New Radicals Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too 2LP (Translucent Gold Vinyl)

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New Radicals were an American alternative band formed by singer-songwriter Gregg Alexander with partner Danielle Brisebois, a child star best known for her roles in All in the Family and Archie Bunker's Place. It features the Top 40 hit "You Get What You Give." Pressed on translucent gold vinyl.

Alexander's vocals have a very Mick Jagger-ish quality, but while the Rolling Stones were a rock & roll band that occasionally dabbled in soul and funk, the Radicals favor pop/rock that is consistently mindful of classic Northern soul. Hook-happy offerings like 'Jehovah Made This Whole Joint for You,' 'Flowers,' and 'Mother We Just Can't Get Enough' give the impression that Alexander holds the Stones and the artists of Motown Records in equally high regard. Without question, Brainwashed was among the more promising releases of late 1998.

The project of songwriter Gregg Alexander, New Radicals hit the sweet spot between adult-contemporary and 'alternative' that was just beginning to be discovered when Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too came out in 1998. A bubbling stew of influences that had glossier production and more pointed lyrics about corporate America than its alt-rock-radio brethren, Brainwashed could have been the beginning of a new pop order. 'You Get What You Give,' with its triumphant chorus and bootstrapping spirit, is one of the nineties' most singular singles, while tracks like "Flowers" fused together revved-up rock and passion-fueled soul in a way that tipped savvy listeners off to Alexander's wide swath of influences. But Alexander broke up the band before the reflective 'Someday We'll Know' could be released as the album's second single. He went on to become a songwriter-for-hire, penning tracks like the Santana/Michelle Branch collaboration 'The Game of Love' and reuniting with fellow Radical Danielle Brisebois for the soundtrack to the 2013 romance Begin Again.