Happy, Sad, Drunk

Knobs

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 21, 1996)
• Original Release Date: May 21, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mood Food Records
• ASIN: B000003P1J
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #504,099 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Watch, Worry & Wait

2. Camouflage Cream

3. Wrong

4. Moving

5. Cathy Says

6. Going Somewhere

7. Turn Down the Sound

8. Story of Destruction

9. Adam's Dam Memory

10. Carpeted Night

11. Summer of My Discontent

12. Big Blue Sky

13. Insomnia

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars CMJ says it best..., March 29, 2004

By A Customer

KNOBS: Happy, Sad, Drunk
The Knobs approach music making as just another way to enjoy their record collection. Enthusiastic nods to the three Bs of basement classic pop - Beatles, Beach Boys and Big Star - are all over Happy, Sad, Drunk, and it's quite evident the band's enjoying every minute of its sendup. But like Guided By Voices, the Knobs have a way of blending these influences with the working class sentiments of a `90s basement rock band who's dug on a good college record or two, tempering its more sweeping pop craftsmanship with the occasional rawer, off-the-cuff guitar squeak or modern studio trick. The resultant collection plays like that great lost pop record that you can't really pinpoint - was the band at the bar last night playing that tune, or is this song from some old record you heard coming from your older brother's room in 1974? Fitting the criteria: "Moving," "Turn Down The Sound," "Story Of Destruction" and "Carpeted Night."
- Colin Helms: CMJ New Music Report