Sugar Ray - Music For Cougars

 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Remember Sugar Ray? I was a casual fan of their work back when they were releasing hits. They rose to popularity in the late 1990s and maintained it through the early 2000s. After their 2003 album, there was a long break and nothing was heard from them until 2009 when they released Music For Cougars. And... it was not a successful album, especially compared to when they were a big act. And there are a few reasons for that. It seems like it was Sugar Ray trying to be popular again. The key word there is trying. The album is a prime example of a band selling out to appeal to a mass audience, only in this case, it didn't work. While one could see it as a case of a band trying to adapt to a different music market, it really seems like they should have thought this move out a little more. As it is, they fall into every cliche in the book... so much so that it seems like the album is a complete joke. And I wish it was, but I really don't think that it is.

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