Alternative Rock music reviews

I rank Double Nickels on the Dime in the top ten albums released in the 80's. I am very glad I held onto my vinyl because for reasons I can't fathom, two songs on the original release are not on this reissue, which is why I am not giving it the five stars this album deserves.

Minutemen really were not like any other band, except perhaps early Wire, so it's hard to compare them to anyone. This album is generally, and rightfully, considered their masterpiece - this is their best synthesis of funk, punk, noise, folk, rock, and whatever else crossed their fertile minds during the feverish recording of this 45-song double (vinyl anyway) album.

Frankly, volumes have been written about this one already and mostly it's all correct - as long as it's saying that this is truly one of the greatest albums ever. It's like ten careers' worth of ideas got crammed into just short of 80 minutes of the most fascinating rock music ever created.

So what's the deal with the missing tracks? Well, I am not going to lie to you. If you ever see this album in some vinyl bin, grab it because both these songs are as good as several relatively weaker songs that are on the reissue:

"Mr. Robot's Holy Orders (Hurley/Watt)" - this was track 3, side 3 ("side george" - the inner clear part of the vinyl has "DANCE MUSIC IS THE NEW PASTURE" etched into it). This is a great funky song that would have been far better here than, say, the god-awful cover version of Doctor Wu (which remains the one song on this album I don't like). But the exclusion of this track is nowhere near as egregious as the absence of ...

"Ain't Talking 'Bout Love" - (Van Halen) yes, this is the version to have. The one on "Tour Speil" was nowhere near as hilarious as this. They bashed out a 38-second version of it which was originally on side 4 (untitled - "CHUMP ROCK IS THE NEW COOL"), and it kills me that they left it off this reissue!!! The song is 38 seconds long! There is plenty of room on the CD for it, and "Mr Robot's Holy Orders" for that matter. (total running time of this album: 74:50 - ATBL would have been no problem at all) It can't be a copyright issue - their other version of the same song is available on Project Mersh Vol. 3. What gives???

That is the only gripe I have with what is still an album for the ages.

By the way, side 1 was "side d." - "ARENA ROCK IS THE NEW WAVE" and side 2 was "side watt" - "PUNK ROCK IS THE NEW NOSTALGIA".

Buy this album. Make a gift of it to anyone who calls him/herself open-minded.

If the show Jackass ever did anything worth admiring, it was choosing "Corona" by Minutemen as it's theme. At two and a half minutes, it's one of the longer tracks on this nearly 45 track album. It's also one of the more conventional punk anthem's they've done, considering how far the horizons stretch when it comes to this band and being creative.

Not to sound pretentious, but Minutemen are someone I admire because they seem like me. That is, they seem to get awfully bored, really quickly. That may just be an allusion created by this bands short and brilliant bursts. Tracks like "Cohesion" are an example--here, in between these polka-influenced punk songs, we get an arpeggiated Spanish guitar demonstration. And, somehow, it works beautifully.

"Nature Without Man" seems to outdue everything Pearl Jam every did, in just over 90 seconds. "Love Dance", along with "Jesus and Tequila" treat us to some blues; and "Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want the Truth" is just as inspirational as any hymnal.

It's sad that in this "Jackass" generation Mr. Boon and his companions have been forgotten. Minutemen are comprised of ideas, and not just power chords (though, they do those damn well too!). I've tried to introduce this album to the "punks" that I know, but they're so easily turned off when they don't hear pop punk that's been taught to them as though 20 songs about the bands girlfriends have substance; it seems the punk mentality has died.

Very few albums span across so many genre's with this type of skill and tenacity (if you know of some I may not, please tell me). Everything here seems so incoherrent that it begs for repeated listens; begs for that "shuffle" button, too. It should also beg for your attention. Beg to turn your head to a past time, where emotional and political music didn't have to be covered by a label or a haircut or a t-shirt.

DOUBLE NICKELS ON THE DIME ('84) stuffs 43 short songs on two LP's or one CD. The album meshes quite a variety of musical styles: punk, funk, spoken bits, jazzy instrumentation, folk, and even polka!

The MINUTEMEN accomplish this masterpiece album because of its three outstanding musicians - D. BOON (vox, guitar), MIKE WATT (bass, vox), and GEORGE HURLEY (drums, percussion), as well as other guest musicians.

