Release Date: March 1998
Review Date: 2 October 1998
The long-awaited sequel to Hourly Daily.
First Impressions
The Sydney trio have had a long and illustrious career, with a reputation
for great live performances and a habit of churning out albums that you
can listen to again and again. They started out as a grunge band, but
fortunately they gradually developed a more pop-retro sound. After the
success of Hourly Daily, I wondered where they would go next. In
this album, they picked up where they left off in Hourly Daily,
although the album is definitely more upbeat. There are the obligatory
classic ballads (this time in the form of Heavy Heart) and many
trade-mark You Am I tunes, but there are many exceptions to the rule,
most notably their single, Rumble. The songs may seem similar on
the first couple of listens, but like any good album they also grow on
you. Now I find myself jingling to all of them!
Fav Moment
Tim Rogers is mad (if you've ever seen him on stage you'll understand),
but brilliant nevertheless. His songs are simple but so effective and
so catchy. You Am I are one of the few bands who have managed to capture
the energy of their live performances. You can almost imagine Russel swinging
away at his drums, Andy swaggering on bass, and Timmy doing a great imitation
of a windmill on guitar in Rumble. A song to crank out loud and
annoy the neighbours with. Then again, it might incline your neighbours
to join in the fun!
Rating
4 out of 5. It is not as great as either Hi-Fi Way or Hourly
Daily, although it would be a classic if it was made by any other
band! Great fun to listen to, to wiggle to. And that's what rock 'n' roll
is essentially about, isn't it? |
