Example (album)

Example is the second studio album released by For Squirrels.[4] It was produced by Nick Launay. It was For Squirrels' only major label record, as lead singer John Vigliatura and bassist Bill White died when the band's tour bus blew a tire and crashed less than a month before the album's release.[3]

Example
Studio album by
For Squirrels
ReleasedOctober 3, 1995
RecordedCompass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas and Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida in 1995
GenreAlternative rock, Post-grunge
Length42:17
LabelSony
ProducerNick Launay[1]
For Squirrels chronology
Baypath Rd
(1994)		 Example
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Orlando Sentinel[3]

Despite the death of half the band, the two surviving members chose to release the album as scheduled on October 3. The band also released "Mighty K.C." as the lead and eventually only single from the album. The song peaked at #15 on the Billboard Modern Rock Track chart.

The album did not gain mainstream popularity, reaching only #171 on the Billboard 200, but thanks to the lead single, had considerable airtime on college radio.

Travis Tooke and Jack Griego would form a new band, Subrosa, and released one album, Never Bet the Devil Your Head.

Critical reception

The Austin Chronicle called the album "a great approximation of early R.E.M. that would fit nicely in a set with the Gin Blossoms, Toad the Wet Sprocket, and Sponge."[5] Trouser Press wrote that Example shows "that [the band] was a vibrant musical force with a fully realized sound and a knack for explosive, out-of-the-ordinary dynamics."[6]

Track listing

All songs by For Squirrels

  1. "8:02 PM" - 3:28
  2. "Orangeworker" - 4:24
  3. "Superstar" - 3:20
  4. "Mighty K.C." - 5:39
  5. "Under Smithville" - 4:35
  6. "Long Live the King" - 3:15
  7. "The Immortal Dog and Pony Show" - 4:02
  8. "Stark Pretty" - 3:52
  9. "Disenchanted" - 6:44
  10. "Eskimo Sandune" - 3:03

References
  1. Thompson, Dave (August 4, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  2. "Example - For Squirrels | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. Sentinel, Orlando. "FOR SQUIRRELS". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  4. Cardenas, Georgina (September 21, 1995). "Setting a Fine Example". Miami New Times.
  5. "Music Reviews". www.austinchronicle.com.
  6. "For Squirrels". Trouser Press. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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