New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ DAS Communications) Spin Doctors Earn Major Press Coverage, as NY Times, NPR, New York Magazine, Good Day NY, and Dozens of Other Key Outlets Showcase the Band's Live Performance Chops
NY TIMES Concert Review: "Their sound hasn't aged a bit: it still reflects fondness for the honky-tonk lurch of the Rolling Stones, the psychedelic reach of
Jimi Hendrix and the rubberized funk of the Red Hot
Chili Peppers"
Epic/Legacy Two-CD
Deluxe Package 'Pocket Full Of Kryptonite: 20th Anniversary Edition' is Widely-Praised for Obscure B-Sides and a Revisiting of Beloved Hit Songs
Spin Doctors have emerged from their recent U.S. tour as a live act to be reckoned with, cementing their reputation as a strong concert draw and foursome of extraordinary musicians. In a NY TIMES concert review of their sold-out show at Bowery Ballroom, Nate Chinen noted, "Their sound hasn't aged a bit: it still reflects fondness for the honky-tonk lurch of the Rolling Stones, the psychedelic reach of
Jimi Hendrix and the rubberized funk of the Red Hot
Chili Peppers." Chinen also looks towards the future of the band, highlighting performances of the tracks "Off My Line," a bluesy complaint, and "Hard to Exist," a slow-burn shuffle — songs that favor cohesion over catchiness and point toward an alternative version of the
Spin Doctors as a hook-enabled jam band, no longer judged by past success."
With live performances at GOOD DAY NY (FOX-TV), at NPR, at Rolling Stone and via feature interviews in New York Magazine and elsewhere, members of the
Spin Doctors celebrated the 20th Anniversary of their smash hit 'Pocket Full of Kryptonite' and continue to be warmly embraced by critics and fans alike. Epic/Legacy released a deluxe, two-CD '20th Anniversary Edition' to rave reviews, and feted the band (post-show at Bowery Ballroom,) with a presentation of a Five-Million Platinum Plaque for the original 'Kryptonite' CD (see photo).
The band will head to
Europe in early 2012 for additional 20th Anniversary tour dates, and an itinerary follows. As for their recent U.S. tour, for the first time ever in America, the band performed 'Kryptonite' live, in its entirety, at each concert.
Listen to
Spin Doctors in concert via NPR:
http: //www.npr.org/2011/10/14/141249105/live-today-spin-doctors-in-concert
Watch 'Two Princes' live, on GOOD DAY NY (FOX-TV):
https://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/spin-doctors-good-day-ny-20111013
Read NY MAGAZINE's interview with Chris Barron: 10/16/11 By Jonathan Zeller
https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/10/spin_doctors_front-man_chris_b.html
Watch the band perform multiple songs at Rolling Stone:
https://www.rollingstone.com/videos/rs-live/draft-spin-doctors-draft-spin-doctors-20110901#ooid=UxbXJyMjowSYtHYDEqla3PawWnJF-q-k,U4bHJyMjodHWHqXPxR7z5GXSzeN3GY7T
Read a feature interview in AQUARIAN WEEKLY: https://www.theaquarian.com/2011/10/12/interview-with-aaron-comess-from-spin-doctors-in-the-pocket/
NY DAILY NEWS included 'Kryptonite' among their '20 Albums at 20' CD cover gallery: https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/twenty-albums-20-gallery-1.943738
CBS NEWS included the CD release as a 'BEST BET', via their Celebrity Circuit- "A big week for music fans"
https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20098092-10391698.html
Lengthy interview feature with
Aaron Comess via MEDLEYVILLE.US -- https://www.medleyville.us/2011/08/kryptonite_revisited.html
