Dancing Hoods - Hallelujah Anyway (1988)

Before Mark Linkous started making solo music under the Sparklehorse moniker, he was the front man of New York City power-pop band Dancing Hoods. Dancing Hoods are comparable to The Replacements, though less-edgy. With this album, Dancing Hoods were making an obvious grab at success after the rave reviews of their debut album, and they came close as "Baby's Got Rockets" was a minor hit on college radio. However, after the release of this album, the band moved from New York to Los Angeles to attempt to get the attention of a major label, but they never did, and broke up because of it, and thank god for that. This isn't a terrible album, it's actually quite enjoyable, though doesn't come close to the beauty Linkous put on record as Sparklehorse.

Tracklist:
1. Torn Away
2. Baby's Got Rockets
3. Better Look Up
4. Puppet Dancing
5. Welfare Shoes
6. Border Patrol
7. Diamonds In The Mine
8. Falling Down
9. Tell You Something
10. Crooked Angel

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