Spin Doctors - 1991 - Pocket Full Of Kryptonite [EAC FLAC]

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There were many pseudo-hippie, jam-oriented blues rockers in New York during the early '90s, but only the Spin Doctors made it big. And they made it big because not only could they immerse themselves in a groove, they also had concise pop skills. "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" and "Two Princes" were cleverly written singles, full of clean, blues-inflected licks and ingratiating pop melodies. Pocket Full of Kryptonite had been around for nearly a year when MTV and radio began playing "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong," but once they started playing it, they couldn't stop. The Spin Doctors became an overnight sensation, selling millions of albums around the world.

Their second album, 1994's Turn It Upside Down, didn't sell very well when it was released, largely because the first single, "Cleopatra's Cat," was a failed experiment in funk. But the second single, "You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast," was in the vein of "Two Princes," and the album began to sell after the song was released. In the summer of 1996, the Spin Doctors released You've Got to Believe in Something. After the album failed to make an impression on the charts, the Spin Doctors were dropped from Epic in the fall of 1996. After a couple of years, the group found a new label; their first record for Uptown/Universal, Here Comes the Bride, appeared in the summer of 1999. It was seemingly their swan song, however. By this point, original members Eric Schenkman (guitar) and Mark White (bass) had left the band, and Barron's voice was failing him. The Spin Doctors broke up, and the greatest-hits set Just Go Ahead Now appeared like a nail in their coffin. Their journey wasn't quite over, however. The band reunited for a series of shows in 2001 and 2002, and they used that momentum to head back into the studio, where they recorded Nice Talking to Me. The album was released by Ruff Nation/Universal in fall 2005.

Over the next few years, the Spin Doctors toured semi-regularly, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Pocket Full of Kryptonite in 2011 with a deluxe edition and a supporting tour. Between these tours, Barron pursued some side projects, including the 2009 solo album Pancho and the Kid. The Spin Doctors regrouped in 2013 for their first album in eight years, the all-blues If the River Was Whiskey.
Active: 1980s - 2010s
Formed: 1988 in New York, NY
Genre: Pop/Rock
Styles: American Trad Rock Contemporary Pop/Rock Jam Bands Alternative Pop/Rock Alternative/Indie Rock
Group Members: Aaron Comess, Anthony Krizan, Carl Carter, Chris Barron, Eran Tabib, Eric Schenkman, Ivan Neville

Pocket Full Of Kryptonite

Pocket Full of Kryptonite is the first studio album (and second release) by American band Spin Doctors, released in August 1991. It peaked at #1 and #3 on Billboard's Heatseekers and Billboard 200 albums charts, respectively. It was the band's best selling album, and was certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA.

It was remastered and reissued in 2011 as a twenty-year anniversary edition, with a bonus track added to the original album and a second disc of demos previously released only on cassette, plus two live tracks.

The album's title is a reference to Kryptonite, a fictional substance from the Superman comic book series. The title is taken from the album's opening track, "Jimmy Olsen's Blues", a reference to Superman supporting character Jimmy Olsen, who is attracted to Lois Lane and jealous of her romantic feelings for Superman. The cover, showing a phone booth, refers to Clark Kent frequently ducking into a nearby phone booth to change into his Superman attire.
Released August 20, 1991
August 29, 2011 (Anniversary edition)
Recorded August–December 1990 at Power Station, NYC; RPM Studios, NYC and ACME Recording Studios Inc., Mamaroneck, NY
Length 50:30
Label Epic
ZK-47461
Producers Frank Aversa,
Peter Denenberg,
Frankie La Rocka,
Spin Doctors

Tracklist:
1 Jimmy Olsen’s Blues 4:39
2 What Time Is It? 4:51
3 Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong 3:55
4 Forty or Fifty 4:46
6 More Than She Knows 2:12
7 Two Princes 4:18
8 Off My Line 3:59
9 How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me?) 4:59
10 Shinbone Alley / Hard to Exist 12:43

Members:
Chris Barron - vocals
Aaron Comess - percussion, conga, drums, Hammond organ, background vocals
Eric Schenkman - guitar, piano, lead vocals in "Off My Line"
Mark White - bass

Additional musicians:
John Bush - conga, tambourine
John Popper - harmonica, background vocals


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