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 Virginia CoalitionRock & Roll Party Release Date: 2003 01 21 Label: DCN (Digital Club Network) Rating:  |
The Virginia Coalition are perhaps the quintessential college rock band of the late '90s/early '00s. While not necessarily innovative or "alternative," as their peers from a decade earlier would've been, the Virginia Coalition instead focus more on creating eclectic, fun, genre-busting party records. That means that the band has peers in groups like Dispatch, Guster, or the Push Stars -- bands that make music that's smart, catchy, and cleanly produced but plays away from the radio. The instrumentation leans slightly more toward organic; rather than relying on synths or beatboxes, this is straight-up classic rock & roll -- but the production is appealingly bright, modern, and commercial. It's true that plenty of bands have taken this approach to the mainstream -- Vertical Horizon, John Mayer, and yes, even the Barenaked Ladies succeeded at it, while many others (Everything, for example) failed. But Rock & Roll Party succeeds, in part, by playing it close to the vest: While the Virginia Coalition shift tempos from power pop like "By & By" to singer/songwriter pop to bar band rock & roll (the title track), they don't radically shift genres or get overburdened with excessive instrumentation. That's part of the reason why Rock & Roll Party is a fine collegiate pop record: It's smart and catchy with just enough of an adventurous spirit to carry it along. Jason Damas, All Music Guide
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | By & By | Virginia Coalition | 2:57 |
| 2 | Come and Go | Lefeve, Virginia Coalition | 2:32 |
| 3 | Walk to Work | Virginia Coalition | 3:22 |
| 4 | Valentine Eraser | Virginia Coalition | 3:04 |
| 5 | Referring Rosarita | Virginia Coalition | 5:06 |
| 6 | This Is Him (hurricane song) | Virginia Coalition | 3:22 |
| 7 | Sink Slowly | Virginia Coalition | 2:03 |
| 8 | Rock & Roll Party | Virginia Coalition | 1:06 |
| 9 | Jerry Jermaine [Live] | Virginia Coalition | 4:18 |
| 10 | Moon in the Morning | Virginia Coalition | 4:03 |
| 11 | Your Least Favorite Song | Virginia Coalition | 2:41 |
| 12 | Stella | Martin, Virginia Coalition | 2:50 |
| 13 | Martha Lu | Virginia Coalition | 2:17 |
| 14 | Maggie in the Meantime | Virginia Coalition | 3:59 |
| 15 | Johnny Wonder | Virginia Coalition | 3:11 |
| 16 | [Untitled Hidden Track] | 1:37 |
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