Search - Wannadies :: Bagsy Me With Extra Track

Hurgen schmurgen yurgen...

Jimbob | London, UK | 02/11/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Scandinavian types The Wannadies first burst onto the indie-pop-rock scene with the excellent single You & Me Song, now annoyingly overused in countless TV advertisements. The album, Be A Girl, was disappointing, and this ensures the follow-up, Bagsy Me, is such a surprising delight. The singles are really catchy punk pop, Hit (also a stalwart of UK TV advertising) and the delectable Shorty. But it all comes together for one big bang at the end with the awesome 9 minutes of That's All - a truly great track and captures this criminally underrated band at their very best. Highly recommended."

Mr Choon always welcome

Zigster | Sydney, NSW Australia | 11/18/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I'll start by saying that guitar music isn't really my thing. I'm more a vocal, deep house sort of fella. But at the same time I work hard at not letting my taste in music become too narrow. The thing that I'm always open to in all sorts of music is a good choon. And if you want good choons, The Wannadies can provide them in spades.This is playful, sunny guitar pop that rips along with a bracing tumble of musical ideas and eccentric but witty lyrics. "You And Me" song is the most well known Wannadies song (Thanks to the excellent "Romeo And Juliet" soundtrack) and really, it's quite indicative of their style. Is it their best song? Your call. But I'd challenge anyone to give this album a few listen without finding themselves getting all affectionate with at least a few of the tracks - and probably all of them. Because that's the thing with the Wannadies - they're really likeable. They write great songs, play them with an energetic pop guitar sound and you just find yourself smiling."