http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43392&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rssPortland's Everclear is the most successful of the post-grungesters when it comes to being a household name. Formed in Portland in 1991, Everclear hit the turbo boost button and made short work of any possible contemporaries in 1995 with <i>Sparkle and Fade</i>. Not that the key ingredients are anything fancy: grinding, crunchy guitars littered with catchy punk-pop riffs and an occasional flirtation with the blues. Their stranglehold on the charts exists because singer/guitarist Art Alexakis' gritty vocals and personal, emotionally charged lyrics take center stage to the music. Is it grunge? Is it pop? Never mind. The band's stock lies in their empathetic storytelling. To wit: "Father of Mine" recounts Alexakis' anger at being deserted by his father, and "Fire Maple Song" deals with the loss of his brother to heroin (not to mention the singer's own battle with drug addiction). On this cut, Everclear serve up "unloved, American style," with a muscular take on the Smiths' classic mope anthem. - Kali HollowayContemporary Hard Rocken720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:11:34 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43392&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Portland's Everclear is the most successful of the post-grungesters when it comes to being a household name. Formed in Portland in 1991, Everclear hit the turbo boost button and made short work of any possible contemporaries in 1995 with <i>Sparkle and Fade</i>. Not that the key ingredients are anything fancy: grinding, crunchy guitars littered with catchy punk-pop riffs and an occasional flirtation with the blues. Their stranglehold on the charts exists because singer/guitarist Art Alexakis' gritty vocals and personal, emotionally charged lyrics take center stage to the music. Is it grunge? Is it pop? Never mind. The band's stock lies in their empathetic storytelling. To wit: "Father of Mine" recounts Alexakis' anger at being deserted by his father, and "Fire Maple Song" deals with the loss of his brother to heroin (not to mention the singer's own battle with drug addiction). On this cut, Everclear serve up "unloved, American style," with a muscular take on the Smiths' classic mope anthem. - Kali Holloway http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1972439&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Rock/Pop Tue, 23 May 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 1972439 tra.1972439 Everclear art.43392 1.29 Sparkle And Fade alb.199058 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/1/0/390108_170x170.jpg 2000-10-24 00:00:00.0 1995-05-23 00:00:00.0 true Santa Monica tra.1972439 191000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1972439&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1972439&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923017&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge-Pop Tue, 7 Oct 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 1923017 tra.1923017 Everclear art.43392 1.29 So Much For The Afterglow alb.92254 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/8/3/383894_170x170.jpg 1997-09-25 00:00:00.0 1997-10-07 00:00:00.0 true Father Of Mine tra.1923017 231000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923017&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923017&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923016&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 7 Oct 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 1923016 tra.1923016 Everclear art.43392 1.29 So Much For The Afterglow alb.92254 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/8/3/383894_170x170.jpg 1997-09-25 00:00:00.0 1997-10-07 00:00:00.0 true I Will Buy You A New Life tra.1923016 238000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923016&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923016&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2700249&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 11 Jul 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 2700249 tra.2700249 Everclear art.43392 1.29 Songs From An American Movie Vol. 1: Learning How to Smile alb.112345 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/4/2/512422_170x170.jpg 2000-06-29 00:00:00.0 2000-07-11 00:00:00.0 true Wonderful tra.2700249 281000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2700249&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2700249&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923013&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 7 Oct 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 1923013 tra.1923013 Everclear art.43392 1.29 So Much For The Afterglow alb.92254 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/8/3/383894_170x170.jpg 1997-09-25 00:00:00.0 1997-10-07 00:00:00.0 true Everything To Everyone tra.1923013 200000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923013&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923013&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1972437&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 23 May 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 1972437 tra.1972437 Everclear art.43392 1.29 Sparkle And Fade alb.199058 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/1/0/390108_170x170.jpg 2000-10-24 00:00:00.0 1995-05-23 00:00:00.0 true Heroin Girl tra.1972437 143000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1972437&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1972437&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.332878&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 11 Jul 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 332878 tra.332878 Everclear art.43392 1.29 Songs From An American Movie Vol. 1: Learning How to Smile alb.112345 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/4/2/512422_170x170.jpg 2000-06-29 00:00:00.0 2000-07-11 00:00:00.0 true AM Radio tra.332878 236000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.332878&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.332878&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286376&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 30286376 tra.30286376 Everclear art.43392 0.99 In A Different Light alb.30270424 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/3/0/1810350_170x170.jpg 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 true Everything To Everyone tra.30286376 198000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286376&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286376&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286377&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 30286377 tra.30286377 Everclear art.43392 0.99 In A Different Light alb.30270424 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/3/0/1810350_170x170.jpg 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 true Wonderful tra.30286377 261000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286377&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286377&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923012&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 7 Oct 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 1923012 tra.1923012 Everclear art.43392 1.29 So Much For The Afterglow alb.92254 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/8/3/383894_170x170.jpg 1997-09-25 00:00:00.0 1997-10-07 00:00:00.0 true So Much For The Afterglow tra.1923012 233000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923012&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923012&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1902817&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 