''Adventure'' is the only album by the

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alternative rock band

Furslide Furslide was an alternative rock band from New York, NY. They released one full-length album, called ''Adventure (Furslide album), Adventure'', on Meanwhile..., a sublabel of Virgin Records created by Nellee Hooper, on October 6, 1998. History ...

, released in 1998. It was produced by

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Music and lyrics

Regarding the album's lyrics, vocalist Jennifer Turner said in 1998, "the whole idea about music for me is all about expressing yourself and expressing the honesty of the moment, whatever that is. It wasn’t that I had a specific goal in mind for the album; I'm into the

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thing of writing down streams of consciousness and cutting out words and throwing five in the middle and those five words have significance for some reason."

Critical reception

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'' gave the album a mixed review, writing that singer/guitarist Jennifer Turner "has a strong, expressive rock soprano, and Hooper wraps her songs in a dizzying psychedelic-synth-pop swirl. The problem is the songs, which have neither memorable melodies nor coherent lyrics." ''

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'' called it "an excellent introduction to pop's latest dynamic frontwoman: Jennifer Turner, a thoughtful songwriter who's perhaps the best female guitar hero since

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'' wrote that it deserves to be a "pop hit."

Singles

* Over My Head * Love Song

Track listing

#"Over My Head" #"Shallow" #"Skinny Girl" #"Hawaii" #"Bring You Down" #"Love Song" #"My Friend's Gallery" #"Today Forever" #"Faith" #"One Hit Downer" #"Postcard" #"Curious Have Guns" #"The Cleaning Lady" (hidden track)

References

External links

* 1998 albums Albums produced by Nellee Hooper Virgin Records albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub