The Proximity Effect is by far their best album to me. It still sounds great today, they perfectly balanced all their strengths on this one. Afterwards they got "too light and breezy" for my tastes, still some good stuff here and there but not what they captured with this album.
@@Terraceviewmaybe we can just rejoice in that two of their most tender, moody, serious, heart-wrenching songs were composed around the same period and ended up on the same record. Paper Trains is another.
Amazing album. Listened to it every day going back and forth from school for two years 98-99. It grew on me everyday. I can't explain why but when I listen to it now it brings tears to my eyes in a good melancholic nostalgic kind of way.
I was a pre teen when Hi/Low came out. It was the first album that I ever bought with my own money. I was in high school when this record dropped and I felt it deeply, as we tend to do in our teenage years. It remained a staple throughout my 20s. I’m 40 now in 2024 and it’d been a long while since I threw this on. It feels like a little hidden gem or something, I can’t explain it. It was pretty much a soundtrack when I got my first car. Anyone else who grew up listening to this album must surely understand what I’m trying to convey here. This album expresses those feelings so much better than I could say. Just the first 2 seconds of Slow Down can immediately transport me back to an intense crossroad in my late teenage life when I still had no idea what I was going to do, but The Proximity Effect was one of the albums that helped me cope with my extremely intense feelings while time slowly began sorting things out. I can’t believe how well Troublemaker has aged. It sums up the way that I felt when life was so extremely intense and it seemed like I was hanging on by just a thread?
Jesus, It has been a long time since I got this album. I am 43 years now and I can give myself more credit for liking the right artist. This is briliant!
I love this album more and more as time goes by--whenever they delve into this disc any of these songs are the highlight of their live shows--hope they do a 20 yr anniversary release/tour for this one
I had this album when it originally came out, it came with a cover "why are you so mean to me" but didn't have "robot". I've seen them 5 times, one of my ultimate faves.
I love the way the melody changes in the middle of "Hyperspace". The second time I fell in love with Nada Surf was with this tune, the first one was with the "Let Go" set list. What a band!
I thought this album was one of their most commercially unsuccessful album…it sure doesn’t matter when it’s Nada Surf. It’s equally as good as all their other albums selling more copies.
I'm having unremedial ( I think I may have invented that word... but I really like it) nostalgia momentarily!!! THANK YOU. JUST THANK YOU!!! You have printed an amazing pattern... not physical, but an amazing psychological pattern between MANY amazing (selective) friends. You've been a staple that has kept old friends (married & shit) still connected. Haha. OK. I listened to the "let Go" album every day--for an embarrassing amount of years....BUT i was the first "bitch" of our 4-person group. (also the only musician --so I betrayed friends...on accident) .. I got married... but I was the first to blow the candle they all blew--eventually. Still totally in LOVE with this.
well.. they're not the most famous band in the world But they do have a lot of recognition this album, in particular is not that known although he's awesome in my personal opinion :)
They were Very popular in France than elsewhere. I love them, as i prefer clubs, great specific halls than stadium for concert, i would vote for the actual situation
I love nada surf, the first 3 albums and the Stars..,but with the weight is a gift they lost their roughness completely and thus me. Am not saying their other albums lack songwriting talent ,but their high/low signature sound almost vanished completely. This is an awesome record, embracing,but not too smooth,helped me in various occasions throughout the years. Thanks!
Mothers day has such a good instrumental and i like the heavier stuff but i really hate the what if it was your sister/mom argument obviously its a good message but women should be worthy of sympathy without someone having to liken them to someone close to them
Un album phare qui marque toute une période de ma vie (mes 20 ans.....) et une nouvelle époque musicale, dommage qu'il n'est était que très peu diffusé en radio, et qu'il n'est pas du coup la notoriété qu'il mérite. Une perle de rock à l'anglaise faite par des américains, que dire de plus à part qu'il est à découvrir d'urgence pour tous les amateurs de bonne musique!!!
to each his own, most people would say there are only really 4 bad albums by them and that they've redeemed themselves. also, you don't at least like Pinkerton? that's a new one on me.
Geez. Talk about a major departure. Sounds nothing like High/Low, I can't tell if I like or dislike this album yet. I guess I love High/Low that much haha
I saw them two years ago and they finished with Hyperspace. Mathew said it's just too much fun not to play( at Mr. Smalls) He said we had to sign the chorus because he was afraid he'd lose his voice.
This was a great move away from High/Low so can see the angst from the record company, like listening to two different bands almost. This is a solid album, but a follow up grungy album was the way to go after the debut Album ie Popular etc, $$$ wise & Elecktra new that.
Think of the scene around that time. Everyone was still hoping to discover the next Nirvana/Pearl Jam/Goo Goo Dolls/Foo Fighters. "Popular" had that sarcastically angry, pissed-off, mad-at-the-world feel that had ushered Nirvana and grunge into the nineties. That song came out about the time Kurt decided he didn't want to be on the planet anymore (what a crazy period that was! It seemed like EVERYONE we loved was od'ing on something or another). But anyway, every record label wants what they think SELLS. I LOVE this album but honestly, it doesn't sound like anything Kurt, Dave, Eddie, Billie Joe, or Billy C. would put out. That's why Elektra wasn't happy with them.
Je vais les voir le 7 novembre 2016 à reims ils font une tournée en France cela est exceptionnel alors pour tout les fans N hésitez pas à réserver vos places je pense qu'il n y en n aura pas pour tout le monde perso les miennes sont réservées
