Sparkle And Fade
by Everclear
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Sparkle And Fade is ranked as the best album by Everclear.
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Sparkle And Fade track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/01/2025 12:54 | Juneof44 | 2,560 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/28/2025 23:06 | mrmcrook | 1,010 | 77/100 |
| ! | 07/10/2025 11:47 |  Milhaud | 1,734 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/17/2025 20:25 |  idiotican | 2,803 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/27/2024 23:21 | bcole19 | 594 | 89/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 74.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.
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Great Alt/punk with a SoCal punk rock vibe added. Very consistent right through. For an album with 14 tracks, there's not really any filler. One of the better from this genre and era.
llibnanoon 06/26/2020 12:40 | #254543
Love Santa Monica!
Blown away the first time I heard this record, as soon as I got hooked, I had to buy all the sheet music online. I have never heard anyone make chords function in the way that Art Alexakis does. Every Chord is Major. The use of the II chord is present in nearly every track, WTF??? There are also prevalent III chords, and VI chords. Heroin Girl starts like it is through written and then sinks into a fast bII-I-bVI-bIII-II-I-BVI-bIII riff "esther used to be the kind of lover you would never leave". Subject matter is about relationships, drug use, and you have this sort of small town trailer trash angst going on, like he has something to say and will just pour it out on his guitar.
I think this is their best record. Nicely produced with some great songs. It's held up well over time.
junodog4 09/08/2013 15:53 | #85449
Better than Matchbox 20. Much better in fact. Nothing groundbreaking, but a knack for strong lyrics and clever hooks.
GuitarDan 11/29/2010 22:53 | #16706
CONTEXT: Everclear's 2nd album set the tone for post-grunge alternative rock. Not a classic, but still has charm and has aged better than expected. MUSIC: The group plays loose and aggressive, with layers of guitar and impressive drumming. Not enough hooks to sustain consistent quality, but great charisma. LYRICS: The references to drug abuse and a desire to get clean (in both chemical and relationship dependence) stand out. HIGHLIGHTS: Santa Monica, Strawberry
A great lazy midsummer album. Unlike their other material, this isn't corny. I think there's only one song about being a dad. My favorite tracks are "Heroin Girl" and "My Sexual Life".
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