More Betterness!
| More Betterness! | ||||
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| Released | October 5, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | June 1999 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock[1] | |||
| Length | 44:15 | |||
| Label | Fat Wreck Chords[2] | |||
| Producer | Ryan Greene; No Use for a Name | |||
| No Use for a Name chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Punknews.org | [4] |
More Betterness! is the fifth studio album by punk rock band No Use for a Name, released in 1999.[5]
"Fairytale of New York" is a cover of The Pogues' original, which features guest vocals from Cinder Block of the band Tilt.
Release
[edit]More Betterness! was released in October 1999. No Use for a Name co-headlined the Fat Tour, with the Mad Caddies, in February and March 2000.[6] They embarked on a tour of Australia in June 2000.[7] In November 2001, the band toured Arizona and California with Zero Down, HBA, and Diesel Boy.[8]
Critical reception
[edit]Exclaim! wrote that the album "has the requisite guitar harmonics and occasional thrashing drum part, but mostly it is a pop record along the lines of Blink 182."[9] The Los Angeles Times called More Betterness! "the band’s best-regarded full-length."[10] CMJ New Music Report called it "intelligent punk rock" and a "refreshing change of pace."[1] The Washington Post called the album "energetic," but noted that all the songs "tend to sound the same."[11]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Tony Sly, except where noted.
- "Not Your Savior" – 3:45
- "Life Size Mirror" – 3:10
- "Chasing Rainbows" – 2:49
- "Lies Can't Pretend" – 2:48
- "Why Doesn't Anybody Like Me?" – 3:09
- "Sleeping In" – 3:06
- "Fairytale of New York" (Jem Finer, Shane MacGowan) – 4:04
- "Pride" – 3:06
- "Always Carrie" – 2:46
- "Let It Slide" – 2:15
- "Six Degrees from Misty" – 2:39
- "Coming Too Close" – 3:18
- "Saddest Song" – 4:00
- "Room 19" – 3:20
Personnel
[edit]No Use for a Name
- Tony Sly - vocals and guitar
- Chris Shiflett – guitar
- Matt Riddle – bass
- Rory Koff – drums
Additional musicians
- Cinder Block - backing vocals on "Fairytale of New York"
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. October 18, 1999 – via Google Books.
- ^ "More Betterness". Fat Wreck Chords.
- ^ More Betterness! at AllMusic
- ^ "No Use For A Name - More Betterness!". www.punknews.org.
- ^ "No Use for a Name | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (January 24, 2000). "Fat Canadians". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (March 29, 2000). "No Use for Koalas". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ Heisel, Scott (October 17, 2001). "No Use for a national tour, apparently…". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "No Use For A Name More Betterness". exclaim.ca.
- ^ "No Use for a Name's Tony Sly dies at 41". Los Angeles Times. August 1, 2012.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (October 1, 1999). "DANCE HALL CRASHERS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
