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Hopelessly Incapable of Standing in the Way

album by Spain Colored Orange

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 9, 2024
Entity authorityQ5899901 ↗
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Hopelessly Incapable of Standing in the Way is the debut CD/EP by Spain Colored Orange released in 2005. It preceded their first full-length album, Sneaky Like a Villain, on the label Shout it Out Loud Music.

Spain Colored Orange combines a variety of musical genres, including indie rock, indie pop, '70s rock, psychedelic rock, and jazz.

Track listing

"Momentary Drama" - 5:09

"Maybe It's True" - 6:54

"Let It Go" - 4:02

"Remember One Thing" - 4:02

"Persistent Intermission" - 3:37

"Will You Catch On" - 4:45

"I Kid You Not" - 5:16

Personnel

Gilbert Alfaro - (vocals/piano/synth)

Eric Jackson - (trumpet/organ)

Randy Platt - (guitars)

Steve Burnett - (bass)

James Diederich - (drums)

Justin Peak - (keys/production)

Bill Matney - guest percussionist

Awards

2006 Houston Press Music Awards:

Album of the year

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Editorial reviewBest approached as a cultural-object dossier: authorship and date matter, but circulation and reception often explain the wider significance. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2005, 2006—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2005. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Hopelessly, Incapable and Standing providing the first useful test.
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