Key tracks include: VIETNAM, POLITICAL SONG FOR MICHAEL JACKSON TO SING, CORONA (*note: The theme music for "JACKASS"), HISTORY LESSON PT. 2, JESUS & TEQUILA, DO YOU WANT NEW WAVE OR DO YOU WANT THE TRUTH?, MAYBE PARTYING WILL HELP.

If you stack this album up against any/all of today's weak & soggy music (i.e. video/pop hits), then you'll discover an album that stands head-and-shoulders above this unfortunate lull in current musical trends...This album more than makes up for today's lack of creativity in most forms of music. Buy it - try it!!!!!

okay, okay, okay: everyone knows this is a classic garage/punk/whatever album. of course it is. buy it! but i've heard some information about the band itself that you may find interesting: it seems that back in the day, when they made this album, they consumed alcoholic beverages to a degree that was not entirely healthy for young men. somehow, despite this behavior, they still made great rock 'n' roll records. go figure!

To these guys! Goo Goo Dolls, Green Day, etc...This is the blue print for you guys. What else can you say about "The Replacements" except this is pure genius and pure rock and roll. Anyone that doesn't own one of their albums just doesn't like music. They were the best band of the 80's. I think I've listened to "Unsatisfied" about 100 times in my lifetime and get goosebumps everytime!

The Replacements were one of the 5-10 greatest rock bands ever. This is arguably their greatest album.

Their entire career (1981-1991) was sadly during the era when radio was dominated (obliterated..) by the retro "Classic Rock" format. As a result, the 'Mats were never heard by most people. Their legacy is the dozens of major bands who, by their own admission, owe part or all of their sound to the influence of the Replacements ( including: Nirvana, Wilco, Goo Goo Dolls...)

If you are a fan of punk, grunge, or Alt Rock, you should own this record.

I'm not one to give many albums a 1 star. I can usually find some things I liked about it. I couldn't find enough on this album. I listened to it, expecting a fun record, following in the trend of 'Hey Driver'...geez was I wrong. The album offers nothing. It has that one song I just mentioned, which I should've just listened to on repeat for the time I used listening to the whole CD. I would've actually enjoyed it. I came extremely close to throwing this album out the window after I heard it all the way through. Worst song on here though is probably Mr. Wilimington. I've tried listeneing through the whole song many times, and it never seems to work. I always turn it off because it drives me nuts. The singing, I wasn't expecting anything good, just enough to work with the music, so bad vocals didn't really bother me. The music was terrible. Dare I compare them to The High Speed Scene for producing the worst album I've ever heard? I don't think I'd go that far, but it was pretty close. Do not waste your money or, more importantly, your time.

the three stars is only for the band and not the cd. i lovED lbc before this cd. now only one word really sticks out, hypocrites. congrats to the bossman, might as well be on trl.

This is definately a great CD and a great band for anyone who likes those rock bands, but they do mix in elements of all the types of music out there, so almost anyone should like at least one of these songs.

I definately believe that if they really wanted to, LBC could become just as popular as any of those other bands out there, but because they do not stray from their topic of real life and life in their area, they just can't reach all auidiences, but those they do reach should praise them.

All the songs on this album are good, with favorites being Mr. Wilmington, Atari, Sunday Afternoon, South Union, and Ordinary. The bonus track is also good, being an extention of the first opening track, Champions Dub (you notice the same chorus in the songs, and a very similar rhythm)

With good music and great songs, I hope to see more albums by these guys, they RULE

Wow, only 2 nights before I bought this CD, I saw Vienna Teng on KQED and I was transfixed from the first note. I sat glued and basking in every note she played and word she sang. Luckily a friend looked up who this awesome performer was, because as much as I craved to find out, I wouldn't move... lest I miss something. Wow a wonderful new artist, or so I thought at the time. As I sought more information, what a glorious surprise I found. It turns out years ago on garageband.com I had playlisted her only song on that site on two playlists! I'm astounded and thrilled to have found much more from her! I'm listening to the CD as I type this, and it's difficult to pick a favorite, they're all wonderful! I was so inspired and moved, I had to learn The Tower on the piano. The entire CD is truly stunning and it is a must have!