11 Jul 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 1902817 tra.1902817 Everclear art.43392 1.29 Songs From An American Movie Vol. 1: Learning How to Smile alb.112345 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/4/2/512422_170x170.jpg 2000-06-29 00:00:00.0 2000-07-11 00:00:00.0 true Brown Eyed Girl tra.1902817 261000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1902817&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1902817&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286379&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 30286379 tra.30286379 Everclear art.43392 0.99 In A Different Light alb.30270424 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/3/0/1810350_170x170.jpg 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 true Santa Monica tra.30286379 234000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286379&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286379&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923018&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 7 Oct 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 1923018 tra.1923018 Everclear art.43392 0.99 So Much For The Afterglow alb.92254 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/8/3/383894_170x170.jpg 1997-09-25 00:00:00.0 1997-10-07 00:00:00.0 true One Hit Wonder tra.1923018 208000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923018&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923018&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286382&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 30286382 tra.30286382 Everclear art.43392 0.99 In A Different Light alb.30270424 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/3/0/1810350_170x170.jpg 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 true Father Of Mine tra.30286382 231000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286382&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286382&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923020&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 7 Oct 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 1923020 tra.1923020 Everclear art.43392 0.99 So Much For The Afterglow alb.92254 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/8/3/383894_170x170.jpg 1997-09-25 00:00:00.0 1997-10-07 00:00:00.0 true Amphetamine tra.1923020 215000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923020&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923020&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1972441&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 23 May 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 1972441 tra.1972441 Everclear art.43392 0.99 Sparkle And Fade alb.199058 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/1/0/390108_170x170.jpg 2000-10-24 00:00:00.0 1995-05-23 00:00:00.0 true Strawberry tra.1972441 155000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1972441&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1972441&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1972438&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 23 May 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 1972438 tra.1972438 Everclear art.43392 0.99 Sparkle And Fade alb.199058 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/1/0/390108_170x170.jpg 2000-10-24 00:00:00.0 1995-05-23 00:00:00.0 true You Make Me Feel Like A Whore tra.1972438 167000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1972438&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1972438&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286381&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 30286381 tra.30286381 Everclear art.43392 0.99 In A Different Light alb.30270424 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/3/0/1810350_170x170.jpg 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 true I Will Buy You A New Life tra.30286381 275000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286381&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286381&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286380&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 30286380 tra.30286380 Everclear art.43392 0.99 In A Different Light alb.30270424 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/3/0/1810350_170x170.jpg 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 true Summerland tra.30286380 247000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286380&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286380&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6528332&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 5 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 6528332 tra.6528332 Everclear art.43392 1.29 Ten Years Gone - The Best Of: 1994-2004 alb.6526195 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/4/8/6/656849_170x170.jpg 2004-10-05 00:00:00.0 2004-10-05 00:00:00.0 true Santa Monica tra.6528332 191000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6528332&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6528332&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923015&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 7 Oct 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 1923015 tra.1923015 Everclear art.43392 0.99 So Much For The Afterglow alb.92254 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/8/3/383894_170x170.jpg 1997-09-25 00:00:00.0 1997-10-07 00:00:00.0 true Normal Like You tra.1923015 193000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923015&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923015&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286386&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 30286386 tra.30286386 Everclear art.43392 0.99 In A Different Light alb.30270424 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/3/0/1810350_170x170.jpg 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 true Here Comes The Darkness tra.30286386 292000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286386&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286386&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6528331&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 5 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 6528331 tra.6528331 Everclear art.43392 1.29 Ten Years Gone - The Best Of: 1994-2004 alb.6526195 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/4/8/6/656849_170x170.jpg 2004-10-05 00:00:00.0 2004-10-05 00:00:00.0 true Wonderfull tra.6528331 281000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6528331&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6528331&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13305317&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 13305317 tra.13305317 Everclear art.43392 0.0 Romeo & Juliet Soundtrack alb.13304981 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/9/4/1/971496_170x170.jpg 2007-02-13 00:00:00.0 2007-02-13 00:00:00.0 true Local God tra.13305317 235000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13305317&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13305317&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286384&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Everclear on Rhapsody Online 30286384 tra.30286384 Everclear art.43392 0.99 In A Different Light alb.30270424 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/3/0/1810350_170x170.jpg 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 true Rock Star tra.30286384 199000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286384&variant=play&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30286384&variant=data&rws=%2Feverclear%2Ftop-tracks.rss