An interesting beginning, Deluxe is a very raw and emotional record. Many have called it "I've-never-heard-this-album-before" and "I-miss-the-90's-hashtag-nobeilebersallowed." Seriously, if the only song you know off this record is "Good," you need to step away from the keyboard and listen to the whole record. The band tackles such topics as murder, domestic abuse, depression, suicide, and footballs in the air. The German babbling at the end of "Coyote" is pretty bomb, actually.
Deluxe was firs...
An interesting beginning, Deluxe is a very raw and emotional record. Many have called it "I've-never-heard-this-album-before" and "I-miss-the-90's-hashtag-nobeilebersallowed." Seriously, if the only song you know off this record is "Good," you need to step away from the keyboard and listen to the whole record. The band tackles such topics as murder, domestic abuse, depression, suicide, and footballs in the air. The German babbling at the end of "Coyote" is pretty bomb, actually.
Deluxe was first released independently in 1993, before Elektra Records snatched it in 1995. The first single, "Good," got to number 30 on Billboard and number 1 on Modern Rock tracks charts. It also reached 17 on Top 40. The second single, "In The Blood," reached number 6 in Mainstream Rock Tracks and number 4 in Modern Rock Tracks. "Rosealia" reached 71 on Billboard and 24 on Modern Rock Tracks, as well as 39 on Top 40 Mainstream.
Deluxe reached platinum, and sat at 35 on the Billboard 200, as well as number 3 in Heatseakers.
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