I've owned this CD ever since I heard an interview on NPR with Vienna Teng. The album is beautifully layered with her unpretentious voice and her talent on the piano. The lyrics prove she is a singer/songwriter to be reckoned with. This is not junk food for the brain, but intelligent and clever lyrics. My favorite songs on the album (though there are no duds) are Gravity, Eric's Song, Unwritten Letter #1, and The Tower.
I'll spare the comparisons since they've been said and said again. I'm about to pick up her new album, but from what I've heard, it will rate high also. Definitely pick this one up if you want a complete and beautiful listening experience.

this is the type of cd that you just can't stop listening to. her words are music are so powerful and have helped me get through a tough time in my life. i literally have not taken it out of my cd player since i bought it!!

Ahh!!, the genre of Celtic punk has really now just become a real cash cow comodity, thanks to bands like Flogging Molly, The Tossers, and to a lesser extent Dropkick Murphy's. First off Irish music is something that I hold sacred to my heart, I'm third-generation Irish-American, so bands like The Dubliners, The Chieftains, and the Clancy Brothers, are the godfathers of the genre. However, when I first heard the Pogues, I was completely blown away, it sounded like The Sex Pistols setting fire to The Chieftains, sure Irish tradition music had been around for a long time, but when the Pogues got a hold of it their sound was really pioneering. "Red Roses For Me," "Rum, Sodomy and the Lash," "If I Should Fall From Grace With God," I'll even throw in "Peace and Love," still to this day rule my life. Which brings me to the question, who is the best band in the genre of Irish punk, after the Pogues. Well, none of the new bands have the fire, energy, and spirit of the Pogues, but Flogging Molly is pretty close, with The Tossers coming in at a close second, every other bands needs to get their own thing and stop looking up to granndad.
However, people in America, seem to think Flogging Molly is an original act and I'm always asked the question "Who are The Pogues?" Let me put your minds at ease with some of the differences between the two.
First, Flogging Molly may be a great live band, but so were the Pogues. When Shane MacGowan was up for it, they were truly a force to be reckon with.
Second, Dave King is no Shane MacGowan. Sure, Dave King writes some great lyrics, but Shane is a poet, his lyrics seems to flow through him, words cannot do him justice alone; he is a modern Irish storyteller.
Third, The Pogues were blessed with other great musicians, like Terry Woods, Philip Chevron, Spider Stacy (a.k.a. "The best tin whistle player ever,) and Jem Finer. Chevron wrote the epic song "Thousands Are Sailing," while Terry Woods wrote great songs like "Young Ned of the Hill," and Jem Finer, cowrote "Fairytale of New York," and wrote a lot of great Pogues instrumentals and other songs as well. Dave King seems to be the only gifted writer in the Flogging Molly.
Finally, even though MacGowan did'nt agree with this, the Pogues stretched their boundaries musically, especially on "Hell's Ditch," where Flogging Molly's songs all sound the same, and two of their songs "Sentimental Johnny," and "Big Bag of Bricks," totally rip off The Pogues.
It may sound like I'm slagging Flogging Molly, but I do love "Swagger," and "Drunken Lullabies," their both great albums, but they just can't hold a candle to any of The Pogues albums. As far as the music is concerned, I'll take "A Pair of Brown Eyes," over any Flogging Molly album any day.

I have long been a big fan of traditional Celtic music and never thought I would find myself liking music that is often classified as Punk. I got turned onto Flogging Molly accidentally on the internet and was instantly addicted to the driving beat mixed with awsome lyrics and more than one surprise per song. I immediatly bought this album and have never regreted it.

I shall never lend this CD to anyone!!! but you really should buy one for yourself.

I can't rave about this peice more than DRUNKEN LULLABYS, but this one stilll has a sh*t load of balls and will definatley get your pints raised high!
My personal favorites would have to be DEVILS DANCE FLOOR and BLACK FRIDAY RULE. Those two songs alone are SO F'IN GREAT that just thinking about them send shivers down my spine.
If I wasn't at work right now, I think I would be on my way to the packy to buy a Guiness and then go listen to these songs VERY FRIGIN LOUD!

It is almost impossible for any album on Amazon to receive nearly a hundred reviews and still get an overall 5 star rating, yet DIFFERENT CLASS has managed to do just that. Although Pulp has several really good albums, this is their best in my opinion. It isn't just that the songs are musically compelling; lyrically the songs are frequently and unexpectedly complex. When this album was first released in England it was one of the rare times when an album achieved simultaneously intense critical and popular acclamation. Critics declared it a masterpiece, and fans bought it in astonishing numbers. The album also is deceptively political, in that it features class difference in a large number of songs.

