1. One Man Army
2. Happiness & The Fish
3. Potato Girl
4. Blister
5. Is Anybody Home?
6. Waited
7. Thief
8. Lying Awake
9. Annie
10. Consequence Of Laughing
11. Stealing Babies
NOTES
Date: Sep 28, 1999
Label: SONY/COLUMBIA
Category: Rock/Pop
REVIEWS CDNOW
Our Lady Peace
Happiness ... is Not a Fish That You Can Catch
(Columbia)
With radio hits like "Starseed" and "Superman's Dead" under
its belts, Our Lady Peace is looking to up the ante with its third outing, Happiness
... is Not a Fish That You Can Catch.
Opening with the straight-forward hard-rock rant "One Man Army," lead singer
Raine Maida's soaring vocals are in fine form and are superbly complemented by drummer
Jeremy Taggart, bassist Duncan Coutts, guitarist Mike Turner, and new addition/keyboardist
Jamie Edwards.
Since its 1997 success, Clumsy, the Toronto collective's sound has matured
and expanded. The new songs possess a swirling depth attached to their melodic frameworks.
Tracks like the muted rager "Is Anybody Home?," the rhythm-driven romp
"Stealing Babies," and the building ballad "Blister" are passionate
slices of rock & roll.
The centerpiece is "Waited," a searing mini-epic dripping with ardent conviction
that finds Maida admitting "No one listens/But I'm OK with it."
Happiness may not be achievable in the gospel according to Our Lady Peace, but this
album is quite a catch in and of itself.
Nevin Martell
