Overnight Success by The Alice Project

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Beatles-pop | Acoustic

11 tracks | 38 minutes

Released Oct 2002
on Clown Milk

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Following their TOP 10 indie CD "Traveling with Lady Berlin" this indie rock band presents their best effort yet.Always Fun and Surprising with potent lyrics, unforgettable melodies, uncompromising arrangements and great musicianship.

Editorial review

When singer/songwriter Alice Leon decided to call the Alice Project's third album Overnight Success, she was obviously being ironic -- many of the lyrics talk about things like paying dues, struggling to get ahead, and coping with life's challenges and disappointments. In fact, one of the tracks is titled "Nobody Makes It Overnight"; the tune has a message that is relevant to doctors, attorneys, and computer programmers, and its message is especially relevant if, like Leon, you have the guts to pursue a career in the volatile music industry (where hard work and perseverance don't necessarily bring commercial or monetary rewards). So this CD is <i>not</i> about achieving overnight success and living <I>la dolce vita</I> -- quite the contrary. Overnight Success is far from an album of feel-good escapism, and Leon tends to favor a melancholy mood on pop/rock/adult alternative gems like "Flavor of the Month," "Big Fish," and "Puke." But if Overnight Success is the Alice Project's most world-weary album, Leon doesn't advocate giving up. "It's All About Me" reflects on a man's suicide, and Leon concludes that suicide is a selfish act -- Overnight Success isn't a terribly happy album, but it doesn't send out a message of hopelessness either. And true to form, Leon sings her lyrics with an abundance of feeling and provides pop/rock that is melodic and delightfully tuneful. Overnight Success detours into funk-rock territory on "I'm So Busy," which combines a Stevie Wonder-ish groove with a rock guitar and finds Leon being unusually R&B-minded. Although Traveling with Lady Berlin is the Alice Project's most essential album, Overnight Success also has a lot going for it and is easily recommended to anyone who has enjoyed the New Jersey band's previous releases. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Bio / Background

"Alice Leon writes pop songs of the traditional variety. Harking back to vintage masters like Carole King (and adding just a hint of influence from modern pop rockers such as Aimee Mann, Jill Sobule and Shawn Colvin. Leon teams up with guitarist James Leahey on this (their 3rd CD and aptly titled) and frames her shimmery melodies in soaring band arrangements. Laden with infectious hooks, provocative lyrics and sing-a-long choruses that embrace substance"