There are many musical highlights on the album, but what I find most remarkable is that there are several songs so good it makes the other songs seem bad in comparison, while one song in particular makes even the other great songs suffer in contrast. Fans will always differ on their favorites, but few will question that the album starts off strongly with "Mis-Shapes." "I Spy" is one of my favorites on the album along with "Disco 2000," which follows it. "Sorted for E's and Wizz" is another stunner. But seriously, all the songs on the disc are at least good, most are very good, and two or three are great. But the best of the bunch is unquestionably "Common People."

"Common People" is simply a great song on multiple levels. Musically it is incredibly compelling, one of those tunes that once you hear it you can't get it out of your head, with an upbeat tempo that makes you want to get up and dance around. But this would merely make it a good song; what makes it great is the story the song tells. An art school student is noticed by a fellow student, a rich girl from Greece, who declares to him that she wants to learn about what it is like to live as one of the common people. There is a definite sexual come on, as she says that she wants "to sleep with common people, like you." At this point you think you know where the song is going, to a nice if somewhat standard narrative of two people from different classes who have a romance despite it all. But the song instantly takes you in a different tangent. What follows is as extraordinary as it is unexpected. Our hero takes the girl to a supermarket and asks her to imagine being there with no money, a notion she laughs at. At this point the song turns very serious and dark, as he tears into her for her calloused desire to slum and make a game out of taking on a mode of life that is for others a fairly desperate affair. He tells her that if she is laying in a bed watching roaches on the wall she can just call her dad and her problems would be over, but to truly find out what it would be like to live like "common people" would mean learning what it means to have no choices, no outs, no control. He sings:

You will never understand
How it feels to live your life
With no meaning or control

So instead of the song of romance and love that we think we are getting at the beginning, we get an impassioned condemnation of anyone who would make light of the struggles of those who are less well off. I know of no other song like it. Pulp has done a number of really fine albums and a host of great songs, but this song has to go down as one of my all time favorites. It definitely goes onto my all time Top 40.

There are four Pulp albums that I think any serious music fan should own: HIS 'N' HERS, DIFFERENT CLASS, THIS IS HARDCORE, and WE LOVE LIFE. If one were bound and determined to own only one Pulp album, one might go with HITS, but this DIFFERENT CLASS is so good that I just can't imagine anyone not wanting this and others as well. Trust me: if you don't own this album you need to get it today. Your ears will thank you.

i had recently read about Pulp and this album in particular from a retrospective "Britpop" magazine from NME(New Music Express)i had picked up a few months ago at Barnes & Noble. Me being a huge fan of the era's biggest bands(Oasis, Blur, The Verve etc.), the 1995 section featured a glowing review for this album which was given a perfect ten. I simply accepted it as a great album that i promised myself, i would get around to eventually.

Walking into my local CD shop last week, i managed to come across the first ever copy i had ever seen of this album, i just can't explain it, but it almost as if it was calling for me to buy it, so i just gave in right there and purchased the LP. What i heard when i first popped it in my CD player was absolute, sheer pop music brilliance and it was only a shame i haden't discovered Pulp sooner, but better late than never as the cliche goes.

Never had i heard such fantastic arrangements with elements of guitar rock, new wave and glam. Jarvis Cocker is an incredible talent both vocally with his smooth baritone croon as well as lyrically with his uncanny eye for human emotion and overall observation on life in general, which is usually void in pop music nowadays. With his almost nerdish look, second hand clothes and coke bottle glasses which is completely in stark contrast to the voice you're hearing on the album. No wonder the guy became such a huge star, just the mere fact that he interrupted Jacko's ego trip at the 96' Brit Awards should further cement his status as a legend.

Jarvis' lyrics are a mix of sexual menace and social standing while articulating them in extremely clever ways that have NEVER been explored in pop music like this since The Smiths. As the album goes along the listener gets a sense of what life is like for british suburbanites and working class alike with the glitzy, undeniably fun "Disco 2000" in which Jarvis recalls his first love who has now given birth and facing the hardships of getting old "lets all meet up in the year 2000, won't it be strange when were all fully grown" is one of the saddest lines i've ever heard in a pop song, lifting the riff from the 1982 Laura Branigan hit "Gloria", this song is just pure genius and had radio hit written all over it, to the rallying cry of "Common People" which is the story of a west end girl fed up with high society and simply begins posing as a hard done by east ender but ultimately will never understand about lives like theres because she will always have her wealth to fall back on. with a fantastic driving rhythm, genius lyrics and overall universal message, its a no brainer this one seems to be everyones favourite track.

