Bad Is Beautiful, by The Bad Examples

Bad Is Beautiful

by The Bad Examples

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1.	Not Dead Yet 03:31	buy track
2.	State By The Phone 03:42	buy track
3.	Promises In The Dark 03:35	buy track
4.	Faces In Picasso's Notebook 04:05	buy track
5.	Ashes Of My Heart 03:19	buy track
6.	From Ragtime To Rags 05:11	buy track
7.	A Place Of Her Own 02:14	buy track
8.	One Perfect Moment 03:38	buy track
9.	Rubber Cement Man 01:44	buy track
10.	Squeezing The Puzzle Together 05:01	buy track
11.	Jeune Fille In A White Sundress 03:38	buy track
12.	Stranger Than Fiction 03:15	buy track
13.	You Owe Me Money 03:19	buy track
14.	She Smiles Like Richard Nixon 01:22	buy track

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This hit album was named one of the "50 Greatest American Power Pop Albums Of All-Time" by Goldmine Magazine. It includes the hits that rocked Chicago radio, "Not Dead Yet" and "One Perfect Moment," that remain regional airplay staples to this day and the songs that charted in Holland for the quartet. Fourteen songs from the pen of lead singer Ralph Covert that The Chicago Tribune called "one of the finest exhibitions of songcraft to come out in quite some time." This remains the band's best-selling release.

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released August 1, 1991

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The Bad Examples Chicago, Illinois

The Bad Examples burst on the Chicago rock scene in the early 90s, and extensive touring around America as well as hits in Europe established them as fan favorites and critical darlings. Their musically rich and lyrically resonant albums were at odds with the aesthetic of grunge, the industry "flavor of the day," and so mainstream success eluded them, but the band has remained true to their sound. ... more

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