Interview -- Art Alexakis (Everclear)
" I will buy you a new life. Yes I will." ~ Everclear ~ In 1997, Art Alexakis , along with his band Everclear , laid the album... "So Much For The Afterglow" on us. The music was hard, crunchy and catchy. And for many spinners of the disc, it gave them a feeling of almost absolution. Melodic lyrics about all-too-familiar personal pains and doubts were delivered with exciting staccato guitar churns...and it felt like a good cleansing. The songs helped wash away a bit of the crud and the crap and the confusing tangles of life that can be so hard to shake off. More than anything though, the music gave reassurance that we were not alone in the struggle. And maybe that helped us see a small break in the clouds. And for some, that was all we needed to see. Am I using too much hyperbole? I don't know. Maybe. I'm not declaring this the best album from the 90s. Hell, I'm not even sure this is Everclear's best album of the 90s! All I