while i find it to be an outstanding track, the song of the album for me has to be "Something Changed" with its beautiful string section and Cocker's beautiful croon, easily one of the albums best. However, the most personal for me has to be without a doubt, the satirical "Sorted for E's & Wizz", speaking as someone who went through an ecstasy addiction two years ago, i can completely identify with all of Jarvis' lyrics, the words just ring so true of what a user feels both during and after the drug has been taken. the line "at 4 o' clock, the normal world seems very far away" almost feels as if Jarvis is singing about me during my experience with the drug, also with the line "in the middle of the night it feels alright but then tomorrow morning, oh then you, oh then you come down" sung in a beautiful pitch by Jarvis, just sends chills up my spine.

Bottom line, i could go on and on about the brilliance of it, but all i can say is, go out and get it. Never you will hear such biting sarcasm and intelligent wit in a pop song. Combined with Jarvis' impeccible voice and the brilliant musicianship, Pulp hit a home run here, other standout tracks here include: Live Bed Show, Underwear, Monday Morning, Bar Italia. One of the best albums of the Britpop era along with, Definitely Maybe, Parklife, and Urban Hymns.

In 1995/96 Pulp managed to do three great things. First off, they gave a fantastic performance at Glastonbury that put the other acts to shame. Secondly, they released Different Class and thirdly, Jarvis Cocker invaded a Michael jackson performance at the Brits. Well, ok, maybe two great things.

As mentioned already, in Britain the media, and thousands of 'sheep' trying to be cool by following everyone else were hyping the battle for best album between Blur and Oasis. Unfortunately, both bands failed to deliver anything thought provoking or different. Of course, those thousands rushed out and bought them, and all jumped on the bandwagon that What's the Story? had won.

However, 1995 produced at least two better albums. One was Stanley Road by Paul Weller and this one.

The first thing that makes this album what it is are the lyrics. Cocker is a master of writing witty lyrics that make you laugh and smile and are also a brilliant observation on every day life. He writes about anxiety, struggles, frustrations, excitement, love and bewilderment and his singing pushes this to an extra level where you can feel all of this emotion in his performance. A clear contrast to when he is talking in a near-monotone voice. The songs and Cocker's singing contain so much energy where needed.

My personal favourites are Mis Shapes, Common People, I Spy, Disco 2000, Sorted for E's and Wizz and Monday Morning. Having said that though, all the songs are truely fantastic, eleven years on they still sound just as good. A breath of fresh air when it was released. Common People quickly became the 'anthem' of the year, and rightly so. It was more infectious than anything Blur or Oasis had to offer that year.

Pulp go to show that it is ok to look nerdy and to be different than what is considered cool. Cocker is a vast contrast to Liam Gallagher and yet he displays a presence whilst performing that Liam could never achieve, with a voice that can portray more emotion than most of the 'cool' bands around at that time. Different Class? Yes. Better Class? definitely.

Are you the kind of person who would spend $3.50 for the perfect oyster at a raw bar? How about $7.00 for a perfectly drawn pint of ale in a midtown New York bar? Then dropping $35.00 for a t-shirt because it was made in the US or $18.00 for that small jar of cashews from the minibar because you 'just had to have something to munch on" before going to dinner? If you answered yes to any of the above, you would have no problem dropping the full price (Amazon, $14.98) to have a red-book CD copy (no inferior compressed downloads, thank you) of the perfect pop song, "What have I done to Deserve this?" from Pet Shop Boys. One of the most beautifully sung and arranged female pop vocals ever recorded is to be found on this one song. It is well known that Dusty Springfield demanded several run-throughs and takes to make this cut. She is said to have sweated every single note to perfection because she felt so strongly about her performance. Believe me, it shows. Perfection. You also get the unrivalled, unmatched 80's pop and dance-beat mastery with all the other selections that only the "Boys" were able to create. And all for only $14.98.

Like many of the highly talented and innovative groups of the 1980's, The Pet Shop Boys were ahead of their time. This album was purchased mainly for "West End Girls" and "It's a Sin." Play this album from beginning to end without interruption - it's fantastic. "Loves Comes Quickly" emerges for me as the best of The Pet Shop Boys remarkable and unique sound - a composition reflecting orchestral complexity and pulsating energy. The great contributions of Great Britain and Australia to music in the 1980's in my opinion comes largely from their composers and performers effectively combining the power and harmonic complexity of some classical music compositions of the mid 1920's to the early 1950's (no doubt the origins of some great movie scores) with the emerging sophistication and always present upbeat effect of rock and roll. You will love The Pet Shop Boys.

