Smash Mouth wound up getting overplayed with “All Star”, but their debut Fush Yu Mang is excellent. Way better than you’d expect, and it’s worth a listen if just for their first radio hit, “Walkin On The Sun”.
That album definitely doesn’t get enough credit. It’s got some surprisingly heavy-hitting songs. Nervous in the Alley? The Fonz? Let’s Rock?
It’s crazy to me how many commercials used Walking on the Sun for the “So don’t delay, act now, supplies are running out” line, considering the broader context of the song.
I was definitely too young to understand most of those songs as a kid.
I soured on it pretty quick only due to the ubiquity of “All Star”, but I really should revisit that album. Even that song isn’t bad, it just got played to death.
Smash Mouth wound up getting overplayed with “All Star”, but their debut Fush Yu Mang is excellent. Way better than you’d expect, and it’s worth a listen if just for their first radio hit, “Walkin On The Sun”.
That album definitely doesn’t get enough credit. It’s got some surprisingly heavy-hitting songs. Nervous in the Alley? The Fonz? Let’s Rock?
It’s crazy to me how many commercials used Walking on the Sun for the “So don’t delay, act now, supplies are running out” line, considering the broader context of the song.
I was definitely too young to understand most of those songs as a kid.
Walkin On The Sun is actually kind of based if you listen to the lyrics.
TBh I loved Astro Lounge (the album that All Star is on). The rest of the album is quite good despite the wearing out of its most famous track.
I soured on it pretty quick only due to the ubiquity of “All Star”, but I really should revisit that album. Even that song isn’t bad, it just got played to death.
It’s not as angry and energetic as Fush Yu Mang but I think it’s a solid album.
That album is really great! Road Man has a great tune.