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Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too (Album) by New Radicals
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The New Radicals Were An Alternative Rock/power Pop Band That Formed In Los Angeles California In 1997 Being Centered Around Front-Man Gregg Alexander Who Wrote And Produced All Of Their Songs. They Released Only One Album 1998's 'Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too' A Critically Acclaimed Pop Rock Album Heavily Influenced By Classic Rock And Soul Of The 60s And 70s That Contained— Amongst Radio-Friendly Pop Tracks And Love Songs— Strong Criticism Of Corporate America And Modern Culture. Aside From Alexander The Only Other Permanent Member Of The Band Was Keyboardist And Former Child Actress Danielle Brisebois. The Remainder Of The Line-Up Was A Fluctuating One Revolving Around The Two Of Them With The Goal Being To Bring In A Variety Of Musicians From Many Genres. The Band Is Best Known For Their Debut Single Titled "You Get What You Give" Which Became A Top 5 Hit In The United Kingdom And Has Garnered Major U.S. Airplay For Years. The Song's Celebrity-Dissing Lyrics At Its End Provided A Minor A Spectacle With Alexander Saying That The Media Misunderstood The Meaning. Despite The Song's Radical Messages Anti-Materialistic As Well As Pro-Youth It's Ironically Been Used In Many Films And Even A Famous Advertising Spot. Tired Of Touring And Promotional Interviews With The Group Becoming More And More Commercialized Alexander Disbanded The Group In Mid 1999 Before The Release Of Their Second Single Titled "Someday We'll Know". He Has Successfully Focus On Writing And Producing Songs For Other Artists Winning A Grammy Award For His Talents. Consequently The Stunning "Someday We'll Know" Received Little Attention In Most Countries. The Band Is Widely Considered A "one-Hit-Wonder".
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The New Radicals Were An Alternative Rock/power Pop Band That Formed In Los Angeles California In 1997 Being Centered Around Front-Man Gregg Alexander Who Wrote And Produced All Of Their Songs. They Released Only One Album 1998's 'Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too' A Critically Acclaimed Pop Rock Album Heavily Influenced By Classic Rock And Soul Of The 60s And 70s That Contained— Amongst Radio-Friendly Pop Tracks And Love Songs— Strong Criticism Of Corporate America And Modern Culture. Aside From Alexander The Only Other Permanent Member Of The Band Was Keyboardist And Former Child Actress Danielle Brisebois. The Remainder Of The Line-Up Was A Fluctuating One Revolving Around The Two Of Them With The Goal Being To Bring In A Variety Of Musicians From Many Genres. The Band Is Best Known For Their Debut Single Titled "You Get What You Give" Which Became A Top 5 Hit In The United Kingdom And Has Garnered Major U.S. Airplay For Years. The Song's Celebrity-Dissing Lyrics At Its End Provided A Minor A Spectacle With Alexander Saying That The Media Misunderstood The Meaning. Despite The Song's Radical Messages Anti-Materialistic As Well As Pro-Youth It's Ironically Been Used In Many Films And Even A Famous Advertising Spot. Tired Of Touring And Promotional Interviews With The Group Becoming More And More Commercialized Alexander Disbanded The Group In Mid 1999 Before The Release Of Their Second Single Titled "Someday We'll Know". He Has Successfully Focus On Writing And Producing Songs For Other Artists Winning A Grammy Award For His Talents. Consequently The Stunning "Someday We'll Know" Received Little Attention In Most Countries. The Band Is Widely Considered A "one-Hit-Wonder".
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Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too Is The Only Album By The New Radicals Released In Late 1998 By MCA Records. Two Singles Were Released Off It In 1999 "You Get What You Give" And "Someday We'll Know". The Album Reached #41 On The Billboard 200 And Achieved Platinum Status 1 000 000 Copies Sold On October 14 1999 In The United States. On The UK Albums Chart The Album Reached As High As #10. The New Radicals' Lead Singer Gregg Alexander Released Two Albums Michigan Rain 1989 And Intoxifornication 1992 Before Signing With MCA Records In 1997 And Allegedly Receiving An $600 000 Advance For Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too. While The Album Was Credited To New Radicals Many Critics Considered It More Of A Gregg Alexander Album As He Wrote And Produced All Songs Only The First Two Singles Were Co-Written With Other Artists Played Several Instruments On It And Is Basically The Only Constant Member Of The Band Save The Possible Exception Of Danielle Brisebois . The Sound Of Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too Has Often Been Compared To A Wide Range Of Atypical Influences For A Modern Pop-Rock Album Such As Todd Rundgren World Party Hall & Oates And The Early Work Of Prince And Mick Jagger From The Rolling Stones. And While Even Unfavorable Critics Had To Admit That—musically—the Album With Its Upbeat Pop-Rock And Influences Of Funk And Soul Was A "well-Crafted Project" And One Of "the More Promising Releases Of Late 1998" The Album's Lyrics With Alexander Complaining About The Commercialisation Of Western Society Media And Religion Divided Critics. Some Deemed These Attacks "shallow Posturing" And "empty Social Pronouncements" While Others Found That Alexander's Social Criticism And Observations "would Sound Clichéd If They Werent So Insightful And Articulated With Such Uninhibited Truth."