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The band contributed the track "[[All Your Jeans Were Too Tight]]" to the 1993 AIDS-Benefit Album ''No Alternative'' produced by the Red Hot Organization. ''[[Mercury]]'' followed in 1993 and, despite positive reviews, the album fared poorly on the charts and earned virtually no recognition from radio or MTV. In 1994, AMC issued ''[[San Francisco]]'', which balanced confessional tunes like "[[Fearless]]" and "[[The Thorn in My Side Is Gone]]" alongside more accessible offerings such as "[[Wish The World Away]]," one of the band's biggest hits. | The band contributed the track "[[All Your Jeans Were Too Tight]]" to the 1993 AIDS-Benefit Album ''No Alternative'' produced by the Red Hot Organization. ''[[Mercury]]'' followed in 1993 and, despite positive reviews, the album fared poorly on the charts and earned virtually no recognition from radio or MTV. In 1994, AMC issued ''[[San Francisco]]'', which balanced confessional tunes like "[[Fearless]]" and "[[The Thorn in My Side Is Gone]]" alongside more accessible offerings such as "[[Wish The World Away]]," one of the band's biggest hits. | ||
The band disbanded soon after '[[ | The band disbanded soon after ''[[San Francisco]]'' was released and reunited in 2003 to record a new album, ''[[Love Songs For Patriots]]'', which is described by reviewer Mark Deming as "a stronger and more coherent effort than the group's last set, 1994's ''[[San Francisco]]'', and while it's too early to tell if this is a new start or a last hurrah for AMC, it at least shows that their formula still yields potent results. Here's hoping Eitzel and Vudi have more where this came from."<ref>{{cite web|author=Mark Deming |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/love-songs-for-patriots-mw0000170265 |title=Love Songs for Patriots - American Music Club | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2004-10-12 |accessdate=2015-05-18}}</ref> | ||
A performance in Pittsburgh on November 10, 2004, was released as a live CD, ''[[A Toast To You]]'', on January 1, 2005. The band then consisted of Eitzel, Vudi, Pearson, Mooney, and [[Jason Borger]]. | A performance in Pittsburgh on November 10, 2004, was released as a live CD, ''[[A Toast To You]]'', on January 1, 2005. The band then consisted of Eitzel, Vudi, Pearson, Mooney, and [[Jason Borger]]. | ||