The Alternative to Love

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studio album
First released:
Mar 14 2005

Overview Edit

The Alternative to Love is the third album by American singer-songwriter Brendan Benson, released in 2005. The song Cold Hands (Warm Heart) was featured on the Bones episode A Boy in the Tree and the Smallville episode "Exposed". The song "What I'm Looking For" was sampled on an iPod touch commercial, as well as in the film Ghost Town. This is the last solo album Benson released before beginning the project band The Raconteurs with fellow Detroit native Jack White of The White Stripes.

The track "Flesh And Bone" was used in series one of the E4 drama Skins.

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Record label:
unknown
Catalog number:
VVR1031212
Release dates:
  • Mar 22 2005 in United States

Genres

Alternative Rock, Easy Listening, Indie, Indie Pop, Retro. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Benson finally reaches power pop nirvana
I feel compelled to write this review after reading Mr Otwell's savage mauling of this album.I don't like to criticise the opinion of others but I really must protest at someone who reckons that Benson has lost his ability to write good music.

The simple truth is that 'Alternative To Love' is a masterpiece.

I already own 'Lapalco' and 'One Mississippi' but I always felt that they were patchy affairs.One or two songs on either album hinted at Benson's talent but over all there were too many hal…
Written by David O'Brien
3 stars It's power pop.
It's power pop. People that listen to music and focus on the "atrocious" lyrics seem to be missing the point of pop music: it's catchy, hummable and happy. Certainly there were people back in the day who despised the ambiguity of early Beatles lyrics (" 'I want to hold your hand'? WHOSE hand!?") but anyone with their head on straight won't dispute the music's enduring nature. Philosophize all you want, but Benson's cheap tricks here are designed merely to entertain, and they accomplish just that…
Written by Luke Rounda "ThreeStarSmash.com"

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The Alternative to Love 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: VVR1031212
release dates: Mar 14 2005 in United Kingdom
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