Bandwagonesque


Bandwagonesque is the third album by Scottish alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub, released in November 1991 on Creation Records. The album gave the band substantial US success when the single "Star Sign" reached number four on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, becoming their biggest hit in that country, with "What You Do to Me" and "The Concept" also becoming top 20 hits on that chart. Bandwagonesque was voted 'album of the year' for 1991 by American music magazine Spin, famously beating Nirvana's landmark album Nevermind. It was voted number 386 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums 3rd Edition.

Reception

The liner notes to the 2009 Big Star box set Keep an Eye on the Sky said that Bandwagonesque was "... an album so in thrall to Chilton, Bell, and company that some critics had taken to calling it "Big Star's 4th."

Legacy

In 2006 the album was performed live in its entirety as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties-curated Don't Look Back series.
"The Concept" was covered by Jimmy Eat World on the Japanese deluxe edition of their 2004 album Futures. "The Concept" was also featured prominently in the 2011 film Young Adult. "What You Do To Me" was featured in the 2013 film The World's End and on its soundtrack album.
On July 28, 2017, Benjamin Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie released Bandwagonesque, an album covering all twelve tracks of the original 1991 release. He noted that it was " favorite record by favorite band of all time."

Cover art

The cover is designed by Sharon Fitzgerald. When Kiss member Gene Simmons, who had trademarked the logo of a moneybag with dollar symbol, was made aware of the record he sent a letter to Geffen Records, who in turn gave in and sent Simmons a cheque, according to Simmons's book Sex Money Kiss.

Track listing

Personnel

;Teenage Fanclub
;Additional musicians
;Technical