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Lead Performance: Everclear
C+
By David Browne
David Browne
David Browne
David Browne is EW's music critic and author of ''Dream Brother: The Lives & Music of Jeff & Tim Buckley'' (HarperCollins)

So Much for the Afterglow Shirking alt-rock convention, Everclear leader Art Alexakis isn't afraid of success, and you can hear it in the anthemic power-chord blasts that dominate his band's third album. But neither the punch of the title track nor the grown-up touches (strings, surfer harmonies, roots-rock banjo, song about daddy) can disguise the fact that Alexakis has an average, logy voice and Everclear have no real distinguishing features. C+


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Posted Oct 10, 1997
 

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