Rock Animals

Shonen Knife | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 25, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B000000W4O
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #212,225 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Quavers

2. Concrete Animals

3. Butterfly Boy

4. Little Tree

5. Catnip Dream

6. Tomato Head

7. Another Day

8. Brown Mushrooms

9. Johnny, Johnny, Johnny

10. Cobra Versus Mongoose

11. Music Square

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars America's and Britain's monopoly of Classic Rock is broken!, August 26, 2001

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"kriskadh" (Norfolk, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rock Animals (Audio CD)

I think Shonen Knife is like the cats they sing of; you either love them unconditionally or you don't. Rock Animals is my third Shonen Knife CD. Unlike Let's Knife and Brand New Knife, Rock Animals slows down a bit but doesn't lose one ounce of the magic that makes Shonen Knife unique. This time we are treated to several gems such as Little Tree, Another Day, and Music Square. All very lilting, excellent pieces they are teamed up with traditional Shonen Knife tunes like Catnip Dreams, Concrete Animals, and Johnny, Johnny, Johnny. These three wonderful ladies from Osaka again treat us to their unique "take" on the world around us; a little screwy, equally humorous and sad, but always wonderous. I wish I'd have learned of them long ago.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Japanimals., September 28, 2003

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H3@+h "Over 1500 reviews!" (thanks for the helpful review votes) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rock Animals (Audio CD)

Like other reviewers have said, you either become a "knife-head", or you cut them from your collection. I could never do that because I love this group. They're one of those bands that I've listened to for years, and when I mention them, people say "who"? The songs are very catchy, and the Japanese voices/accents on these girls almost demand that you fall for their cuteness. The sound is indie-pop-punk, but the lyrics are all "Dr.Seuss" and lovey dovey. And while some songs rock, others are all soft and happy. It's a cool album to get into, and will go great between your "Ramones" and "Lush" cd's.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the reviews are right. strange but cool., March 28, 1999

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L. K. Draga "lkatryn" (FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rock Animals (Audio CD)

i was pretty bewildered upon first listen to this cd. after all, hadn't i payed good money for it? hadn't i waited months for its release? i'd never heard their stuff before, so i didn't know to expect tbat not only would i be listening to the cd the whole way through another two times in a row, but that i'd start humming along to the at-times bubble-gummy tunes. whatever else i say, i have to give them credit for being able to sing and play, yet would hesitate to reccomend this to anyone not prepared to step outside of pop. for those who've heard this cd, they know what i'm talking about, and for those who haven't i'd say take a chance even though they haven't got any songs up on the site that you can listen to. at best, you'll find a great band, and at worst, you'll discover a great band that's a little different.