Track Listings (14) - Disc #1| All Artists: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Title: Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah Members Wishing: 2 Total Copies: 0 Label: Fat Wreck Chords Release Date: 10/19/2004 Album Type: Live Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock Styles: Hardcore & Punk, Indie & Lo-Fi Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 751097067420 |
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Whether or not Me First and the Gimme Gimmes were successful in their attempt to Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah depends, naturally, on Jonny. If he's a fan of pop (and circumstance) classics reconfigured as punk, Jonny's special... more » |
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Amazon.com Whether or not Me First and the Gimme Gimmes were successful in their attempt to Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah depends, naturally, on Jonny. If he's a fan of pop (and circumstance) classics reconfigured as punk, Jonny's special day must have been quite a treat because that's what he got. The Gimmes brought their tongue-in-cheek sneering delivery and souped-up versions on hits such as "Take it on the Run" and "Strawberry Fields Forever." Me First even tackles "Stairway to Heaven" here. And, as you might guess, "Hava Nagila" closes the set. This CD is a low-brow party favor, perfect for 13-year-old boys actually. Others may be worn a little thin depending on how hilarious they find a rocked-up "Delta Dawn." Still, the band barrels through this party of friends and relatives with plenty of charm. Listeners will visualize the Bar Mitzvah dance floor while they place bets on whether or not Richard Cheese gets billed at Jonny?s prom. --John Moe Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsBaruch Ata Adonai Eloyhaynu Hugh E. Reckshun | NYC | 10/25/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "This is a live recording by the world's greatest cover band. The Gimmes are a collection of super-talented musicians posing as a couple of shmucks, and they rock. The whole performance is hysterical in Me First fashion, you will not stop laughing as well as enjoying many new offerings from these punk-rock kings. Do yourself a huge favor and by all available releases from the Gimmes. Do yourself an even bigger favor and by them direct from Fat Wreck Chords and save yourself a few bucks. By the way Fat Mike may not be a genius but his political sense is deadly accurate." Real entertainers Thomas Lindsey | Baltimore, Maryland (formerly Fairbanks, Alaska) | 07/29/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "I got this after I heard 'Are A Drag' and figured that it couldn't be for real. Well, I'm sure that it is. These guys are great. I turned a lot of people onto them that wouldn't even get into punk but know these songs and enjoy what they do with them. The quality of the recording is pretty amazing. It might be lame to say, but it's probably one of the best live recordings that I've come across. Their remakes of tunes are just great and you can tell that they are pretty serious about their love for the music that they do. I didn't cringe like one reviewer did at Stairway to Heaven, it was as short as it needed to be without being blasphemous. The singing is really great on this and the things that they say between the songs are quite humorous. One wish? They recorded their break (which was kind of odd but not unlike them probably) so that it ate up time on the disc. I would've like more songs, they were just sounding great!! If you like music because it entertains you, this is for you. I am a pro musician and usually analyze music. I don't to this; it's meant to be for enjoying and nothing else." Wreckin' ALL you one star chumps! Kevin Hostert | San Francisco, CA | 06/09/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "Ok...if this album only contained "take it on the run" it would STILL get 5 stars. This thing rocks and it really is one of the better albums they've put out. There is hardly any "lack of refinement" on this album...these dudes straight up jam. On top of the music...the banter is funny as sh*t and gets more funny each time you listen to it. Stairway to heaven...bomb! Thank you! thank you very much! O solo mio?? forget about it! Hava nigila? oy vey that's a good track. and the styx cover, come sail away...eat that doubters. "take it on the run" is still one of THE best songs these guys have done. Now you've heard it from a friend...(who heard it from a friend)"
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