I have such a massive crush on Juliana!
Believe me there is an entire generation of guys between the ages of 30-40 who grew up crushing on her whenever she was on Alternative Nation or 120 Minutes back in the day!
But there is even more, Hatfield is a great songwriter who writes an astounding range of tunes from acoustic ballads, to pop, to noise rock.
Oh and she is a guitar goddess as well.
And yes I even like her voice. After listening to so many male artists it is nice to hear her girlish vocals. A nice change of pace.
I would say she is probably my 4th favorite musical artist and it is just a crime, a total crime that she is not more popular or well known (how many millenials have heard of her? They are too busy listening to canned pop acts like Britnery or Cristina... sigh, grumble)
'Hey Babe' features several classic songs. 'Everybody Love Me But You' is a great mid-tempo alt-rocker. The video is awesome too.
(There is a better version of this vid. out there if you type in 'HQ' and '1992')
'Lost and Saved' has a real bottom-endy vibe and is another favorite.
Oh and I would be remiss to not mention 'Forever Baby' which has a great sense of dark humor in the lyrics. That is one of the things I love about Juliana, she totally, just really nails the whole Generation X vibe with her lyrics. She writes these alterna-pop songs, but when you peel back the onion there is great depth that people may not realize. Sort of like Sting with his lyrics and yes even Gwen Stefani with her lyrics.
Lets not forget the B-sides to this album, there were quite a few released and they are all good as well!
The two B-sides I like the most also showcase her considerable ability to craft songs of different genres.
'Feed Me' is a sad acoustic ballad, and Raisans is a cover of the classic Dinosaur Jr. rocker.
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