Night at the Ritz

Office | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 25, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Watertower Music
• ASIN: B000UGG3G4
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #278,156 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Oh My

2. If You Don't Know by Now

3. The Ritz

4. Company Calls

5. Wound Up

6. The Big Bang Jump!

7. +/- Fairytale

8. Paralyzed Prince

9. Had a Visit

10. Q&A

11. Dominoes

12. Possibilities

13. Suburban Perfume

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Listen to What Pitchfork Says..., October 8, 2007

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Nicole C. "uniko509" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Night at the Ritz (Audio CD)

Pitchfork gave this record a 6.5. I say they're a bunch of hipster doofuses.

Probably one of the best records of 2007, Chicago quintet OFFICE delivers a highly danceable record that is distinctly indie pop that shimmers like a polished diamond.

Contrary to popular belief, OFFICE is not a play on the show "The Office" {Masson says he got the name from a shoe store in the UK while living there in 2000, more than a year before the show's debut}.

Many followers of the band in the early years will note that this record is almost essentially a "compilation album" or almost a "greatest hits" of the band's past releases {which are mostly demos and original versions of the songs that Masson recorded in his apartment}, the most notable one being 2005's self-released Q&A. Other tracks come from The Ice Tea Boys and The Lemonade Girls as well as Glass Corvette.

The band signed onto James Iha's indie label, Scratchie Records nearly a year ago and since then have gained a notable success at SXSW and have a strong fanbase in Chicago, IL as well as garnering many more across the country.

See one of their shows before they become superstars and ticket prices soar.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars underrated, October 21, 2007

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M. Schultz "lover of all kinds of books" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Night at the Ritz (Audio CD)

i don't know a whole lot about this band except that one of the members went to the same grade school as me and that's how i found out about them. i find the music fun, catchy, clever and GOOD. sure, good seems like a totally trite word but i really think it's true. i also like how every song on this album seems to flow into the next. not a lot of bands can do that or do it well. you can just sit there and listen to the whole thing in one sitting and not be bored. i highly recommend this album if you want some good background music to play at a party, something to listen to on the train or if you want to act like a complete music snob around your friends. any way, you win.

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best of 07, July 20, 2009

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Joshua P. Mertens "hockeyfanatic" (Royal Oak, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Night at the Ritz (Audio CD)

As the title says this is one of the best Cd's of 2007. This past weekend my girlfriend and I went to Northen MI, and we listened to this CD the whole week-end. She is not a fan of this type of music, but LOVED this album. The only sad part is not enough people know about this band. I was familiar with Possibilities (which is still my fav) but there is not one song I do not like. Q & A is wonderful as well. This is a must have for any music lover, the album is just simply brilliant!