Spanning 31 songs and two discs, one covering "The Most Popular Recordings" (aka "The Hits") and one covering "The Obscure & Unknown Recordings" (aka "The B-Sides and Cover...
more >
Although the band seems to be losing creative steam, this Asher- produced album includes the prenatal anthem "Eat For Two" and minor hit "Trouble Me." Extra points for the...
more >
Natalie Merchant's lyrics have a subtle urgency on such tracks as "Eat for Two" and "Trouble Me," while the band contrives textured folk/rock backing and producer Peter...
more >
Compilation offers fans an early look at the Maniacs with the re- release of the band's two independently issued efforts, 1982's Human Conflict Number Five EP and 1983's...
more >
Hope Chest collects the ultrarare early recordings of 10,000 Maniacs -- the Human Conflict Number 5 EP from 1982 and Secrets of the I Ching from 1983 -- remastered and...
more >
With Peter Asher producing, this is the Maniacs' finest hour, with such should-have-been hits as "Like The Weather" and "What's The Matter Here?" R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe...
more >
10,000 Maniacs's breakthrough album and creative high point, In My Tribe offers a survey of social concerns, including child abuse ("What's the Matter Here"), illiteracy...
more >
The unplugged format brilliantly suits the band's material. Serves as an appropriate swan song of the Merchant era with a nice overview of the Maniacs' career and a...
more >
When it was recorded, nobody knew that MTV Unplugged would be 10,000 Maniacs' last album with Natalie Merchant. As it stands, it's a quiet, gentle way for her to bow out,...
more >
Although the title reflects a new beginning, it sounds like the Maniacs are on their last legs, save for "These Are Days" and the JB horn-infected "Candy Everybody...
more >
Pushing through the sophomore jinx that gave Blind Man's Zoo its preachy feel, 10,000 Maniacs offer up a baker's dozen of wonderful folk-pop songs with hard-hitting...
more >
While Natalie Merchant's elastic vocal cords are the obvious centerpiece of 10,000 Maniacs' lilting folk-pop, what becomes apparent early on in The Wishing Chair is that the...
more >
With John Lombardo back in the fold and Mary Ramsey replacing Natalie Merchant, the Maniacs attempt to carry on, but the fact that the cover of Roxy Music's "More Than...
more >
Most observers considered 10,000 Maniacs dead in the water following the departure of vocalist Natalie Merchant. Instead of calling it quits, the remaining members hired the...
more >
For 10,000 Maniacs, it's been a slow (if not comfortable) downward spiral since Natalie Merchant left to pursue a solo career in 1993. Picking up original Maniacs John...
more >
1999's The Earth Pressed Flat finds 10,000 Maniacs exploring similar musical terrain as their previous album, Love Among the Ruins, on which singer Mary Ramsey debuted....
more >
