Album
Overcome By Happiness
1998 · Rock
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Overcome By Happiness is a Rock album by Pernice Brothers, originally released in 1998. On Gatefold: 11 pressings tracked.
About
Entire strains of pop music exist to explore the tension between gorgeous melody and depressing lyrics. Short-story writer Joe Pernice proved himself an obsessive master of this micro-genre on this, the Pernice Brothers's 1998 debut. The music is smart, slightly decadent pop abetted by subtle, Van Dyke Parks-ish orchestral arrangements. But this is really music for folks who obsess over lyrics: "It's hard to read a simple mind" and "Your colored eye and a lipstick voice and a cough you could never shake" are just two examples of Pernice's wordplay here. The Pernice Brothers's follow-up album, 2001's <i>The World Won't End</i>, has its champions, but <i>Overcome by Happiness</i> is the best album from this talented band.
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Tracklist
- 1Crestfallen3:53
- 2Overcome by Happiness3:40
- 3Sick of You1:23
- 4Clear Spot2:21
- 5Dimmest Star3:48
- 6Monkey Suit3:01
- 7Chicken Wire4:05
- 8Wait to Stop3:29
- 9All I Know2:51
- 10Shoes and Clothes2:47
- 11Wherein Obscurely3:02
- 12Ferris Wheel4:40
Sound DNA
- Rock
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Aaron SperskeDRUMS , TIMPANI , PERCUSSION DRUMS, TIMPANI , PERCUSSION
- Anhared StoweORCHESTRA, VIOLIN VIOLIN
- Bob PerniceGUITAR, VOCALS
- Christine KolbergerORCHESTRA, VIOLIN VIOLIN
- Dave SpornyORCHESTRA, TROMBONE TROMBONE
- Joe PerniceVOCALS, GUITAR
- Katleen ShianoCELLO ORCHESTRA, CELLO
- Katrina SmithORCHESTRA, VIOLA VIOLA
- Michael DemingARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR PIANO , ELECTRIC PIANO, VOCALS PIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO, VOCALS
- Mike JonesORCHESTRA, FLUGELHORN
- Peter McEachernORCHESTRA, TROMBONE TROMBONE
- Peyton PinkertonGUITAR, VOCALS
- Susan Cavender KnappHARP ORCHESTRA, HARP
- Thom MonahanBASS, VOCALS
- Tim AthertonORCHESTRA, TROMBONE TROMBONE
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 11 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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