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All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Smash Mouth's fondness of -- and talent for -- novelties tends to obscure their other sunkissed gifts, how they have a knack for creating a soundtrack for an endless summer. Magic, the group's first album since 2006 -- they split after the release of Summer Girl but it sounds like they never went away -- is hampered ever so slightly by those novelties, as the group takes an easy swipe at "Justin Bieber" (it's never a good idea for a group pegged by some as a one-hit wonder to take a potshots at another) and does a by-the-numbers cover of Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)," a couple of cuts that play into all the negative stereotypes of the bands. And ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Smash Mouth's fondness of -- and talent for -- novelties tends to obscure their other sunkissed gifts, how they have a knack for creating a soundtrack for an endless summer. Magic, the group's first album since 2006 -- they split after the release of Summer Girl but it sounds like they never went away -- is hampered ever so slightly by those novelties, as the group takes an easy swipe at "Justin Bieber" (it's never a good idea for a group pegged by some as a one-hit wonder to take a potshots at another) and does a by-the-numbers cover of Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)," a couple of cuts that play into all the negative stereotypes of the bands. And that's what makes the rest of Magic a bit of a surprise: it's as effortlessly effervescent as anything else Smash Mouth has ever released, filled with grooving, organ-fueled beach party anthems. Smash Mouth may stumble slightly when they strive for a power ballad -- "Out of Love," arriving halfway through the record, has a solid, sweeping chorus that the band doesn't quite pull off -- but their traditional blend of '60s garage rock and '80s new wave still provides a breezy good time on "Perfect Planet," "Live to Love Another Day," "Magic," and "Future X Wife." Perhaps it won't change the mind of the haters, but those fans who have stayed true to the SoCal popsters will undoubtedly be pleased.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 9/4/2012
  • Label: Savoy Jazz
  • UPC: 795041790620
  • Catalog Number: 17906
  • Sales rank: 16,653

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Perfect Planet (2:36)
  2. 2 Live to Love Another Day (2:41)
  3. 3 Magic - J. Dash (2:59)
  4. 4 Justin Bieber (2:33)
  5. 5 Out of Love (3:35)
  6. 6 Flippin' Out - J. Dash (3:00)
  7. 7 Future X Wife (2:29)
  8. 8 Better with Time (3:14)
  9. 9 The Game (2:36)
  10. 10 She's into Me (3:20)
  11. 11 Don't You (Forget About Me) (4:21)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Smash Mouth Primary Artist
Michael Urbano Drums
Randy Cooke Drums, Group Member
Jennifer Paige Background Vocals
Paul DeLisle Bass, Background Vocals, Group Member
Andrew Fromm Background Vocals
Greg Camp Guitar, Background Vocals
Steve Harwell Vocals, Group Member
Michael Klooster Keyboards, Group Member
Juan Portela Keyboards
Mike Krompass Bass, Guitar, Drums, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Group Member
J. Dash Vocals
Stephen Vickers Background Vocals
Shawn Mayer Background Vocals
Storm Gardiner Background Vocals
Technical Credits
Keith Forsey Composer
Robert Hayes Management
Dave McNair Mastering
Shelly Peiken Composer
Steve Schiff Composer
Eric Valentine Producer, Engineer
Scott Krippayne Composer
Randy Cooke Composer
David Alan Kogut Art Direction
Jennifer Paige Composer
Andrew Fromm Composer
Steve Harwell Composer
Ron Robinson Composer
Mike Krompass Composer, Producer, Engineer, drum programming
Jim McCormick Composer
J. Dash Composer
Tebey Ottoh Composer
Brodie Stewart Composer
Brian Swanson Booking
Steve Murr Engineer
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