I Don't Care That You Don't Mind

Crash Test Dummies | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 3, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: V2
• ASIN: B00005AQ0K
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,314 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Don't Care That You Don't Mind

2. On And On

3. The Day We Never Met

4. Let It Feel Like Something Else

5. Little Secret

6. Sittin' On A Tree Stump

7. Buzzin' Flies

8. Yer Devil Ways

9. Hangin' Tree

10. Every Morning

11. Never Comin' Back

12. Put Me In A Corner Of Your Mind

13. Shoot 'Em Up, Shoot 'Em Down

14. I Never Fall Asleep At Night

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sounds Like Everything Else They've Done, May 18, 2001

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Morgen Selmer (New Hampshire) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Don't Care That You Don't Mind (Audio CD)

I guess I need to qualify the title of this review. I've been a big Crash Test Dummies fan since I saw them opening for Elvis Costello in 1994. For me, the heart, soul, and mind of the Dummies has always been Brad's writing, both musically and lyrically. When I hear people complain that their style changed with "A Worm's Life" and "Give Yourself A Hand," I can't help thinking that these people are missing the point. Strip those albums down to their acoustic beginnings, and the songs from all five records fit very neatly alongside one another. Frankly, I was hoping for another outing like "Give Yourself A Hand." I loved the production values on that album and the willingness of the band to break down barriers and expectations. I found "I Don't Care If You Don't Mind" quite by accident on a recent trip to the local record shop. Despite the stack of new CD's that I brought home with me (including Depeche Mode, Poe, David Gray, Moby, and Wyclef, among others), the new CTD album was the first to find its way into my CD player. I was wonderfully surprised by the stripped down sound of the album and, contrary to others' assertions that it takes multiple listens, loved the album as it unfolded around me for the first time.
Brad's lyrics are as wistful, whimsical, poignant, and insightful as ever. Although not a huge fan of country music, I love the infusion of twang on this record. I found that the nonchalance of the album title certainly belies the melancholy and longing of his broken-heart songs. And despite the lack of electronic wizardry evinced on "Give Yourself A Hand," the songs themselves are closer in tone and atmosphere to that album than to any other. I can recommend this album unreservedly. It's as good as anything they've put out in the past. I can't quite feature the missing-persons aspect of this outing (with the exception of Brad and Ellen, the band as we've known it is nowhere to be found here), but as rich as the record might have sounded with their participation, it seems to suffer not in the least from their absence. ... .

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not really Crash Test Dummies, but..., April 3, 2001

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Rich Schmid (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Don't Care That You Don't Mind (Audio CD)

I had heard that Brad Roberts was working on a solo album that was supposed to come out this Spring, and so then was quite surprised to see this, a new CD by "Crash Test Dummies." However, this looks to have been a last-minute decision to slap a Crash Test Dummies name onto this thing, because no one is pictured anywhere on the cover or within the booklet except for Brad, and, when looking at the credits inside, not a single other Dummy even plays on the CD! Only Ellen Reid is credited with vocals under the "with" (as in "also featuring") section, after the primary musicians on the CD, none of which I've heard of before. Looks to me like Brad asked Ellen to lend a few backing vocals, just so he could call it CTD and hopefully make a few more bucks on the CD and the coming tour (I mean, how many people have heard of Brad Roberts?).

As for the music itself, it does remind me quite a bit of the first album, very acoustic, some of it bordering on country and western, but with a bit of the dark moodiness and soul groove of the last CD. And some of it is just downright goofy - well, a lot of it, actually. Drunken campfire songs, ukulele, Wurlitzer roller-rink organ, zydeco accordian. Have to give it another listen, I suppose. It was mostly just a blur of silliness to me on the first try. And even though I did enjoy it... And the thing is, I would have bought without the CTD name on it, anyway.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely worth getting, especially if you like earlier CTD, May 2, 2001

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JRK "jkunz" (N.H.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Don't Care That You Don't Mind (Audio CD)

Quick background on my experience with CTD -- I've loved them since their debut album in 1991 but only have their first two albums, Ghosts that Haunt Me & God Shuffled His Feet. I found their last couple were too experimental in the dance and harder rock genres for my tastes.

To read the reviews that this latest album was more of a return to their earlier stuff was a relief, and I immediately bought it. I found that people are making that type of comparison because both albums are acoustic-based, but that Ghosts that Haunt Me was more of a folky/Celtic acoustic (penny whistle, mandolin) and I Don't Care is really just mellow acoustic (with other instruments like some slow horns, accordion, hammond organ). So it's close to their first album but still different. I agree that the female singer (think her name is Ellen) stands out with her supporting vocals on this album.

A few other things to note about this album is that over half the songs are very, VERY slow and mellow. If you had to experience only a few songs on this album to get a taste of what it's like, try "Yer Devil Ways" for slow and "I Never Fall Asleep at Night" for faster. If you like those two songs, you will enjoy the greater portion of the rest of this album.