Have Another Ball! [Vinyl]

Me First and The Gimme Gimmes | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (July 22, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fat Wreck Chords
• ASIN: B0010V90AE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #290,912 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Have Another Ball is the unearthed A sides album by a fun quintet of guys having a ball! Rolling into the summer of 2008 with a dozen winning tunes to satisfy any and all Me First & The Gimme Gimme fans. This punk rock supergroup aka cover band formed in 1995. Drawn together by a mutual love of 1960s and 1970s music, the Gimme Gimmes work exclusively as a cover band.The guys are up to their old hijinks with the release of their seventh full length. In order to commemorate the 10th anniversary of their debut album, Have a Ball, the GIMMES are releasing the second installment of recordings from the original session. The wildly popular Have a Ball was initially recorded as a double album, but the band decided that the two disc extravaganza might be too much rock for the uninitiated masses. Subsequently there is another album's worth of material just waiting to be devoured by GIMMES fans, old and new. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars World's Greatest Cover Band Strikes Again!, April 9, 2009

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M. Carrigan (Santa Rosa, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Have Another Ball (Audio CD)

These guys are GODS!!!! They take a crappy song and make it great. They take a great song and make it greater. Wouldn't surprise me if they could walk on water...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, Have Another Ball!!, September 27, 2010

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William G. Ratcliffe "wearevinyl" (Lawrenceville, New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Have Another Ball (Audio CD)

Despite the fact that it hasn't been until recently that I have ever heard of this group, which is a travesty on my part. Being introduced to this group by a 14 year old, It brought back memories to my liking of punk rock back in the mid to late 70's.
As clever as any, most of these tracks' intro's are faithful to the original, but then the hammer hits. What a joy to hear new versions of old classics, like Joel's 'Only The Good Die Young', John's 'Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me', and Denver's 'Country Roads'. To some, you may have to have a liking to fast-paced punk. To others, you may need to have an appreciation of the oldies represented.
All in fun, this is a fast and furious listen. A superb effort to be sure.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cashing the checks, November 30, 2009

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Daniel Glovier (Chicago, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Have Another Ball (Audio CD)

This is exactly what they said it was - tracks that were previously unused. Many uninspired moments, but an uninspired Me First moment still has some redeeming value. If you're a completionist, get it. Otherwise, nah...