Ugly Americans may be on the wane, but various survivors of the Austin alt-pop outfit do turn out to support frontman Bob Schneider on this solo effort. Lonelyland showcases Schneider's competing interests as a singer-songwriter (nice Elvis Costello-like melodic turns of "Big Blue Sea") and Southern white-boy rapper (most notably on the swampy "Bullets"). But things get really strange on "The World Exploded into Love," on which a sub-Barenaked Ladies spiel is paired with full-blown female operatic accompaniment. Schneider, it turns out, is the son of an opera singer, so the song makes sense biographically, if not musically. While fans of Schneider's prior outfits (Joe Rockhead, Ugly Americans, and the Scabs) will likely find things to love on this album, Lonelyland sounds like the work of a solo artist who's still finding his own voice. --Bill Forman
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Lonelyland: Limited Edition/Texas Version
Rap Music:
- Love Me Please Love Me/Sandie Shaw Supplement [Import]
- Magick Brother [Import]
- McGuinn, Clark & Hillman
- Miles From Our Home [Explicit Lyrics]
- Morgen [Import]
- Now It's Overhead
- Onyx Root
- Out of the Storm [Original recording remastered] [Import]
- Platinum & Gold Collection [Original recording remastered]
- Propaganda [Original recording remastered] [Import]
Recommended Music:
The Hits of Italo Disco, Vol. 3 [Import]
Bach: Orchestral Suites BWV1066-1069
Music: Tanzpalast Dance Compilation V.8 [Import]
Casablanca: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]
Bulletproof Wallets [Explicit Lyrics]
Can't Buy A Thrill [Original recording remastered]
Aprientame y Provocame [Import]