Me First And The Gimme Gimmes


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Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Take a Break
Release Date: 2003 07 01
Label: Fat Wreck Chords
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Two years after punkifying some of the '60s' more popular songs for Blow in the Wind, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes return with Take a Break, their stab at some of R&B's classier, yet almost forgettable, tunes. The So-Cal five-piece is as rowdy as ever and their own punk rock polish is undeniably infectious. What made Blow in the Wind so great is exactly what makes Take a Break even cooler. It's straightforward rock & roll without the swagger -- tomfoolery without being lame -- and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are clever in giving new life to some of these tracks. Whereas Lionel Richie's "Hello" and Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U" banked success with their heavy-hearted tones, the Gimme Gimmes spike that mood for a punchy, feel-good time. A more electric, rough-edged alternative of Seal's "Crazy" is equally fashionable and slick to the original version. Add a bit of quick wit and pinch-hitting percussion, and the energy of Take a Break is more than enough to impress the new millennium punk kids. If not, the band's pouncing banjo dance of R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly" will do it. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes do rock & roll the right way because they don't try too hard. Take a Break once again showcases why they rock in the first place. MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Where Do Broken Hearts GoWildhorn, Wildhorn, Jackson, Jackson2:30
2HelloRichie2:18
3End of the RoadReid, Simmons, Edmonds3:00
4Ain't No SunshineWithers1:44
5Nothing Compares 2 UPrince [1]2:41
6CrazySigsworth, Olusegun Adeola, Seal3:08
7Isn't She LovelyWonder2:25
8I Believe I Can FlyKelly3:01
9Oh GirlRecord1:58
10I'll Be ThereGordy, Hutch, Davis, Gordy, West, Hutchinson2:07
11Mona LisaLivingston, Evans2:50
12Save the Best for LastLind, Waldman, Galdston2:05
13Natural WomanGoffin, King, Wexler2:37







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