14:59

by Sugar Ray

Overview

Sugar Ray lead singer Mark McGrath had proven himself on national television as a walking rock encyclopedia, in a 1998 episode of VH1's Rock and Roll Jeopardy. It was an impressive feat that could explain the divergent styles of Sugar Ray's 1999 album 14:59. Their third album showed an alarming overhaul in their approach, practically moving Sugar Ray into a new genre. 14:59 steered them from their metal shellac toward a calmer, melodious pastiche of songs. The band on 14:59 has versatility nailed down better than your grade-A wedding band: "Every Morning" bounces with the acoustic pop gentility of their 1997 hit "Fly," while "Falls Apart" and "Personal Space Invader" reflect influences from Synchronicity and Men Without Hats. 14:59 also favors the leaner, faster punk of Green Day in "Aim for Me." There's even a frighteningly faithful cover of Steve Miller's "Abracadabra." If there's one criticism of 14:59, it's that if you listen hard enough you'll be playing "sounds like..." for many songs. In that sense it's almost a parody; the inclusion of two comic songs entitled "New Direction" (one death metal, one circus tent) help that assessment. Finally, though, 14:59 has such catchiness and charm that it's a guilty pleasure of high order, and a bigger step than one might have expected from Sugar Ray. ~ Paul Pearson

Product Details

Release Date:	01/12/1999
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0075678315121

Tracks

1. New Direction
2. Every Morning
3. Falls Apart
4. Personal Space Invader
5. Live & Direct
6. Someday
7. Aim for Me
8. Ode to the Lonely Heart
9. Burning Dog
10. Even Though
11. Abracadabra
12. Glory
13. New Direction

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sugar Ray   Primary Artist
Super Cat   Primary Artist
KRS-One   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Mark McGrath   Guitar (Rhythm),Vocals
Rodney Sheppard   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Stan Frazier   Drums,Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Murphy Karges   Bass,Guitar,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Craig Bullock   Sampling,Keyboards,Turntables,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Mark McGrath   Composer
KRS-One   Performer
Sugar Ray   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist
Steve Gallagher   Engineer
Ralph Sall   Producer
F. Scott Schafer   Photography
Rodney Sheppard   Composer
Stan Frazier   Composer,Programming
Murphy Karges   Composer
Pablo Tellez   Composer
Richard Bean   Composer
Larry Freemantle   Art Direction
David Khane   Producer
Abel Zarate   Composer
Craig Bullock   Composer,Programming
Nick Sopkovich   Composer
Joe Nichol   Composer
Steve Miller   Composer
David Kahne   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer,Mastering,Programming
John Travis   Mixing,Engineer