Track Listing

1. New Direction
2. Every Morning
3. Falls Apart
4. Personal Space Invader
5. Live & Direct
6. Someday
7. Aim For Me
8. Ode To The Lonely Hearted
9. Burning Dog
10. Even Though
11. Abracadabra
12. Glory
13. New Direction

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38103 in Music
• Released on: 1999-01-12
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
These Southern California frat rockers have learned what they do best. Gone are the damaged noisefests that recall a more polished Rage Against the Machine and middle-period Stooges. Filling those spots are lighthearted ditties such as "Even Though" and "Falls Apart" that boast tropical guitar flourishes and almost Beatlesque harmonies. On 1997's Floored, the breeziness of "Fly" was the exception; on 14:59, it is the rule. Sugar Ray have cleaned up, sanitized, and civilized themselves, which might not be a bad thing in terms of accessibility and airplay. Some fans, however, might miss the hard-partying, screaming misanthropes of yore. And even the inclusion of old-school rapper KRS-One on "Live & Direct" doesn't make up for Sugar Ray's loss of innocence--although their shimmering cover of Steve Miller's "Abracadabra" inspires affection. Another saving grace is that they haven't lost their sense of humor, dubbing the album 14:59 as a homage to Andy Warhol's 15 fleeting minutes of fame. It would be an error, however, to conclude that Sugar Ray's hourglass is running out. --Jaan Uhelszki

Spin
[This CD contains] four potential singles so ingratiating, so knee-crookingly eager for airplay you wonder how much overtime the marketing team logged.

Entertainment Weekly
For all its insouciant cheer, 14:59 is the sound of a band resigned to the possibility that they may be one-hit wunderkinds and that the 2 million fans who bought their last album may have moved on.

Customer Reviews

Sugar Ray - Softer sound
I bought the CD based on hearing their hit. I like the softer pop sound of this CD as opposed to some of their harder CDs. Also, all the songs don't sound alike.

Not the best, but pretty good...
This cd has alot of good songs from Sugar Ray, but it's not the best. Sugar ray has alot of good songs out and is a real popular band. It's an okay cd just to check out. The best song that is on this cd is (Glory)

If you liked this cd check out all of Surgar Ray cds

Pop (rock/hip-hop) songs for your girlfriend (boyfriend & U)
Bottom line: a very enjoyable album for ANYONE with an open mind. Girlfriends, boyfriends, single people, married people, old, young, male, female.

You probably already know (and like) at least 3 songs from this album: "Every Morning", "Someday", "Falls Apart". So, you're already off to a great start.

And, for those of you old-school Sugar Ray ROCK fans, there's plenty here for you. Try "Personal Space Invader", "Aim For Me", "Glory", and "Burning Dog" if you enjoy cranking it to 11. Actually, this album is predominantly rock inspired...if you've listened to the WHOLE THING.

Hip hop fans will find "Live and Direct" featuring KRS-One to be a pleasant little surprise.

80's fans will take to their spiced up rendition of Steve
Miller's "Abracadabra".

And, they've got some nice softer tunes in the form of "Ode to the Lonely Hearted" and "Even Though" (a song which seems to have jumped off the time machine from the 50's or something...good stuff).

And, of course there a bits and pieces of that trademark Sugar Ray humor thrown about the album. Like they always say, Sugar Ray is all about having fun. Period. If things like "image" matter to you, then steer clear of this band. If dogmatic adherence to one specific style of music (and ONLY one specific
style of music) excites you then steer clear of this band.

But, if you like having fun with your music (a.k.a. ENJOYING it) and if you can appreciate diverse musical influences, then here ya' go.