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Me First And The Gimme Gimmes: Spike (vocals); Joey, Jackson (guitar); Fat Mike (bass); Dave (drums).
Additional personnel: Karina Denika, Sara K. Fisher (background vocals).
Producers: Ryan Greene, Me First And The Gimme Gimmes.
Includes liner notes by Christopher M. Dodge.
Personnel: Spike Slawson (vocals, background vocals); Karina Denike (vocals); Jackson , Joey Cape (guitar); Dave (drums).
Recording information: Motor Studios.
On their second outing, ARE A DRAG, Me First & the Gimme Gimmes up the wackiness quotient by presenting a set of songs made famous on the stage and silver screen, often by female singers--hence the album's cheeky title and cross-dressing cover photo. Featuring vocalist Spike Slawson (Swingin' Utters), bassist Fat Mike (NOFX), and other Californian punk-pop nobility, the 1999 record includes a raucous take on "Over the Rainbow" (from THE WIZARD OF OZ) and a fast-paced rendition of "Favorite Things" (from THE SOUND OF MUSIC), resulting in a record that's ultimately even more fun than the Gimme Gimmes' first album, HAVE A BALL.
Though it doesn't sound like a brilliant idea, Me First & the Gimme Gimmes, an all-star cover band dedicated to regurgitating punk rock-style the most frothy music in their parents' record collections, are actually extraordinarily entertaining and can make the likes of John Denver and Barry Manilow sound not so bad. The lineup includes Fat Mike of NOFX, the guitarist from the Foo Fighters, a couple of the guys from Lagwagon, and Spike Slawson, the Gimmes' sweet-voiced singer, who also plays bass for the Swingin' Utters. On their second record, Are a Drag, the Gimmes tackle all of their parents' favorite showtunes, claiming homage rather than satire. Most of their choices are songs that anybody even remotely into musicals knows by heart. Their cover of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" has more choruses than the original, rocks pretty damn hard, and is certainly worthy of a swirling slam pit. Though it's not as wild as John Coltrane's version, the Gimmes' "My Favorite Things" is raging enough to send Julie Andrews swan diving off the stage into a sea of sweaty punkers. They mess with the jazz standard "Summertime" by Gershwin, adding some fine surfy leads to a song that's been played a million times over. Also, there's their furious rendition of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of the Opera." On Are a Drag, the Gimmes succeed at playing showtunes that punk kids can dig, no small feat. ~ Adam BregmanCMJ (5/3/99, p.27) - "...These songs will be immediately recognizable to your parents, but Me First's riotous, tounge-in-cheek zeal will certainly hold your interest. Broadway never sounded so moshable..."
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Category Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Alternative, Punk
Label Fat Wreck Chords
Orig Year 1999
All Time Sales Rank   8918  
CD Universe Part number 1008415
Catalog number 586
Discs 1
Release Date May 18, 1999
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Engineer Ryan Greene; Adam Krammer
Recording Time 25 minutes
Personnel Dave, Spike Slawson, Jackson, Joey Cape, Ryan Greene, Karina Denika, Sara K. Fisher
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1.Over the Rainbow
2.Don't Cry for Me Argentina  
3.Science Fiction/Double Feature
4.Summertime  
5.Favorite Things
6.Rainbow Connection  
7.Phantom of the Opera Song  
8.I Sing the Body Electric  
9.It's Raining on Prom Night  
10.Tomorrow  
11.What I Did for Love  
12.Stepping Out  
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Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

5 stars A Ska/Punk band lover's dream
The classics, everyone's heard 'em. Never like this before. I mean, who couldn't love a group who takes old music to the next level??? The greatest band of all time, hands down.
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5 stars Are A Drag...
This is a great album. Taking many of the classic broadway hits and making them into a smooth melodic punk rock rhythm that you're sure to like. Me First And The Gimme Gimmes is composed of band members from No Use For A Name, NOFX, Lagwagon, and Swingin' Utters. This is a definite must-have for any punk rocker!
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Recording information: Motor Studios, San Francisco, CA.
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