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Dan Bryk, Asshole by Dan Bryk
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fave it Quirky | Modern Folk
15 tracks | 58 minutes
Released Jun 2003
on Urban Myth
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:30 She Doesn't Mean A Thing To Me Tonight lyrics BUY MP3 04:30 She Doesn't Mean A Thing To Me Tonight lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:30 She Doesn't Mean A Thing To Me Tonight
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:22 Because I'm Spoiled lyrics BUY MP3 03:22 Because I'm Spoiled lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:22 Because I'm Spoiled
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:54 In Praise of Mark Turmell lyrics BUY MP3 01:54 In Praise of Mark Turmell lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:54 In Praise of Mark Turmell
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:16 Her Place lyrics BUY MP3 02:16 Her Place lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:16 Her Place
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:54 Singer Slash Songwriter lyrics BUY MP3 02:54 Singer Slash Songwriter lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:54 Singer Slash Songwriter
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:22 Right Behind Caroline lyrics BUY MP3 02:22 Right Behind Caroline lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:22 Right Behind Caroline
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:39 Plastic Surgery lyrics BUY MP3 04:39 Plastic Surgery lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:39 Plastic Surgery
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:07 Song of Forgiveness lyrics BUY MP3 03:07 Song of Forgiveness lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:07 Song of Forgiveness
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:29 She's Already Feeling Guilty lyrics BUY MP3 02:29 She's Already Feeling Guilty lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:29 She's Already Feeling Guilty
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:56 Private Party lyrics BUY MP3 01:56 Private Party lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:56 Private Party
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 14:04 The Trouble With Nice Guys lyrics BUY MP3 14:04 The Trouble With Nice Guys lyrics "GIFT MP3" 14:04 The Trouble With Nice Guys
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:46 Gratuitous Bonus Track lyrics BUY MP3 03:46 Gratuitous Bonus Track lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:46 Gratuitous Bonus Track
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:39 Mandy, Mary Beth and Jen lyrics BUY MP3 03:39 Mandy, Mary Beth and Jen lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:39 Mandy, Mary Beth and Jen
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:23 Rehab lyrics BUY MP3 03:23 Rehab lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:23 Rehab
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:26 The Silence That Passes for Peace of Mind lyrics BUY MP3 04:26 The Silence That Passes for Peace of Mind lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:26 The Silence That Passes for Peace of Mind
Bittersweet and just plain acidic pop by a young suburbanite. "Bryk's forte is his Iyrics-as funny and smart as they are clever, and they can be wickedly clever in their wordplay and wry reworkings of romantic platitudes." -.*@# (Exclaim)
Editorial review
Probably the biggest problem with Dan Bryk's first album is that it's maybe a tad obvious in terms of lyrical content. Here's a child of the suburbs complaining about how shallow and boring things are, something that's telegraphed ahead of the music when you look at the album artwork, equating rows of identical house with rows of identical tombstones. Elsewhere, he does the singer/songwriter thing in his full-on sad-sack unlucky-in-love nerd persona. It sounds like it could be obnoxious, but Bryk actually has enough charm and humor to pull it off. Who else could pull off an ode to a computer programmer, or a song about stalking the Prime Minister's daughter in revenge for free trade? How many people would come up with the line "she asked if there was more to life than this/all I could offer was the number of my therapist"? And so we come to the matter of the album's title: Is Bryk truly an asshole? Well, probably not, even though he's open enough with his feelings to make people feel comfortable. And yes, he's a smart-ass. But he's also emotionally honest and smart, if perhaps a bit na?ve at times. (The CD also features the three songs that originally appeared on the earlierDan Bryk, Now! EP. Wisely, they're put at the end -- even though they're still reasonably well-played, they don't have quite the same warmth.) ~ Sean Carruthers, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
"Dan Bryk, Asshole" is the 1996 debut album that went a long way in establishing Bryk in his native Canada. Inspiring plaudits from a wide variety of press (Asshole made the Toronto Star "Discs of '96" list), a ton of Canadian college airplay and CBC exposure, culminating in Dan's 1996 CBC RealTime session, some of which eventually appeared on his long-delayed second album Lovers Leap. The slackly cult-hit version of "She Doesn't Mean A Thing to Me Tonight" appears here for thrill seekers.
Recorded piecemeal in numerous studios and contributor's homes, this 12-track release spans a wide range of sounds and influences. From the poisoned indie-rock bubblegrudge of She Doesn't Mean a Thing To Me Tonight to the grade nine confessional (In Praise of) Mark Turmell, these are catchy melodic pop songs whose immediate hooks reward repeated listenings with subtler and deeper meanings.
Deceptively simple piano and organ-based arrangements evoke classic pop and alt.
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