CD review via veteran writer Jack Goodstein, for syndicated tastemaker outlet BLOGCRITICS — Excerpt: "Fans who have never had the opportunity to hear these demo tapes are in for a treat. There is a quirky joy the band takes in what they are doing that comes through loud and clear as they revel in developing their signature funky rock style." https://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-the-spin-doctors-pocket2/
Lengthy POPMATTERS feature:
https://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/149254-not-so-hard-to-exist-an-interview-with-the-spin-doctors/
Concert re-cap via WXPN's 'The Key'
https://thekey.xpn.org/2011/10/recap-spin-doctors-at-world-cafe-live/
Tour preview feature via THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER:
https://washingtonexaminer.com/entertainment/music/2011/10/spin-doctors-celebrate-two-decades-debut-album
Examiner. com concert review of Buffalo show -
Spin Doctors prove that they can still kick it
https://www.examiner.com/concerts-in-buffalo/spin-doctors-prove-that-they-can-still-kick-it
Rock Show Critique concert review of Buffalo show:
https://rockshowcritique.com/2011/10/spindoctors/
Major tour feature via BERKLEE GROOVE -
https://www.berkleegroove.com/2011/09/24/interview-with-spin-doctors'-aaron-comess-on-berklee-fall-tour-and-20th-anniversary-edition-of-10-million-worldwide-smash-pocket-full-of-kryptonite/
Previous coverage includes:
HUFFINGTON POST - Interview Feature
8/8/11 By Mike Ragogna
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/kryptonites-20th-annivers_b_920711.html
Kryptonite's 20th Anniversary: Chatting with Spin Doctors' Chris Barron
The CW Network/WGN-TV - Live on-air interview and performance of 'Two Princes' - 8/5/11
https://www.wgntv.com/news/liveperformances/wgntv-music-lounge-spin-doctors-pocket-full-of-kryptonite-20th-anniversary,0,7596443.story
RELIX Magazine A/V - 'Live at Relix' In-Studio Acoustic Performance - 8/3/11 https://www.relix.com/video/live-at-relix/2011/08/03/spin-doctors-two-princes
ASSOCIATED PRESS - NEWS by Margie Szaroleta 7/20/11
Spin Doctors revisit "
Kryptonite"
NEW YORK (AP) - The
Spin Doctors are marking the 20th anniversary of their "Pocket Full of Kryptonite" album by bringing it back live. They will play the entire album in its entirety at each stop on their October club tour. A two-CD deluxe edition of "
Kryptonite" will come out August 30. An example of one of many syndicated AP pick-ups: https://www2.wnct.com/entertainment/2011/jul/20/spin-doctors-revisit-kryptonite-ar-1223545/
Sheboygan Press - Tour interview with Mark White 8/4/11
https://sheboyganhub.sheboyganpress.com/article/20110804/SHE050201/108040334/0/SHE0601/Spin-Doctors-cure-summer-blahs-Brat-Days-headliners?odyssey=nav%7Chead
F*@king Nostalgic:
https://www.fuckingnostalgic.com/2011/07/technically-nostalgic-spin-doctors.html
Technically Nostalgic:
Spin Doctors Celebrate 20th Anniversary of "Pocket Full of Kryptonite" With Reissue, US Club Tour
THE OKLAHOMAN -CD review
https://newsok.com/cd-review-spin-doctors-pocket-full-of-kryptonite-20th-anniversary-edition/article/3591350
San Luis Obispo Tribune - concert preview https://www.sanluisobispo.com/2011/07/28/1698607/much-to-see-still-in-the-california.html
JAMBANDS - tour preview:
https://www.jambands.com/news/2011/07/19/spin-doctors-to-celebrate-20-years-of-kryponite
Spin Doctors drummer and founding member
Aaron Comess will be featured in upcoming issues of
Modern Drummer and American Profile Magazines.
