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More Betterness!

FieldValue
nameMore Betterness!
typeAlbum
artistNo Use for a Name
coverNo Use for a Name - More Betterness! cover.jpg
releasedOctober 5, 1999
recordedJune 1999
genrePunk rock
length44:15
labelFat Wreck Chords
producerRyan Greene; No Use for a Name
prev_titleMaking Friends
prev_year1997
next_titleHard Rock Bottom
next_year2002
misc{{Singles
nameMore Betterness!
typestudio
single1Life Size Mirror
single1date1999

More Betterness! is the fifth studio album by punk rock band No Use for a Name, released in 1999.

"Fairytale of New York" is a cover of The Pogues' original, which features guest vocals from Cinder Block of the band Tilt.

Release

More Betterness! was released in October 1999. No Use for a Name co-headlined the Fat Tour, with the Mad Caddies, in February and March 2000. They embarked on a tour of Australia in June 2000. In November 2001, the band toured Arizona and California with Zero Down, HBA, and Diesel Boy.

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote that the album "has the requisite guitar harmonics and occasional thrashing drum part, but mostly it is a pop record along the lines of Blink 182." The Los Angeles Times called More Betterness! "the band’s best-regarded full-length." CMJ New Music Report called it "intelligent punk rock" and a "refreshing change of pace." The Washington Post called the album "energetic," but noted that all the songs "tend to sound the same."

Track listing

All songs written by Tony Sly, except where noted.

  1. "Not Your Savior" – 3:45
  2. "Life Size Mirror" – 3:10
  3. "Chasing Rainbows" – 2:49
  4. "Lies Can't Pretend" – 2:48
  5. "Why Doesn't Anybody Like Me?" – 3:09
  6. "Sleeping In" – 3:06
  7. "Fairytale of New York" (Jem Finer, Shane MacGowan) – 4:04
  8. "Pride" – 3:06
  9. "Always Carrie" – 2:46
  10. "Let It Slide" – 2:15
  11. "Six Degrees from Misty" – 2:39
  12. "Coming Too Close" – 3:18
  13. "Saddest Song" – 4:00
  14. "Room 19" – 3:20

Personnel

No Use for a Name

  • Tony Sly - vocals and guitar

  • Chris Shiflett – guitar

  • Matt Riddle – bass

  • Rory Koff – drums Additional musicians

  • Cinder Block - backing vocals on "Fairytale of New York"

References

References

  1. "More Betterness".
  2. {{AllMusic
  3. "No Use For A Name - More Betterness!".
  4. "No Use for a Name | Biography & History".
  5. Paul, Aubin. (January 24, 2000). "Fat Canadians". Punknews.org.
  6. Paul, Aubin. (March 29, 2000). "No Use for Koalas". Punknews.org.
  7. Heisel, Scott. (October 17, 2001). "No Use for a national tour, apparently…". Punknews.org.
  8. "No Use For A Name More Betterness".
  9. (August 1, 2012). "No Use for a Name's Tony Sly dies at 41".
  10. (October 18, 1999). "Reviews". CMJ Network, Inc..
  11. Jenkins, Mark. (October 1, 1999). "DANCE HALL CRASHERS".
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