Stereo 360 - Enjoy Your Life Poolside

Name: Stereo 360
Album: Enjoy Your Life Poolside
Year: 2003
Style: Rock, Power Pop
Similar Bands: Rentals, Presidents of the USA, Fountains of Wayne, Lit, Under the Influence of Giants Nerf Herder, Rooney, Ultimate Fakebook, Zebrahead
"One-Word" Review: Generic Radio Rock
Based Out Of: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Baby Pea Records

Cover, Inner Back

Liner Notes, CD Tray

Back, CD, Lyrics

Enjoy Your Life Poolside (2003)

1. Superstar 2:42 (single)
2. Automatic 3:32
3. Plastecine 3:09
4. California 3:13
5. Vasoline Mouth 2:55 (Single)
6. Radio Parade 3:02
7. Don't Belong 3:58
8. Original 3:44
9. Restaurant 3:29
10. Sick of You 2:59
11. Beautiful 4:00

Album Rating (1-10): 7.5

Members & Other Bands:

• Shad Hills - Guitar, Vox (Cool for August)
• Luis Galdames - Guitar (Illapu, Sign of the Fox, Felix da Housecat, Zaturno, Pablo Milanes)
• Trevor Zimmerman Bass
• Moon Hills - Drums
• Arlan Schierbaum- Pianos, Keys, Moog, Accordion (Heaven & Earth, BJ Sharp, Meredith Brooks, Kris Wiley, Richie Kotzen, B-Side Players, Kelly Moneymaker, Mandrill, Brian Setzer, David Winoground, Cherry Bluestorms, Janiva Magness, Son of Skooshny, Nikki Lane, John Hiatt, Beth Hart, Joe Bonamassa, Rival Sons, Coronet Blue, Goldspot, Jimmy Barnes, Joey Sykes, Janey Street, Suitable Victims)
• Ryan Greene - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Tina Allen - BPR International
• John Krishack - Mgmt
• Geoffrey Hautvas - European Booking
• Jason Schmidt - Photos
• Tangle - CD package, Design, Art, Concept, Layout
• Jonathan Levin - Legal
• Gary Dollinger - Web Programming & Mgmt
• Brad Vance - Mastering

Unknown-ness: Never heard of this band. The artwork has a very warm/hot temperature feel to it, and reminds me of 311, although i don't think they will sound like that...but it will be somewhat close to brash, frat-boy rock, half way to Fuel (but not as hard).

Album Review: Here's the deal...not bad, but not that interesting. Some times they strive for Fountains of Wayne pop melodies and harmonies, and semi-heavy chugging guitars layer over, with one foot trying to fit into pop-punk shoes. This is generic radio friendly rock built for frat parties and background music while playing Golden Eye. The right energy to keep you awake and moving, but nothing upsetting or off-putting - or experimental (with the most basic use of the word). But, perhaps that would all change upon multiple listens. California and Vasoline Mouth are not bad pop songs, but their lyrics about getting jumped for no reason & i can touch you any way you think i should are kinda cringe-y & embarrassing. Don't Belong sounds straight up like a FOW power ballad.

Not much on the net about them. just a couple sentence review saying they play LA power pop influenced by Nirvana, Cars, Cheap Trick, & Split Enz in a press kit.

Stand Out Track: Superstar (only because there is a weirdly cropped video for the song)

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