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...finally is an album by the American band Too Much Joy, released in 1996. Its first single was "The Kids Don't Understand".
Production
The album was produced by William Wittman, who had joined Too Much Joy after producing the band's previous album, Mutiny. The band used a sample of Alan Arkin remarking "uh, oh, too much joy," from the movie Simon; although both the album and the film were produced for Warner Bros., the corporation charged the band to use the sample.
The cover of the album, by artist Doug Allen, depicts a cartoon rendering of a man and woman moments after engaging in sex. A second cover was used to obscure the image for retail.
Critical reception
Trouser Press thought that "the overpowering, sometimes nearly generic music obscures the progress, but ...finally benefits from an organic focus not found on the others." The Virginian-Pilot called the album "angst-driven rock 'n' roll, but with a catch... The music is loud, but not angry." The Columbus Dispatch considered that, "like most sophomoric acts, Joy flounders when it aims for seriousness ... but the group's Ramones-ish pop/punk carries the day." The San Antonio Express-News stated that, "instead of the quirky rock that has served it well, Too Much Joy gives us an entire album's worth of imitation pop-punk in general and Green Day in particular."
The Houston Press determined that "the immediate tone is grumpy and sarcastic, but less typical is the hopelessness often evident underneath." The Delaware County Daily Times concluded that the "subject matter veers from preachy, to political and pointless... But through it all, the music's rambunctious, deliriously catchy style wins out." The Boston Herald warned: "Too Much Joy is threatening to become the Replacements of the '90s: a group so dedicated to planned adolescence that it just might seal its own doom."
AllMusic wrote that "the group are rejuvenated here, replacing the production gloss of their last couple of albums with the sort of punk-inflected buzzsaw guitar pop that had enlivened 1989's Son of Sam I Am, only with a better sense of melody." MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide opined that frontman Tim Quirk "downplays humor for rebellious introspection—like James Taylor fronting a punk band or something."
Track listing
References
Finally may refer to:
Albums
Finally (Namie Amuro album) (2017)
Finally!, a 2024 album by The Aquabats
Finally (Blackstreet album) or its title song
Finally (Sean Ensign album) or its title song "It's My Life (Finally)"
Finally (Layzie Bone & A.K. album) (2008)
Finally... (EP), a 1996 EP by Low
Finally... (album), a 2002 album by One True Thing
Finally (CeCe Peniston album) or its title song
Finally! (T. G. Sheppard album) (1982)
Finally (Velvet album) (2006)
Finally!, a 2008 album by Iya Villania
...finally, a 1996 album by Too Much Joy
Songs
"Finally" (CeCe Peniston song) (1991)
"Finally" (D'banj song) (2013)
"Finally" (Fergie song) (2008)
"Finally" (Kings of Tomorrow song) (2001)
"Finally" (T.G. Sheppard song) (1982)
"Finally", a song by the Frames from Burn the Maps
"Finally", a song by Joyner Lucas from ADHD
"Finally", a song by M.I.A. from AIM
"Finally", a song by Yes from The Ladder
"Finally", a 2019 single by Thabsie
"Finally", a 2023 single by Jonas Blue and Rani
Other uses
Finally (company), an American light bulb company
Finally (film), a 1991 documentary about Eric Burdon
Finally, a keyword in exception handling syntax
See also
Final (disambiguation)
Finale (disambiguation)
Finally, Betty Carter, a 1976 album by Betty Carter
Finally Karen, a 1997 album by Karen Clark Sheard
All pages with titles beginning with Finally
All pages with titles containing Finally
Finally! is the first and only album by Filipino TV personality and actress, Iya Villania.
Track listing
References
External links
Finally! @ Titik Pilipino Filipino Songs Online Resource
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