Drenched

Artist: Miracle Legion
Label: Morgan Creek
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 729592000624
EAN: 0729592000624
ASIN: B0000042MO

Release Date: 1995-08-29

Drenched

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Tracks:

Sooner
Sea Hag
Snacks and Candy
So Good
Everything Is Rosy
With a Wish
Little Blue Light
Out to Play
Velvetine
Waiting Room
Maybellene

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Customer Reviews:

Solid Album From a Solid Band.......2005-09-20

Miracle Legion's only album available on cd is a collection of songs that are bursting with energy. The opening track hits you hard and keep you tapping your feet. The album quickly loses steam after that song but luckily regains it jsut as fast with "So Good" and "Everything is Rosey." On Velvetine Mark sings with a fever rarely heard from is usualy soothing voice and its an entralling experience since his voice is one of the best in the genre. Though fans of Surprise, Surprise, Surprise may feel a little left out since these songs lack the darkness found in the previous albums, Mark's sonngwriting has only grown stronger. Perhaps the production is to blame for the lighter feel of these sonngs. Not to say it is at all bad, the glossy production gives new light to instruments that often were lost in the mix on their earlier albums. So while it feels these songs dont have the depth that their earlier work has, it is only because there is greater focus.

Red Wonder.......2004-06-30

To summarise; good song writing from Mark & Ray with a disappointing final production. Classic case of the record label getting to involved creative process. Four or five of the songs became classic live numbers at Miracle Legion shows in late 80's and early 90's, however, the album eventually put out by Morgan Creek was sadly over-produced. Regardless, this album deserves a place in every Music Fans CD collection as it simply still beats 99% of albums available since its release! So few of Miracle Legion's records are actually available today (i.e. Surprise, Surprise, Surprise and The Backyard were never put out on CD!)! Without doubt the Legion were a great band unfortunately appreciated by so few people! Stand out tracks on this album are "With a Wish" and "Out to Play"..

Fantastic Musical Excursion.......2003-10-23

If you do not have this album, buy it. It is simply fantastic. Every song... from Sea Hag, to So Good, to Snacks n' Candy are awesome, powerful pop songs. These gems translated so well to the live set that it's hard to believe ML didn't become a huge hit across the US. To those of you who watched them grow through the years you will undoubtedly agree when I say that Miracle Legion is one of the great bands of the 80's/90's that were able to truly rock the house!

Impressive.......2003-05-12

I would say that this particular album is exactly what I need sometimes. It's calm, but not. It's fun, but not simplistic. It's what I would call emblematic of how I saw the times I grew up in (the mid-nineties).

It does, however, have its weak points. Some songs are musically weak and uninspired, which detracts from the album as a whole. However, if you're a fan of the lo-fi and The Adventures of Pete & Pete, you'll probably like this album.

velvetine.......2003-04-28

Although Drenched isn't my favorite ML album, it's still really good. The first time I listened to it, I was kind of disappointed. I, being the hopeful idiot, was hoping for another Surprise Surprise Surprise. Weird thing is, though, that when I first listened to SSS awhile back, I was also disappointed then for unknown reasons. Then I continued to listen to the album, and when I realized how great it was, it made quite an impact on me.

My experience with listening to Drenched is almost the same thing; at first I only liked a small handful of songs, but on repeated listens, I began to like every song quite a lot.

Drenched, in my opinion, sounds like the Polaris stuff mixed with ML recordings from the very late eighties (mainly "Me and Mr. Ray"). While not as good as either of those albums, it still holds up very well.

"Velvetine" is probably the best song on here; and is definetely one of ML's best songs, ever. It's a hard rocker filled with tension and anger, and always gets the listener's attention immedietely. "Sooner" is a fantastic opener, great to sing along to. "Snacks and Candy," the more popular track off this album, is very well written (lyrically) and is a pleasure to listen to.

Other standout tracks: "With a Wish," "Out to Play," "Waiting Room," and "Maybelline."

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