Epic/Legacy's August 30th release of a deluxe, two-CD edition of 'Pocket Full of Kryptonite' is available here and elsewhere: https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Full-Kryptonite-20th-Anniversary/dp/B005694Z6U
'Pocket Full of Kryptonite: 20th Anniversary - European Tour'
18.01.2012 FR-Paris, Palladium
19.01.2012 NL-Dordrecht, Bibelot
20.01.2012 NL-Zoetermeer, Boerderij
21.01.2012 DE-Aschaffenburg, Colo-Saal
22.01.2012 DE-Cologne, Gloria
25.01.2012 DE-Hamburg, Fabrik
26.01.2012 DE-Berlin, Columbia Club
27.01.2012 DE-Erfurt, Club Centrum
28.01.2012 DE-Memmingen, Kaminwerk
29.01.2012 IT-Milano, Bloom
When top-class musicianship and great songwriting meet, the result can help to define an era. Such was the case with Spin Doctors' 'Pocket Full Of Kryptonite', one of the biggest smashes of the 1990s, selling over 10 million copies worldwide. Featuring hit after hit, from 'Two Princes' to 'Little Miss Can't Be Wrong' and more, the original album reached #3 on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart, made the magazine's Top 100 list of the Best-Selling Albums of The Decade, hit #2 in the UK and #1 in Australia and New Zealand, was certified 3x Platinum in Canada, Gold in Germany, France, Holland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Singapore, and cemented the group's debut as an international phenomenon. In fact, 'Two Princes' was the most-played rock song in the world in 1993, and was recently certified by BMI with 3 million international radio plays ('Little Miss' is at the 2 Million mark.)
As a live band, the core members of
Spin Doctors (Chris Barron (lead vocals), Eric Schenkman (guitar), Mark White (bass), and
Aaron Comess (drums),) are among the best in the business, a fact often overshadowed by their commercial success, but arguably more important than ever. Now, with the release of 'Pocket Full of Kryptonite: 20th Anniversary Edition',
Spin Doctors are hitting the road once again to do what they do best: perform great pop/rock songs for live audiences. Like their H.O.R.D.E. allies Phish, Blues Traveler, Allman Brothers and more, and like The
Black Crowes,
Counting Crows and other respected contemporaries,
Spin Doctors are a reminder that hits and chops needn't be mutually exclusive. Here's a clip of the band performing 'Two Princes' in Manchester, England: https://www.romanklun.com/spin-doctors/two_princes.mov
New York-based
Spin Doctors debuted to the sort of explosive success and attention most bands can only dream of: appearances on Saturday Night Live, The Grammy Awards, The
Tonight Show with Jay Leno, multiple slots on Late Show with
David Letterman, and live appearances on tour with The
Rolling Stones confirmed the Spin Doctors' as one of the biggest bands of the decade -- and Rolling Stone Magazine trumpeted their success with a coveted cover story. Back in the day, you couldn't walk by a college dorm that wasn't blasting 'Pocket Full Of Kryptonite', or turn on MTV and not see one of their spirited videos.
The double-disk 'Pocket Full Of Kryptonite: 20th Anniversary Edition' features the original album, plus rare, never before released demo recordings and live tracks from "back in the day".
Disk one includes the classic album in its entirety, plus a bonus track, the remastered B-side, 'Hard to Exist'. 'Kryptonite's' quintet of single releases ruled the charts for over 18 months:
- "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" (the first single, Billboard Hot 100 #17, Album Rock #2 for 4 weeks);
- "Two Princes" (the Grammy Award-nominated second single, Hot 100 #7, Album Rock #2 for 7 weeks);
- "Jimmy Olsen's Blues" (the third single, Hot 100 #78, Album Rock #8);
- "
What Time Is It?" (the fourth single, Album Rock #26);
- "How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me?)" (the fifth single, Album Rock #28).
Disk Two is comprised of early demo recordings by the band and is a must-own for
Spin Doctors fans. These demos were only ever available for sale at gigs on two cassettes, entitled Can't Say No (1989) and Piece Of Glass (1990), cherished by fans who've held on to the tapes all these years. Songs from the demos were later developed on Pocket Full Of Kryptonite and the subsequent albums, Homebelly Groove...Live (1993), Turn It Upside Down (1994) and You've Got to Believe in Something (1996). Two of the demo tunes - "
Can't Say No" and "Turn It Upside Down" - do not appear on any official
Spin Doctors album.
Disc 1 Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound.
Disc 2 Mastered by Vic Anesini at Battery Studios, New York.
Along with Spin Doctors, Producers of the original album were
Peter Denenberg, the late Frankie LaRocca, and Frank Aversa. Denenberg mixed the record as well.
Visit: spindoctors.com
Visit: legacyrecordings.com
