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| They still want to publish zines and Rage Against Machines...just with some different instrumentals this time. |
Harvey Danger pretty much were destined to be one hit wonders. Flagpole Sitta was just such a catchy, infectious song and one that was nearly impossible to follow. Not that the rest of the album was bad, but nothing else on it was in the same vein as that track. Their next single/video was forgettable, and thus began their fade into 90s alt-rock obscurity.
King James Version was a redemption of sorts. The problem was, no one paid attention long enough to hear it. While the first album was more a dabble in light grunge, the sophomore release was much more mature, concise and overall felt like more of a finished product. A lot of the tracks on the first record felt rushed, incomplete, written just as filler.
With King James, the music grows up. The lyrics are clever. Admittedly, its a lot less rock but the sound is basically what Harvey Danger adapted for the rest of their short career.
Unfortunately the album had a lot of set backs. It sat in limbo during record label mergers. The band lost their momentum with a lukewarm second single from the last album. The world wanted another Flagpole Sitta, and Harvey Danger wasn't interested. They matured and expanded their sound and continued to make catchy songs, just in a different package.
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