005-06-28

Tracks:

1. Number 45 Sunblock
2. Maureen
3. California Sex Lawyer
4. Janice's Party
5. Karpet King
6. Baby I've Changed
7. I Know You Well
8. You're Just Never Satisfied
9. I'll Do The Driving
10. Nightlight
11. I Want You Around
12. Trains And Boats And Planes
13. Places
14. Can't Get it Out Of My Head (Live)

Tracks:

1. City Folk Morning
2. The Girl I Can't Forget
3. ...Baby One More Time
4. Elevator Up
5. Comedienne
6. Kid Gloves
7. Today's Teardrops
8. She's Got A Problem (Live)
9. These Days
10. I Want An Alien For Christmas
11. The Man In The Santa Suit
12. Chanukah Under The Stars
13. Killermont Street
14. Half A Woman
15. Small Favors
16. Imperia

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Out-of-State Plates is the byproduct of nearly a decade of Fountains of Wayne's stellar power-pop pursuits. The 28 performances (two other tracks are brief, snarky radio excerpts) culled together on this double-disc anthology may represent demos and previously unreleased leftovers from the band's three albums, but their consistent quality belies any notion of the extraneous. Also spotlighted are two new performances: the rollicking rush "Maureen" and the infectious, pop-souful "The Girl I Can't Forget." An eclectic slate of covers ranges from wistful takes on Jackson Browne's "These Days" and ELO's "Can't Get It Out of My Head" to a spry, countrified version of Gene Pitney's "Today's Teardrops" and their delicious, barely tongue-in-cheek cult-fave version of Britney Spears's "...Baby One More Time." Another delight is "California Sex Lawyer," while the mirthful "I Want an Alien for Christmas" and "The Man in the Santa Suit" offer up some welcome holiday cheer. The package also includes a track-by-track commentary by band mainstays Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Mixed bag for the Fountains fan.......2007-04-02

If you're a fan, you'll probably like this disk set. Like most "previously unreleased" compilations it has some gems, some dogs and some oddities. If you are looking for your first disk from these guys, try Welcome Intersate Managers or Utopia Parkway.

not as good as Welcome Interstate Managers..........2007-01-10

Did not find much interesting or, frankly, good on this albumn - unlike other Fountains of Wayne efforts in the past. Kind of a let down...

For a bunch of leftovers, these are really good!.......2006-12-03

After three studio albums, FoW decided to put out this double CD collection of B-sides, live tracks, and demo's. This delightful collection of "leftovers" continues the band's talent for writing catchy, melodic power-pop. Truth be told, they could've marketed the entire collection as another studio album if they wanted to. But I think they wanted to put out this collection just to appease us fans until their next album comes out (sometime next year), which I'm very glad they did! In the meantime, I'll just have to settle to listening these songs over and over again! :)

Stand out tracks:

Maureen
California Sex Lawyer
Janice's Party
I Know You Well
I'll Do The Driving
The Girl I Can't Forget
Kid Gloves
I Want An Alien For Christmas
The Man In The Santa Suit
Imperia

If you're into power pop, you should check out this other band by the name of Material Issue (R.I.P., Jim Ellison - God rest his soul...).

out of state plates.......2006-11-05

The remakes they do from other artists are great. They take a fluff song from Brittiny Spears and turn it into a work of art and take a great classic from ELO and do an excellent remake. A lot of their other tunes are very good. Theres a few lame tunes but on a two CD set you have to expect it. Great Christmas song included.

A Must for FOW Fans.......2006-07-26

These two discs are as good as any FOW have done -- even if they are demos, B sides, novelty cuts and experiments. "The Night I Can't Remember and the Girl I Can't Forget" is a perfect demonstration of their perfect pop sensibilities. Clever lyrics and better hooks.

That's followed by their version of "Baby One More Time" that is completely different from Brittney's but just as good. The notes from Adam and Chris are very funny yet...
also informative!

Average customer rating:

Out of State Plates Fool Killers Manufacturer: Safehouse ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000001XTX Release Date: 1995-12-04

Average customer rating: ALL 31 SONGS LISTED HERE. A great album What is this?

Out-of-State Plates Fountains of Wayne Manufacturer: Toshiba EMI Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0009EVI80 Release Date: 2005-06-27

Customer Reviews:

ALL 31 SONGS LISTED HERE........2007-02-11

This is a 2-disc set with a total of 31 songs!

1. Number 45 Sunblock
2. Maureen
3. California Sex Lawyer
4. Janice's Party
5. Karpet King
6. Baby I've Changed
7. I Know You Well
8. You're Just Never Satisfied
9. I'll Do The Driving
10. Nigthlight
11. I Want You Around
12. Trains And Boats And Planes
13. Places
14. Can't Get It Out Of My Head (Live)
15. Everythings Ruined (Future Soundtrack Version) (Japan-only track)
16. City Folk Morning
17. Girl I Can''t Forget
18. Baby One More Time
19. Elevator Up
20. Comedienne
21. Kid Gloves
22. Today's Teadrops
23. She's Got A Problem
24. These Days
25. I Want An Alien For Christmas
26. Man In The Santa Suit
27. Chanukah Under The Stars
28. Killermont Street
29. Half A Woman
30. Small Favors
31. Imperia

A great album.......2006-09-06

...and to address the only other reviewer...it's an import version of the much cheaper US release and is a 2CD b-sides and rarities album. It probably has or may have exclusive artwork and possibly bonus tracks. However, probably not $50 worth of bonus tracks.

What is this?.......2006-06-17

What is so awesome about this cd that maks it worth 62 bucks? Someone fill me in. Fountains of Wayne is awesome, but $62... A little info would be nice.

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