James Dean-esque
{{Infobox song
| name = James Dean-esque
| cover = TheCrocketts_JamesDeanesque.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Crocketts
| album = Super Summer Swinging Sounds
| released = {{Start date|1999|5|10|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Indie rock, alternative rock
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=55}}
| label = Blue Dog
| writer = The Crocketts
| producer = Bird & Bush
| prev_title = Explain
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = Host
| next_year = 2000
}}
"James Dean-esque" is a song by British indie rock band The Crocketts. Produced by Bird & Bush, "James Dean-esque" was featured on the 1999 Kerrang! compilation Super Summer Swinging Sounds and released as a single on 10 May 1999.{{cite web |url=http://www.inaudible.co.uk/crocketts/pages/music/discography.html |title=Discography |last=Friend |first=Christopher |publisher=The Crocketts Unofficial Website |accessdate=1 February 2015 |archive-date=14 November 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041114192621/http://www.inaudible.co.uk/crocketts/pages/music/discography.html |url-status=dead }}
Reception
Reviewing the single, Kerrang! awarded "James Dean-esque" a rating of five out of five, describing the song as "Classy punk 'n' roll ... a simple tale of unrequited love ... delivered with a raised middle digit and the classic line 'I ain't gonna bother with her cos she ain't gonna do it with me'".{{cite journal |url=http://www.inaudible.co.uk/crocketts/images/press/kerrangjdereview.jpg |title=The Crocketts – James Dean-esque |journal=Kerrang! |year=1999 |accessdate=1 February 2015 }} The review also praised the B-sides, highlighting the "full throttle guitars and shuffling drums" on "Billy the Bunt" and describing "Rapid Pulsing Breaths" as "gentle and acoustic-sounding like The Pogues at their most depressed".
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_lyrics = Davey MacManus
| all_music = The Crocketts
| title1 = James Dean-esque
| length1 = 2:55
| title2 = Billy the Bunt
| length2 = 3:03
| title3 = Rapid Pulsing Breaths
| length3 = 2:20
}}
Personnel
;The Crocketts
- Davey MacManus ("Davey Crockett") – vocals, guitar; production and mixing on tracks 2 and 3
- Dan Harris ("Dan Boone") – guitar; production and mixing on tracks 2 and 3
- Richard Carter ("Rich Wurzel") – bass; production and mixing on tracks 2 and 3
- Owen Hopkin ("Owen Cash") – drums; production and mixing on tracks 2 and 3
;Additional personnel
- Bird & Bush – production on track 1
- Dave Murder – production on tracks 2 and 3
References
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