There’s no denying that Marcy Playground was one of the better one hit wonders of the 1990s, but they happened to be sitting on a whole mountain of gems when their eponymous LP was released in 1997. Forgotten in a haze of constant “Sex and Candy” airtime, the other eleven tracks that fill the record are not only enjoyable, they are fucking awesome.
Grunge meets nineties pop, folk and rock to create a solid—and remarkably original—effect. Acoustic guitars, often layered, lie at the foreground of many tracks while John Wozniak’s vocals ring out in a calm, dull drone beneath (for an example of this technique go back into the annals of your memory and re-listen to “Sex and Candy”). Other tracks, such as “Sherry Fraser” and “One More Suicide” find Wozniak at the front, singing his heart out.
The truly remarkable thing about Marcy Playground is that their entire existence was drowned out by that one song—which is, in my opinion, far from the best track on the record—and all of those other beauties were forever buried somewhere. Who knows, maybe a few people out there would still love to see Marcy Playground live to hear their other tracks. I, for one, would definitely get down.
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