Blow in the Wind

Me First and The Gimme Gimmes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 20, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fat Wreck Chords
• ASIN: B00005ABRB
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,429 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good times., May 27, 2002

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Scott Heisel (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blow in the Wind (Audio CD)

The third time is definitely the charm for this punk rock supergroup. For those of you who don't know, Me First & The Gimme Gimmes is the all-cover punk band constructed out of former and current members of NOFX, Lagwagon, Swingin' Utters, No Use For A Name, and more. Their mission: to punkify a decade's worth of songs in less than a half hour. Do they succeed? With flying colors. MFTGGs' first album, while highly entertaining, had some clunkers [do we really need a punk version of "Mandy" or "Fire and Rain?"]. Their second album is a personal favorite of mine, consisting of redone showtunes. The problem was with their audience -- how many 14-year old skatepunks do you know who avidly enjoy Evita, Phantom Of The Opera, and Porgie And Bess? I've been hearing those songs all my life and loved hearing MFTGGs tear up Broadway, but I don't think many other people did. But they finally hit the nail right on the head with their latest album. The theme? The Sixties. Everyone, and I mean everyone knows these songs. "Sloop John B," "All My Lovin'," "My Boyfriend's Back" -- these are classics in any form. There honestly is not one dud out of the 13 tracks on here, and some of the song openings will make you do a double take. While covering these 60's popsters, The Gimmes managed to weave in some punk licks from No Use For A Name, Bad Religion, NOFX, and even The Clash, making for an extremely entertaining listen. I highly recommend this to anyone who even remotely likes punk in any form -- this album will make you laugh, it will make you smile, and it will make you drive around with the windows down singing Bob Dylan and Cat Stevens lyrics at the top of your lungs.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars simply a great album!, March 22, 2001

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"kimekel" (CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blow in the Wind (Audio CD)

MF&GG have always been one of my favorite punk bands. And I think that they're just getting better and better with every album they release. In "Blow in the Wind," their sound is more refined, the covers are better, and Spike's vocals are still amazing. Me First does cover songs. ONLY cover songs. Some people would say they're not all that punk rock, but any punk band that covers Cat Stephens (Wild World) is pretty punk in my book. Every tune on this album will get your toes tapping, regardless of whether or not you've heard the original. And I love that I knew all the lyrics to certain songs the first time I played the album. I recommend this album who like Fat Wreck Chords bands, or to anyone who just likes the music from the 60's. My favorite songs are "Blowin' in the Wind," "Runaway," "All My Loving," and "Stand By Your Man."

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fat Mike and the Gimmes are Pop Punk Godlets!, May 16, 2002

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"sweetmelancholy" (Sacramento, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blow in the Wind (Audio CD)

Happy happy pop punk galore! Not only are these all those songs that you were always too cool to sing but somehow know all the words to, but they're sung with the reverence they diserve. I love when bands who do covers make them their own--don't copy the music note for note and apply their own style. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes does this with panache.

Absolutely fantastic--a mini slice of pop-punk heaven.