The album had several hit singles including the title track SO MUCH FOR THE AFTERGLOW, the radio friendly tune EVERYTHING TO EVERYONE, I WILL BUY YOU A NEW LIFE
and FATHER OF MINE. However the other tracks are far from being considered filler! NORMAL LIKE YOU is a very respectable effort, EL DISTORTO DE MELODICA has some over the edge guitar playing, ONE HIT WONDER is a catchy tune, AMPHETAMINE proves that Everclear can play punk just as well as Blink 182. WHITE MEN IN BLACK SUITS is a personal favourite of mine. Listen to those lyrics "white men in black suits are diminishing" perhaps that term has something to do with the back cover of the cd case. SUNFLOWERS is another great song and WHY I DON'T BELIEVE IN GOD is a fine experimentation with the banjo. LIKE A CALIFORNIA KING closes this album perfectly.

Bottom line, SO MUCH FOR THE AFTERGLOW is one of the finest albums of the 90's. Every song is great and in my opinion it is the best Everclear album. If you get the chance to get this album pick it up, it may change your look on the world! Highly recommended.

It's Hard To Dislike This
This album from Everclear had all the makings of failure. The lyrics and music are sometimes too similar to SPARKLE AND FADE, and of course alternative rock bands usually never succeed with their follow up to a breakthrough release. This went against the trends though because in the end, it's just a great collection of songs that are hard to dislike. Alexakis does tend to repeat himself with the negative subjects dominating almost every song, but at least he's singing about something he knows and cares about. Nothing here has the immediate impact of "Santa Monica" at first listen, but I found myself hooked to tracks like "Everything To Everyone," "One Hit Wonder," and "Father Of Mine" in no time at all. As on SPARKLE AND FADE, it's again obvious that Alexakis cares about the lyrics he has written and his emotion never falters throughout. It seems that "I Will Buy You A New Life" is the only questionable song here as it broods with arrogance in my mind, but as far as the slower tracks are concerned anyway, "White Men In Black Suits" is one of the best offerings here with its expressive content and delicate pace. Everclear has established themselves as a force with SO MUCH FOR THE AFTERGLOW and my guess is they'll sound basically the same on their upcoming releases, which is fine with me.

Most definitely a must-hear Everclear album
This album has been a favorite of mine for 8 years & I am only 19, so it's saying a lot about how timeless the tracks are. Give it a listen, you won't be disappointed.

art is a genuis
Although i always kept switching genres of music throughout my life i always loved alterntive rock and have listened to everclear for most of my young life, all throughout junior high school to now (21) And owning every record from them i felt that this is one of their finest and give it 5 stars even though my favs are "world of noise" and "sparkle and fade" A very solid album from beginning to end, i dont mind the fillers either i definately reccomend to new everclear fans

EVERCLEAR-What I Think
I bought this cd when I was in the 7th grade (i'm 19 now)I like songs on here especially "I'll Buy You a New Life" ,"Father Of Mine", "Amphetamine","AfterGlow","Everything To Everyone" etc... some of the songs on here though I haven't been able to make it through so that is the reason I give it 3 stars.
"This is a song about Susan" is the first line of Everclear's follow-up to the deservedly platinum Sparkle and Fade. That personalization is one of Art Alexakis's greatest gifts to postgrunge rock; rather than float generalized rage over the ever-growing roar of his power trio, he tells you his stories, those of the people around him, some he makes up--and makes them all yours in the end. The development in the music here, from the Beach Boys-style chorale at the top of the title cut to the new wavey jerkiness of "Everything to Everyone" and "Normal Like You," boasts of not only the band's surefootedness but Alexakis's own generosity. The latter is best reflected in "Father of Mine," one of the saddest, most brutal songs about family ever. --Rickey Wright