No One

NoMeansNo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 19, 2000)
• Original Release Date: September 19, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Alternative Tentacles
• ASIN: B00004WF5R
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #429,011 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Gravyard Shift

2. Under the Sea

3. Our Town

4. A Little Too High

5. Hello, Goodbye

6. The Phone Call

7. Bitches Brew

8. Beat on the Brat

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A stellar return to form for the Wright Brothers!, April 27, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: No One (Audio CD)

After a bit of a sideways drift in the mid-nineties, NMN return to their roots with "One". Somber, intelligent, and bass-driven, "One" harkens back to the days of "Sex Mad" and "Small Parts Isolated And Destroyed". Rob Wright's lyrics are as impressive as his bass playing, John Wright's drumming is phenomenal, and Tom Holliston has made a name for himself as guitarist, while retaining the best of Andy Kerr's enormous influence.

Albums like "Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy?", "The Worldhood Of The World (As Such)", and "Dance Of The Headless Bourgoise" are all solid albums with great songs, but lack the inherent vibe and cohesiveness of earlier albums. In addition, I've never been a fan of the more silly material, as in "Cats, Sex, and Nazis" and "I'm An $&*hole". NMN is at their best when they're serious, and "One" is a serious album, with the exception of their cover of "Beat On The Brat". My opinion: leave the punkier, wacky stuff for the Hanson Brothers side-project.

I've seen NMN live at least 7 or 8 times, and they are a sight to behold. Often given a hard time for being "too old", NMN nonetheless deliver the goods. If you have the chance, see them! It is my hope that they will continue to be the most relevant, intelligent, and talented independent band in existence for many years to come.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What more can be said?, April 17, 2001

By 

J. Lieberman "Jonny" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: No One (Audio CD)

Strangley, with most of the songs clocking in around the eight minute mark, this might be NoMeansNo's most accessable album. Tied with Worldhood, anyway. But - It rocks!

It is hard to even put into words. Drums. Lets talk drums. The end of The Graveyard Shift, this little part in Hello Goodbye, the incredible breakdown in The Phone Call. Drumming at its very best.

Of course, the bass and guitar are off the scale as well.

Then we get down to the songs... Our Town is a poem. An actual, brilliant, epic poem set to music. It is chilling, not only for it's subject matter, but for the methodical, near perfect execution that the boys pull Our Town off with.

A Little Too High is another gem. One of the most accurate portrayls of overindulgence I have ever heard. Sample lyric, "Don't you prefer a bitter taste, to a bitter sigh? I do. But I'm a little too high." The Graveyard Shift is a biting, cruel song about life after a break up. Rob, the chief lyricist and resident genius behind NMN comes through once again. Taking the loneliness we all know and hate so well, and makes something beautiful out of it.

Plus, they cover a Miles Davis tune back to back with a Ramones song. Come on! You need this.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hands Down, Nomeansno is the best!, September 23, 2000

By 

Anthony Bickel (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No One (Audio CD)

Canada's punk legends are back at it again. "No One",is the bands 12th full-length album and is reminiscent of "Why do they call me Mr.Happy?". The Wright brothers again prove they can deliver their mind busting jazz/punk/progressive style with songs like,"A little too high" and "Under the sea". This is not Nomeansno's best album but it does fit nicely into your collection. If they happened to role through your town, do yourself a favor and go support one of the last true, underground bands. Long live Nomeansno!