Just Go Ahead Now: A Retrospective

Performer: Spin Doctors
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Spin Doctors: Anthony Krizan (vocals, guitar); Chris Barron (vocals); Eric Schenkman (guitar); Aaron Comess (Hammond B-3 organ, drums, percussion, background vocals); Mark White (bass). Additional personnel: Biz Markie (vocals); Bernie Worrell (keyboards); Andrew Comess (Hammond organ); John Bush (congas); John Popper, Babi & Frank Floyd, Robin Clark, Diva Gray (background vocals). Producers: Spin Doctors, Peter Denenberg, Frankie LaRocka, Frank Auersa. Compilation producer: Bruce Dickinson. Includes liner notes by Jeremy Gross. Digitally remastered by Joseph M. Pamaccio (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York) Although the Spin Doctors are in danger of being remembered as the Knack of the '90s, this well-chosen greatest hits album demonstrates that they had more to offer than the open ended jams that made their initial reputation. When they felt like it, they could turn out concise pop gems, like "You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast" and "Two Princes," that deserved their hit status. Those two, plus the ubiquitous "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong," are here, of course, along with superior japes like "Big Fat Funky Booty" and "You've Got to Believe in Something" (in which they sound like a New York City band of a much earlier vintage, specifically the Lovin' Spoonful). The previously unreleased "Miss America," from 1995, which sounds very much like it could have been a hit, makes for a nice bonus.

Q (1/01, p.134) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...Superior feelgood rock and charmed pop..."

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