Welcome to the Drama Club is the seventh studio album from rock band Everclear. It was released on September 12, 2006 by Eleven Seven Music. It was the first album to include the new line-up of Everclear, established following the departure of Craig Montoya and Greg Eklund after Everclear's previous album, Slow Motion Daydream. It was also the first album since Everclear's departure from Capitol Records.
| Welcome to the Drama Club | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 12, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 54:44 | |||
| Label | Eleven Seven Music | |||
| Producer | A. P. Alexakis | |||
| Everclear chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Welcome to the Drama Club | ||||
| ||||
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (54/100)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| 411Mania.com | (7.5/10)[2] |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Blender | [1] |
| The Music Box | [4] |
| PopMatters |   [5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
| Slant | [7] |
| Spin | (6/10)[1] |
Track listing
editAll songs written by Art Alexakis.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Under the Western Stars" | 5:15 |
| 2. | "Now" | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Shine" | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Hater" | 4:15 |
| 5. | "The Drama King" | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Glorious" | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Taste of Hell" | 4:04 |
| 8. | "Portland Rain" | 5:34 |
| 9. | "A Shameless Use of Charm" | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Clean" | 3:34 |
| 11. | "Broken" | 4:21 |
| 12. | "Your Arizona Room" (Includes the hidden track "Beautiful Dream") | 9:27 |
Personnel
edit- Art Alexakis: vocals, guitar
- Josh Crawley: keyboards, vocals
- Davey French: guitar, vocals
- Sam Hudson: bass, vocals
- Brett Snyder: drums, percussion, vocals
References
edit- ^ a b c "Critic Reviews for Welcome To The Drama Club". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ Michaels, Mitch (2006-09-19). "Music - Everclear - Welcome To The Drama Club Review". 411Mania.com. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Welcome to the Drama Club - Everclear". AllMusic.
- ^ Metzger, John (September 2006). "Everclear - Welcome to the Drama Club (Album Review)". The Music Box. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ Xia, Edward (2006-09-08). "Everclear: Welcome to the Drama Club". PopMatters. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ Greene, Andy (2006-09-07). "Everclear: Welcome To The Drama Club : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ Jones, Preston (2006-09-04). "Everclear: Welcome To The Drama Club". Slant. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
