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A good band name always gives the potential listener some idea what sort of music to expect. ( Bad band names are ones that mess with those expectations: a certain artsy- jangly band of the early ' 90s would have been much more successful had they not been called , which sounds like the name of a scabrous act. ) Chicago- based - band is an excellent case in point: methadone - - not to be confused with methamphetamine, aka crystal meth - - being the drug prescribed to recovering heroin addicts who are attempting to get clean through a rehab- type regimen, the listener immediately expects world- weary, sadder but wiser , perhaps with a rootsy edge, not unlike the best of or . deliver in full on that promise, but also add a bubblegummy side to their music that makes them equally attractive to fans of the post- cadres of mall bands. come by their influences honestly: after the breakup of his late- ' 80s act , leader ( usually going under the name ) spent a number of years playing both bass and guitar and co- writing songs in - forefathers , as well as that band' s side project, . His original sidemen were fellow veterans of the - scene centered around the Lookout!

Records label: bassist was also in and , and drummer played for and various other acts. With the addition of fellow guitarist John Jughead , the trio originally coalesced under the name , under which they recorded the 1998 EP and the 1999 album . With the breakup of in 2001, reorganized into a full- time proposition called ( a band name he had occasionally played live under in the early ' 90s but never used for recording) , losing in the process. The slimmed- down trio' s debut album, , was released in September of that year, but with and based in Boston and Lafayette, IN, respectively, decided to create a new Chicago- based lineup. Former guitarist , bassist Pete Mittler , and drummer formed the lineup for ' second full- length, 2003' s rough- and- tumble .

Released in 2004, was, claimed, a concept album inspired by the tense, violent film Falling Down; it also marked a right turn into more overtly poppy tunes, featuring backing vocals from ( of British legends and ) and a closing track called " Straight Up Pop Song. " The aptly titled from 2006 is an all- covers album devoted to ' s unapologetic love for the first wave of and , featuring respectful covers of tunes by , , , , , and . ~ Stewart Mason, Rovi

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