Dressed Up As Life

Sick Puppies | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 3, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B000NJL502
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,079 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

North American debut from Australian modern rock trio Sick Puppies. Features the single "All The Same" (aka "Free Hugs" video). The "Free Hugs" video which accompanies "All The Same" chronicles the true life adventures of a man who walks around holding a billboard that reads "Free Hugs," the police who ban his humanitarian crusade, and the petition that earned him back the right to provide hugs to citizens in need.

Dressed Up As Life is a heartfelt collection of exultant rhythms, propulsive beats and choruses that span miles. It's the kind of record that captures the beauty, pain and endless possibilities of LIFE.

Product Description

Even if you don't know Sydney, Australia modern rock trio Sick Puppies, you've probably seen their groundbreaking Free Hugs, video, which has garnered more than 11 million views on YouTube.com since it started streaming on the site last year. The heartwarming clip chronicles the true life adventures of a man who walks around holding a billboard that reads Free Hugs," the police who ban his humanitarian crusade, and the petition that earned him back the right to provide hugs to citizens in need.The band's North American debut, Dressed Up As Life, validates the praise with a heartfelt collection of exultant rhythms, propulsive beats and choruses that span miles. It's the kind of record that captures the beauty, pain and endless possibilities of LIFE.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "It's All the Same"... or is it?, April 12, 2007

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Susan L. Beck "way2tallmike" (Waukesha, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dressed Up As Life (Audio CD)

Ever since I first saw the Free Hugs video on Youtube, I have been in love with Sick Puppies. On their US debut, Sick Puppies did anything but disappoint me. Surprise me, yes. I was very surprised with how totally SOLID this CD was. Song after song, I found my hand retracting from the skip button. I can honestly listen to the entire CD right through and enjoy every minute of it. However, if you're in it just for the song "All the Same", you're in for a surprise when you hear the rest of the music.

Sick Puppies definitely surprised me with the diversity of sounds they had coming from the CD. Although "All the Same" is a great slow ballad reminiscing of a slight Creed-like sound, much of their music is a bit more raw than I expected. A few songs I almost found myself head banging to, most notably the songs "Cancer" and "Anywhere From Here". For a few seconds when I first heard those two songs, I almost thought I was listening to a completely different band. In the song "Deliverance", they pull off a My Chemical Romance sound, and "The Bottom" almost reminds me a bit of Avenged Sevenfold. "Pitiful" and "A-hole Father" are some of my other personal favorites on the CD. Heck, all of the songs are good (with awesome, catchy lyrics might I add)!

Overall, I was extremely impressed with the musicianship on Sick Puppies' US debut. As another review states, it isn't going to be revolutionary in any way, but it's still easily my favorite CD so far this year. Definitely pick up a copy, pop it in your stereo, and turn it up loud! I know that's something I'm going to be doing for many upcoming years.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad buy..., May 16, 2007

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D. Back (Voorhees, NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dressed Up As Life (Audio CD)

A quality album with a few top notch songs. In a nutshell, however, most of the songs aren't as great as "All The Same" -- which is probably what brought the album to your attention in the first place. That being said, at least a couple other tracks such as "World" and "Deliverance" make it well worth the buy. I wouldn't hesitate to see them live and still recommend the album.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rock Solid, April 25, 2007

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J. Frantz "SHUSH" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dressed Up As Life (Audio CD)

If you haven't seen the Free Hugs (All the Same) video, you really should check it out. The video is adorable and the song is great but the rest of the CD rocks out loud. For a 3 person band, they have amazing sound and depth. This is a must have CD!