{"id":17747,"date":"2019-06-07T10:58:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T17:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=17747"},"modified":"2019-06-11T09:09:46","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T16:09:46","slug":"17747","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2019\/06\/07\/17747\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Revue<\/em>: Barenaked Ladies get average with new EP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Barenaked Ladies
Fake Nudes: Naked<\/em>
(Raisin\u2019 Records)
2.5\/5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s hard to believe that it\u2019s been 10 years since the Barenaked Ladies parted ways with vocalist\/guitarist Steven Page. But the legendary Canadian group is back with a digital EP follow-up to their 15th studio album (and fourth since Page\u2019s departure), 2017\u2019s\u00a0Fake Nudes<\/em>.Fake Nudes: Naked<\/em>features eight songs from\u00a0Fake Nudes\u00a0<\/em>arranged acoustically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seemingly designed not to offend, the Ladies have become a caricature that is simply there. As always, the songs are catchy, but they are also, for the most part, forgettable. Campfire sing-along \u201cCanada Dry\u201d will likely make its way into a BNL box set some day, and \u201cWe Took the Night,\u201d which features bassist Jim Creeggan on lead vocals, is worth a second\u2014and third\u2014listen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ladies have sold over 15 million albums and collected eight Junos in the process, but it seems safe to call that history. The band with its current lineup is totally different without Page\u2019s voice pushing things in different directions. They are all great musicians, and guitarist\/vocalist Ed Robertson\u2019s unmistakable voice is present throughout, but this EP is rather pedestrian. \u201cAverage\u201d has been redefined.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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