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Baby I'm Bored  Hear it Now

RS: 2of 5 Stars

2008

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What has the former Lemonheads leader been up to these past seven years? That's the question Evan Dando seems to ask himself on this solo debut. He drawls a litany of self-abuse ("You stayed awake for fourteen days") on the Hank Williams-tinged "Why Do You Do This to Yourself?" and chastises himself elsewhere by declaring, "Whatever part of you that's been calling the shots is fired." The problem is, he's got a point here: Thirty-eight minutes of co-writes and covers feels slight for seven years' work. But with help from roots-rocking friends such as Aimee Mann's producer Jon Brion and members of Calexico, Dando's better parts -- the bedroom voice, the aching melodies, the wry self-deprecation - end up rising to the surface on Baby I'm Bored.

ROBERT CHERRY
(From RS 921, May 1, 2003)



(Posted: Apr 8, 2003)

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