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| | Lifter : Melinda - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect |
 | | Singer Mike Coulter named Lifter's debut Melinda (Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt) after his ex-girlfriend, and he even thanked her in the liner notes. |
 | | Musically, Lifter borrow the Nirvana formula of abruptly shifting from quiet resignation to deafening anger within the songs; however, Coulter's lyrics are less abstract than Kurt Cobain's, and the scarred innocence in his voice is somehow more compelling. |
 | | Unfortunately, Melinda was a flop, transforming Lifter into the forgotten heroes of '90s teen angst. |
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