http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4341&rws=%2Famerican-music-club%2Fdiscography.rssAmerican Music Club no doubt rank as one of the most popular and widely influential Indie Rock acts of the late 1980s and early 1990s. They really carry two identities -- one existing before and the other after their 1991 landmark effort, <i>Everclear</i>. Pre-<i>Everclear</i> albums were stark, beautifully dissonant displays built around singer Mark Eitzel's poetic and boozed tales as well as guitar player Vudi's penchant for bandwidth-filling textures and focused progressions. Dark, lonely, haunting songs from the Tom Mallon-produced masterpiece <i>California</i> (e.g. "Firefly" and "Blue and Grey Shirt") qualify as some of the absolute best in AMC's catalog. A marked change in production and songcraft ushered them into the spotlight for <i>Everclear</i>. The huge sound on "Rise" and "Ex-Girlfriend" was a staggeringly appropriate graduation. Ensuing albums found the band gravitating toward Eitzel's schmaltz, and though they occasionally flared up on songs such as "Challenger" and the smart yet disposable "Wish the World Away," AMC never regained their composure and called it quits after <i>San Francisco</i> (1994). - Kelly BaumanIndie/Alternativeen720Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:26:08 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4341&rws=%2Famerican-music-club%2Fdiscography.rss American Music Club no doubt rank as one of the most popular and widely influential Indie Rock acts of the late 1980s and early 1990s. They really carry two identities -- one existing before and the other after their 1991 landmark effort, <i>Everclear</i>. Pre-<i>Everclear</i> albums were stark, beautifully dissonant displays built around singer Mark Eitzel's poetic and boozed tales as well as guitar player Vudi's penchant for bandwidth-filling textures and focused progressions. Dark, lonely, haunting songs from the Tom Mallon-produced masterpiece <i>California</i> (e.g. "Firefly" and "Blue and Grey Shirt") qualify as some of the absolute best in AMC's catalog. A marked change in production and songcraft ushered them into the spotlight for <i>Everclear</i>. The huge sound on "Rise" and "Ex-Girlfriend" was a staggeringly appropriate graduation. Ensuing albums found the band gravitating toward Eitzel's schmaltz, and though they occasionally flared up on songs such as "Challenger" and the smart yet disposable "Wish the World Away," AMC never regained their composure and called it quits after <i>San Francisco</i> (1994). - Kelly Bauman http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.18120944&rws=%2Famerican-music-club%2Fdiscography.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 American Music Club Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.18120944 alb.18120944 American Music Club art.4341 7.99 The Golden Age alb.18120944 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/9/6/1/1191697_170x170.jpg 2008-02-19 00:00:00.0 2008-02-19 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.18120944&rws=%2Famerican-music-club%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.18120944&variant=data&rws=%2Famerican-music-club%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6569997&rws=%2Famerican-music-club%2Fdiscography.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 12 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700 American Music Club Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.6569997 alb.6569997 American Music Club art.4341 7.99 Love Songs For Patriots alb.6569997 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/9/2/672987_170x170.jpg 2004-10-12 00:00:00.0 2004-10-12 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6569997&rws=%2Famerican-music-club%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6569997&variant=data&rws=%2Famerican-music-club%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.231091&rws=%2Famerican-music-club%2Fdiscography.rss Indie/Alternative Thu, 4 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 American Music Club Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.231091 alb.231091 American Music Club art.4341 9.99 Mercury alb.231091 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/5/4/0/1700451_170x170.jpg 2009-06-04 00:00:00.0 1993-03-23 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.231091&rws=%2Famerican-music-club%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.231091&variant=data&rws=%2Famerican-music-club%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.118651&rws=%2Famerican-music-club%2Fdiscography.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 5 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 American Music Club Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.118651 alb.118651 American Music Club art.4341 3.99 Rise alb.118651 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/3/5/1015353_170x170.jpg 2007-06-05 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false single http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.118651&rws=%2Famerican-music-club%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.118651&variant=data&rws=%2Famerican-music-club%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.239119&rws=%2Famerican-music-club%2Fdiscography.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 1 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 American Music Club Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.239119 alb.239119 American Music Club art.4341 8.99 Everclear alb.239119 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/7/0/0/1010073_170x170.jpg 2006-10-01 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.239119&rws=%2Famerican-music-club%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.239119&variant=data&rws=%2Famerican-music-club%2Fdiscography.rss