| We've Been Had Again | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Huffamoose |
| Cover: | HuffamooseHadAgain.jpg |
| Genre: | Alternative rock |
| Label: | Interscope[1] |
| Prev Title: | Huffamoose |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | I Wanna Be Your Pants |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
We've Been Had Again is an album by the American alternative rock band Huffamoose, released in 1997.[2] [3] The songs "Wait" and "James" were minor modern rock hits.[4] The band supported the album by touring for a time with the 1998 H.O.R.D.E. Festival.[5]
The band spent two years recording the album, while often disagreeing with its producers and label about the musical direction of the tracks.[6] The album's original producer quit due to frustration over the band's fondness for jazz chords.[7] The band finished We've Been Had Again at a studio in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, with the producer who had worked on its demo.[8]
The Hartford Courant wrote that "drummer Erik Johnson and guitarist Kevin Hanson, in particular, are inventive instrumentalists, and singer Craig Elkins breathes a measured soul into songs of postmodern angst."[9] The Spokesman-Review deemed the album "so rich with guitar swaths and Jeff Buckley-like vocal dynamics, it takes more than one listen to truly plumb its depths."[6]
The Wisconsin State Journal thought that the album "never sticks to a single style, tone, mood or perspective, and the results are unpredictable and satisfying."[10] The St. Petersburg Times opined that Huffamoose's "dark, hip musical spirit invokes the style and imagery of Steely Dan."[11]