Astro Lounge

1	Who's There 3:33
2	Diggin' Your Scene 3:10
3	I Just Wanna See 3:45
4	Waste 3:27
5	All Star 3:21
6	Satellite 3:39
7	Radio 3:21
8	Stoned 4:10
9	Then the Morning Comes 3:04
10	Road Man 2:31
11	Fallen Horses 4:06
12	Defeat You 3:54
13	Come on Come On 2:33
14	Home 3:12
15	Can't Get Enough of You Baby 2:30

Barnes & Noble

"Keep it simple, stupid" is a philosophy that has driven more than one Hollywood blockbuster. It's not unheard of in rock 'n' roll, either, as in the case of Smash Mouth, an unashamedly good-time, proudly untrendy, goof-rock band. After bouncing up the charts with FUSH YU MANG's "Walkin' on the Sun" in the summer of '97, Smash Mouth could've just divvied up the royalty checks and disappeared. Instead, they returned with ASTRO LOUNGE, which zigs, zags, and zings through another passel of ditties, each aimed squarely at the pleasure center. Sure, the novelty tag fits tracks like the hit single "All Star," but there's no disputing the one-listen-and-you're-hooked catchiness of the ska-flavored "When the Morning Comes" and the glammy cruncher "Diggin' Your Scene." Thankfully, Smash Mouth haven't started to take things seriously enough to insert words like "progress" or "conceptual" into their artistic lexicon -- and that purity of essence makes ASTRO LOUNGE a cool, easily digested summer treat. David Sprague

All Music Guide

Based on their infectious summer single "Walking on the Sun," it was easy to dismiss Smash Mouth as a one-hit wonder, since it was hard to believe that they'd be able to top that sun-kissed delight that was easily the highlight of their debut, Fush Yu Mang. Perhaps that's why their second record, Astro Lounge, feels like such a surprise, since it carries through on the promise of "Walking on the Sun." Like Sugar Ray -- a fellow veteran of the ska-punk underworld who delivered a follow-up that owed more to melodic pop and new wave than its hit predecessor -- Smash Mouth have created an album that is unabashedly fun, catchy, and lightweight, the ideal music for a car radio or a day at the beach. It's true that nothing on Astro Lounge is as immediately grabbing as "Walking on the Sun," but every song shares the same party-ready mentality and irresistible, trashy AM-radio vibe. No, nothing on Astro Lounge is particularly deep, but it's all good fun and it never disappoints -- which is quite a remarkable feat, since one-hit wonders rarely deliver a second album that betters their first. Stephen Thomas Erlewine