Self Made Maniac

China Drum, ???????? | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 3, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Beggars Banquet Us
• ASIN: B0000060J7
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #453,388 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. One Thing

2. Guilty Deafness

3. Somewhere Else

4. Fiction Of Life

5. All I Wanna Be

6. Down By The River

7. Another Toy

8. 60 Seconds

9. Foxhole

10. Control

11. Stop It All Adding Up

12. Bothered

Editorial Reviews

1997 release on Mantra/ Beggars Banquet, the new album bythis English alternative rock trio. 12 tracks, including thesingle 'Somewhere Else'.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Possibly the best "punk" album you will ever hear., January 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Self Made Maniac (Audio CD)

I wish there was a better way that I could let everyone know how I feel about "Self Made Maniac." But unfortunately, I don't know one. This album has struck me like no other one. Of my hundreds of CDs, I am having trouble finding anything better. "SMM" is written so cleverly and uniquely that I am amazed that China Drum hasn't landed on any top 10s, or hit it big. Nearly every song is has "Hit" potential. I encourage giving "SMM" a try because you don't know what you are missing. It's an ear full with tracks like "Foxhole"; their first single, "Fiction of Life"; and "Stop it All Adding Up." You will love it from the first listen to the last. I promise

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where's the competition ?, November 25, 1999

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"toonboyuk" (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Self Made Maniac (Audio CD)

This is what it's all about; since the Clash vacated their crown there's been a void in the music scene that's been fleetingly filled by a few bands, early Public Enemy, Janes Addiction, Living Colour, Nirvana and Manic St Preachers to name a few, however some shockingly bad attempts at "punk" have been shifting millions of units to the kids, god knows why when there's a band like China Drum out there, if they don't make it then there's no hope for this generation. This albumn is faultless, "fiction of life" is an anthem for the late nineties, "Down by the River", "60 Seconds" what a record, and I foolishly thought that their cover of "Wuthering heights" couldn't be bettered before the millenium, well they've written a whole albumn to prove me wrong.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an intense punk band with some actual talent !!!, July 6, 1999

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Justin Shirah ([e-mail]) (Athens Ga) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Self Made Maniac (Audio CD)

Don't let my my words influence your possible purchase of this album (or any other album by China Drum);however, I will tell you that you won't find another punk album with the combination of hard-core drama and shear beauty that this album achieves. The well-written lyrics deserve an "A" also. Move the outta the way all of you MTV "generation X", punk-wanna-be, novelty bands!! China Drum is the real deal......"Self Made Maniac" deserves a perfect rating because the album provides a variety of styles and spontenuity within each song. Check out "fiction of life" and "all i wanna be". This is a hard core punk band;however, the lyrics and instrumentation are clear (as well as beautiful)...illustrating an ACTUAL talent (were as some "punk" bands get off on nonsense screaming, and lyrics about beating someone up at a party). Check China Drum out...for your sake!