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Much Against Everyone’s Advice by Soulwax
Much Against Everyone’s Advice is an album by Soulwax, released in 1999. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Saturday”, on 1 list with a best position of #143.
Much Against Everyone's Advice, the second studio album from Ghent's Soulwax, came out on Play It Again Sam in 1999, and it's the record that put the band on the map. Brothers Stephen and David Dewaele run the show, Stephen on lead vocals and synths, David on guitar and synths, with Stefaan Van Leuven on bass and Stéphane Misseghers behind the kit. Dave Sardy produced, and the alternative rock comes out wiry, cocky and stuffed with hooks.
"Saturday" and "Too Many DJ's" are the calling cards, the second a neat bit of foreshadowing given the brothers' later sets as 2manydjs. Crate-diggers take note: rewind roughly 50 seconds ahead of "Conversation Intercom" and you'll find a hidden track, which the booklet names "Turn on the A.C.". It sits between Leave the Story Untold and Any Minute Now in the catalog.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Much Against Everyone’s Advice on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday | 1 | #143 | – | 1999 | |
| 2 | Too Many DJ's | 1 | #144 | – | 1999 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.