Four Year Strong pay tribute to the '90s with this polished covers album, which features renditions of songs by Everclear, No Doubt, Nirvana, and their flannel-shirted ilk.
The obvious goal here is nostalgia, a wistful sentiment that the group tries to stir up in the liner notes (which feature '90s-centric essays by the bandmates, all of whom give the decade an enthusiastic thumbs up) and the diverse track list.
Tal Bachman's "She's So High" and Del Amitri's "Roll to Me" are unexpected inclusions, while the band's attention to rhythm -- a focus that results in occasional snatches of half-time, double-time, and start-and-stop measures -- helps add a unique element to the more predictable selections.
Many cover albums have been better and many have been worse, but Four Year Strong Explains It All is aimed exclusively at the band's own fans, most of whom will gobble up these brash, punky odes to the late 20th century.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | So Much for the AfterglowCraig Montoya | Four Year Strong | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 2 | IronicGlen Ballard, Alanis Morissette | Four Year Strong | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 3 | Bullet with Butterfly WingsBilly Corgan | Four Year Strong | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | SpiderwebsTony Kanal, Gwen Stefani | Four Year Strong | Play | 03:03 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Roll to Me | Four Year Strong | Play | 02:26 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 6 | FlyAlan Shacklock, Rodney Sheppard | Four Year Strong | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | In BloomKurt Cobain | Four Year Strong | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | She Really Loved You | Four Year Strong | Play | 02:00 | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| 9 | She's So High | Four Year Strong | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | Absolutely | Four Year Strong | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 11 | Charmed Life | Four Year Strong | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 33 mins | 76 MB | |||||
| 33 mins | 241 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glen Ballard | Composer |
| 2 | Keith Buckley | Vocals |
| 3 | Kurt Cobain | Composer |
| 4 | Billy Corgan | Composer |
| 5 | Alan Day | Guitar, Vocals |
| 6 | Four Year Strong | Primary Artist |
| 7 | John Hampson | Composer |
| 8 | Tony Kanal | Composer |
| 9 | Roger Lima | Engineer |
| 10 | Josh Lyford | Synthesizer, Vocals |
| 11 | Machine | Audio Production |
| 12 | Travis "Schleprok" McCoy | Vocals |
| 13 | Craig Montoya | Composer |
| 14 | Alanis Morissette | Composer |
| 15 | Dan O'Connor | Guitar, Vocals |
| 16 | Bill Purcell | Assistant, Digital Editing, Editing |
| 17 | Will Putney | Digital Editing, Editing, Engineer |
| 18 | Alan Shacklock | Composer |
| 19 | Rodney Sheppard | Composer |
| 20 | Gwen Stefani | Composer |
| 21 | Eric Stenman | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |