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List Price: $24.98 | | Label: Reprise / Wea
Salesrank: 78904
Released: October 21, 2003 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Everything to Everyone Track Listing:
1. Celebrity
2. Maybe Katie
3. Another Postcard
4. Next Time
5. For You
6. Shopping
7. Testing 1,2,3
8. Upside Down
9. War On Drugs
10. Aluminum
11. Unfinished
12. Second Best
13. Take It Outside
14. Have You Seen My Love?
Editorial Review:
SPECIAL EDITION: Along with the CD is a DVDA including the entire album in both surround sound and high-resolution stereo as well as 11 acoustic tracks in high resolution, b-sides in surround sound and video features.
Everything to Everyone Reviews:
Really, really, catchy; really, really good. 
2005-01-12 - This is an album that has to grow on you. It had to grow on me, and I needed to listen to it a few times to appreciate it. My personal favorites are "For You" and "Upside Down," though every track is pretty good. "Shopping" had a slightly too subtle joke. It's true that in the second half, the album oses a little quality, but the really good tunes in the first half more than make up for that. There's something for everyone here--except those who will not, under any circumstances, listen to pop music of any kind, regardless of quality.
I love this CD 
2004-01-20 - Before this album, I would have considered myself someone who liked BNL. After this CD, I consider myself someone who LOVES BNL. I got to see them in concert and perform the songs before I heard the CD. When I went to their concert, I knew it was going to be a good CD because I liked every song they performed (even though they were mostly new to me). There is a nice variety of tracks to suit different styles and moods.
Another great one
2003-12-23 - Barenaked Ladies is in top form for their newest release. This collection shows how amazing they can be, with songs ranging from the silliness of "Another Postcard" to the haunting sadness of "War on Drugs." Steven Page puts his powerful voice to wonderful use on the latter, a solemn reflection on addiction and suicide.
Ed Robertson is well-represented too, providing lead vocals for about half the songs. His voice is edgier than Page's, and he only contributed two lead vocals to their previous release, Maroon. He and Page should always split the vocal duties as evenly as they do here.
The songwriting ranges from rock to folk-country to ballads, and the superb musicianship never misses.
That said, the disc isn't perfect. "Shopping," featuring the incomparable Blue Man Group, was meant to be a satirical take on the Bush administration's urging people to spend money in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. As the band has admitted since, though, the point is too subtle and as a result, the song comes off as empty to people who don't already know what it is supposed to mean.
"Another Postcard," while a fine song showing the band's lighthearted side, was a poor choice for a first single. Many people who discovered the band with "One Week" from 1998's "Stunt" have not been exposed to their other dimensions and write them off as a novelty act. Releasing the one silly song first just reinforces that misconception.
The DVD that comes with the deluxe package is a real added value. The 5.1 surround mix sounds amazing on a good surround system. And there is a 45-minute film of the band performing most of the album (all but two songs) acoustically, which captures them just hanging around having fun and is fun to watch.
This is the band's sixth studio recording. I highly recommend anything they've done, and Everything to Everyone is no exception.
Great record--won't bring new fans in, however...
2003-12-16 - Well, as a HUGE BNL fan, I naturally counted down the months, weeks, and days until Everything to Everyone was released, and was quite excited to pick it up and take it for a spin. And the first listen?? Not great. Kinda weird, kinda uneventful. But it all sank in after about 3-4 listens. It's a very listenable record, perhaps moreso than any other disc in their catalog. The boys are trying on several different styles here, and unlike in the past (particularly on Maroon and Born on a Pirate Ship), it actually seems to work here. Power pop ("Maybe Katie"), mournful ballads ("War On Drugs"), acoustic torch and twang ("Have You Seen My Love?"), 70's soft rock (my top pick of the litter, "Take It Outside"), and something I like to refer to as polka tango (on "Upside Down")--this record slips into many outfits, and looks pretty good in all of them. Also fun to hear are the little details thrown into more traditional BNL sounds, like a splash of "ballroom jazz" and a lullabye melody in "Next Time". Not the place to start if you're looking to get acquainted with the band, but definitely a nice pickup for seasoned listeners.
A little bit for everyone
2003-12-10 - This CD is a great addition to BNL's music. I love the mix of sounds, from "Shopping"'s eighties flashback Go-Gos style to "For You"'s rockabilly-folksy feel. "Have You Seen My Love?" reminds me of an early Beatles era tune. Of course there's "Another Postcard"...the list just keeps going. A must for any BNL fan. Did I mention "Celebrity"? Another fave.
