Villains, The Verve Pipe, Music CD

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Villains


1	Barely (If at All) 3:45
2	Drive You Mild 3:02
3	Villains 4:42
4	Reverend Girl 4:27
5	Cup of Tea 4:26
6	Myself 4:47
7	The Freshmen 4:30
8	Photograph 4:55
9	Ominous Man 4:21
10	Real 1:53
11	Penny Is Poison 3:29
12	Cattle 3:45
13	Veneer 5:33

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The Verve Pipe made their major-label debut under the direction of producer Jerry Harrison with Villains, recasting themselves in the inauspicious mold of a post-grunge act. On an initial listen, the album does little to distinguish itself from the masses, though patient revisiting reveals a band of more depth, with Brian Vander Ark's songwriting improving vastly over previous albums and more subtle aspects, like the tasteful organic keyboard arrangements, actually adding texture and dimension to the sound. The band seemed to acknowledge the misstep by re-recording (yet again) "The Freshmen" for single release and subsequent pressings, which ultimately earned them their first national hit. Chris Woodstra, All Music Guide

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April 15, 2006: I absoultly love the song "the freshmen" it is my favorite song...have it on my mp3 player!

Villainsby Anonymous

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April 14, 2003: If you are looking at this album for the song "the freshmen" then this review isnt for you. This album is one of the most overlooked, well put together album of its era of rock. "The Freshmen" is probably the worst song on the album. They just dont make em like this one anymore, and thats a shame

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Villains


1	Barely (If at All) 3:45
2	Drive You Mild 3:02
3	Villains 4:42
4	Reverend Girl 4:27
5	Cup of Tea 4:26
6	Myself 4:47
7	The Freshmen 4:30
8	Photograph 4:55
9	Ominous Man 4:21
10	Real 1:53
11	Penny Is Poison 3:29
12	Cattle 3:45
13	Veneer 5:33

All Music Guide

The Verve Pipe made their major-label debut under the direction of producer Jerry Harrison with Villains, recasting themselves in the inauspicious mold of a post-grunge act. On an initial listen, the album does little to distinguish itself from the masses, though patient revisiting reveals a band of more depth, with Brian Vander Ark's songwriting improving vastly over previous albums and more subtle aspects, like the tasteful organic keyboard arrangements, actually adding texture and dimension to the sound. The band seemed to acknowledge the misstep by re-recording (yet again) "The Freshmen" for single release and subsequent pressings, which ultimately earned them their first national hit. Chris Woodstra

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Product Details

Format: CD
Original Release: 1996
Release Date: 01/25/2005
Label: BMG SPECIAL PRODUCT
Catalog No.: 140615
UPC: 755174061523
Sales Rank: 11,186

Album Credits
Performance Credits
The Verve Pipe		Primary Artist, Primary Artist
Donny Brown		Drums, Background Vocals
Doug Corella		Percussion, Keyboards
A.J. Dunning		Guitar, Background Vocals
Brian Vander Ark		Guitar, Vocals
Brad Vander Ark		Bass, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals

Technical Credits
Jerry Harrison		Producer
Karl Derfler		Engineer
Donny Brown		Contributor
Doug Corella		Contributor
A.J. Dunning		Contributor
Brian Vander Ark		Contributor
Brad Vander Ark		Contributor