''Example'' is the second studio album released by

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. It was produced by

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. It was

' only major label record, as lead singer

John Vigliatura For Squirrels was an American alternative rock band based in Gainesville, Florida, United States, founded in 1992. Their 1995 single "Mighty K.C." became an alternative rock radio hit about three months after a touring van accident that claime ...

and

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Bill White died when the band's van blew a tire and crashed less than a month before their upcoming album's release. Despite the death of half the band, the two surviving members chose to release the album as scheduled. The band released "Mighty K.C." as the only single from the album. The song peaked at #15 on the ''Billboard''

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chart on the chart dated January 26, 1996. The album did not gain mainstream popularity, reaching only No. 171 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Travis Tooke and Jack Griego would form a new band, Subrosa. They released an album, ''Never Bet the Devil Your Head'', in 1997.

Critical reception

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'' called the album "a great approximation of early R.E.M. that would fit nicely in a set with the Gin Blossoms, Toad the Wet Sprocket, and Sponge." ''

Trouser Press ''Trouser Press'' was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow fan of the Who Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference to ...

'' wrote that ''Example'' shows "that

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was a vibrant musical force with a fully realized sound and a knack for explosive, out-of-the-ordinary dynamics."

Track listing

All songs by For Squirrels # "8:02 PM" - 3:28 # "Orangeworker" - 4:24 # "Superstar" - 3:20 # "Mighty K.C." - 5:39 # "Under Smithville" - 4:35 # "Long Live the King" - 3:15 # "The Immortal Dog and Pony Show" - 4:02 # "Stark Pretty" - 3:52 # "Disenchanted" - 6:44 # "Eskimo Sandune" - 3:03

References

{{Authority control For Squirrels albums 1995 albums Albums produced by Nick Launay