In 1984, a new group burst on the scene with a new sound in pop/dance music - Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, The Pet Shop Boys! Bringing out such tunes as West End Girls, It's A Sin and Jealousy, they were a hit. Now, they might be off of the Top 40 charts, but they are still around.

However, if you remember their glory days, and want to recapture that great Pet Shop Boys Sound, then this is the album to get. It has 18 of the groups greatest hits, including my personal favorites, It's A Sin, Rent, Always On My Mind and Jealousy. I love this CD, and am very glad that I was given it as a gift. This is a great CD that I highly recommend to all fans of good pop/club music!

I have been listening to this for a while now. I seem to be growing out of it. My first concert was a Stacie Orrico concert. I was 7. (I'm now 12.) I don't seem to like her as much anymore, but I still think she has got major talent. Bring up the age level, like she did in "Stuck," and I think we'd have a winner. Praise God!

P. S. Psalm 23

(3.9/5.0)
MUST LISTEN
-Don't Look At Me, Stay True, Confidant

1. Ride - (6.5/10)
2. Don't Look At Me - (10/10)
3. 0.0 Baby - (7/10)
4. Without Love -(8/10)
5. Stay True - (9/10)
7. Genuine (6/10)
8. With A Little Faith - (7.5/10)
10. So Pray - (6/10)
11. Holdin' On - (8/10)
12. Restore My Soul - (8/10)
13. Confidant - (9/10)
14. Everything - (6/10)
16. Dear Friend - (6/10)

I got this cd on sale, and I love it! It's very good!

Ride- 5/5 Very good song! I love it!
Don't look at me- 10/5 MY FAV ON THE WHOLE CD!!!! Great song!
0.0 Baby- 4.5/5 This song is really good!
Without Love- 5/5 Love it!
Stay True- 6/5 I love this song!!!!!!!
Genuine- 5/5 Good song!
With a Little Faith- 5/5 This is another good song!!!
So Pray- 4/5 Good!
Holdin' On- 4/5
Restore my Soul- 4/5
Confidant- 5/5
Everything- 5/5 Good song!
Dear Friend- 4/5

Overall I love this CD!!!!!!!!! The interludes are creepy, but other than that, I love it!!!!!!

This Cd is filled with love peace and war. It teaches so many morals. When the general dissmisses every soldier and they try and stay but he rufuses to let them because they are young and they have their whole life ahead of them and he does not want them to die young instead of unraveling the secrets that lie ahead of them in life. Then when all the soldiers are gone he suits up to fight the war alone because he feels he has found the true meaning of life, to be self less when you can.

Dispatch is an amazing band and I love this cd. This is the perfect cd to just sit back and relax to when you don't want to do anything else. This cd will put you in a daze that is soooo wonderful from beggining to end. My favs have to be Here We Go, The General, and the great acoustic Two Coins. Pick this one up you won't be dissapointed!!

A wonderful and fulfilling blend of several genre. One of my favorite albums!!! Even their live albums are wonderful, they are amazing entertainers and love to mix it up!

This Cd has the 'Animal Song' and 'Santa Monica'(Bittersweet Remix) on it. I would just buy the Cd for the 'Santa Monica' Remix. If you totally love Savage Garden than see more about me, you'll be in for a treat. Love, Juliea.k.a. Darin

This is really good. Theres the 'Animal Song' which is really cool, but it sounds like the 'Animal Song' on the 'Affirmation' Cd. And then there's 'Santa Monica the bittersweet mix' Which is really cool. I love the 'Bittersweet mix', If you really hate the 'Santa Monica' on the 'Savage Garden' Cd, then you'll love this... Not that I hate the song or anything.

I've been listening to Savage Garden ever since "I Want You" was out. Before I thought they might be another Backstreet Boys thing, but they're not. They're more serious about the music than image and their songs are fantastic! I'm no longer a sreaming fan-type just because they look good (which you guys do:)) but a serious "analyst" of the music I listen to. Thanks to them I can see all forms of music in their own beauty! Keep it up guys and I'll be waiting for your next album. Come back to Dallas, Tx soon. Love ya;)