Mind If We Make Love to You [IMPORT]

Wondermints

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 10, 2004)
• Original Release Date: September 10, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Rev-Ola
• ASIN: B00020QX2M
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #154,636 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
European release featuring two exclusive songs, not on the original USA release, and a completely revamped sleeve. Includes guest spots from Brian Wilson and Evie Sands.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mint's Best CD after "Lost Winter's Dream" with Lisa Mychols, September 17, 2002

By	Swordfish "Swordfish_1957" (Wading River, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mind If We Make Love to You (Audio CD)

This is a stunning album from the best pop band on Earth today! Take the sounds of the Beach Boys, Beatles, Byrds, and Association, add 21st century sensibility, blend it all together and you have the Wondermints! This is one of the Mint's best CD's, yet it doesn't surpass their CD with Lisa Mychols, "Lost Winter's Dream." Hey Mints, what ya waiting for? How about recording with Lisa again?! Maybe Brian would produce. Keep up the great work!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely, but not their best, October 3, 2002

By	Cameron Boahn "soundfactorync1" (NYC United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Mind If We Make Love to You (Audio CD)

I have been a fan of the Wondermints since I saw them backing Brian Wilson on the Pet Sounds tour at BB King's blues club in New York. I had never heard of them, but I marveled at their versatility and overall musicality. They brought the 35 year old tunes to life with stunning detail and soul. When I found out that they were an original band with a body of their own work I had to investigate. Their previous 3 albums blew me away completely. They seemed to amalgamate many of my favorite bands and artists into a blend that sounds vintage yet simultaneusly fresh. I have been spreading the gospel of the 'mints since then. I can hear in the new album that the Brian Wilson band experience has had a profound impact on their sound and style. Certainly his influence loomed large before (take Tracy Hide for instance - could have been a lost cut from Pet Sounds), but on the new album they seem to have lost some of the British pop rock influence that so endeared them to me to focus on being the 21st century answer to the beach boys (certainly the Mike Love act doesn't qualify as such.) On "Ride" I am almost certain that Carl Wilson's death was some unkind hoax as the similarity in Darian Sahanaja's is uncanny. Overall the guitars are scaled back to focus on more keyboard based arrangements. The vocals are very strong. Darian rises to the top as usual as both composer and vocalist. I gave the album 5 stars which I was hesitant to do because they have done better work. By the standards of contemporary pop music it is a 5 star affair. Besides, I wasn't going to be the one to spoil a perfect average rating. Long live the Wondermints!...

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More More More please!, December 13, 2002

By	S J Woodward (Wirral, Merseyside United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mind If We Make Love to You (Audio CD)

It would seem to the avid fan that the "mints" are taking a rather long journey to the heights of megastardom. I myself think that Darian, Nick and Mike are enjoying the rather comfortable stroll. Since the debut "Wondermints" demo days of promise to the startling "Wonderful World of..." covers where they fabulously reinterpreted some classic tunes. It now seems that following the brilliant if unconsistent "Bali" they have finally hit the nerve on the head with "Mind If We Make Love To You". Guesting on the album is genius Brian Wilson though I am hard pressed to hear it. Luckily this doesn't matter one bit as they simply trawl through the obvious influences from Brother Brian to the Beatles and take a slight detour to Badfinger and Todd Rundgren among others. Some of the music on here is quite simply amazing with the final four tracks as good as anything you will ever hear. Particular note for myself though has to go to "Another Way" which according to interviews with Mr Sahanaja was put together in a rush and only just got onto the record! The background harmonies that come into the mix a minute from the end are simply heavenly and make the hairs stand on end everytime. God only knows that if they had acres of press coverage this gig would rule the world, but then it wouldn't be as fun would it?!