Heavy Songs

Shonen Knife, ??KNIFE | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 14, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Confidential Recordings
• ASIN: B0000E32WR
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #98,097 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #47 in Music > Alternative Rock > Indie & Lo-Fi > Twee Pop

Track Listings

1. A Map Master

2. A.A.A.

3. Golden Years Of Rock'n'Roll

4. Rubber Band

5. Heavy Song

6. A Boogie Monster

7. Mushroom Hair Cut

8. Whatever

9. Pigmy Jerboa

10. An Elephant Insect

11. Computer Language

12. Mango Juice

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THEIR BEST ALBUM - and thats saying something!, December 6, 2004

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Joe - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heavy Songs (Audio CD)

This is a really solid album. Very tight sounding with great songs. Like a more poppy Ramones, with a but of spice thrown in. This band has gotten better over the years as players and writers. Forget their cult status, this is just a plain old really great rock/pop album.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun album!!!!, March 15, 2005

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Richard "Chappo" (Rochester NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heavy Songs (Audio CD)

Although it's called 'Heavy Songs' the songs on this album are all great fun and positive. The band sond is great form with lots of tight playing and catchy melodies as you would expect from Shonen Knife. The songs are so infectious it is almost beyond belief. My personal favourite on here is 'Golden Years Of Rock & Roll' which is a wonderful touching and uncynical tale which tells of the joy of being a rock music fan. Other highlights are the all out disco of 'A Boogie Monster' and the alternating vocals on 'Whatever'. I'm hooked on this album!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fab CD from the Fab 2 or so, August 30, 2006

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Amazonian (San Francisco<P>San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heavy Songs (Audio CD)

Shonen Knife has such a long history and such a wide range of material that each album is fun discovery. In spite of its snappy melodies and catchy guitars, Heavy Songs rates just behind Brand New Knife, Rock Animals, and Happy Hour - which by their standards make this a breezy, fun record full of humor and fun.

All the songs on the A-side are great, and the flip is solid if no revelation. But for most, this record definitely passes the test, and it unfailingly puts a grin on your face. Even the "heaviest" song here - "Heavy Song" - is a slow but wonderfully amusing story of Atsuko's attempts at dieting. Of course, SK fans will find this further evidence that they've rebounded from Michie's departure and their only truly disappointing CD, "Strawberry Sounds." Shonen Knife are a consistent and appealing band with an honesty that can't be manufactured.