SUGAR RAY — Brownies and Lemonade (review)

SUGAR RAY — Brownies and Lemonade album cover Album · 1995 · Funk Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4.5/5 ·
Unitron
I know what everyone's thinking, "Sugar Ray, metal?". While the band is really only known for their hit song "Fly" and the pop-rock albums that followed, Sugar Ray's first two albums display some damn catchy funky nu-metal with an assortment of genre blending.

What you get here is an eclectic mix of metal, funk, rap, punk, lounge, and even RnB. Songs like "Rhyme Stealer" and "10 Seconds Down" are in a rap metal style, sounding like a metal-ized Beastie Boys. "Big Black Woman" and "Mean Machine" provide the punk end, while "Hold Your Eyes" and the comically titled "Danzig Needs a Hug" are the oddballs being in the lounge/RnB sound.

"Hold Your Eyes" is surprisingly one of the best songs on the album with an infectiously catchy hand-clapping beat and a bluesy slap bass. Along with the aforementioned track, the previously mentioned rap metal songs are pretty damn great. I'm sure Beastie Boys fans like me will get some enjoyment out of those. "Mean Machine" is a highlight as well, immediately getting you pumped with it's driving opening riff.

"Drive By" could have been one of the best on the album with it's dark and dirty opening bass line, but the talking gets kind of annoying. I used to not like "Danzig Needs a Hug", but it's grown on me.

If you're looking for some eclectic funky nu metal, this is a great album. It's inconsistent, but that's part of the fun.
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