Take a Break

Me First and The Gimme Gimmes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fat Wreck Chords
• ASIN: B00009LW04
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,572 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this album simply for "I'll Be There", September 14, 2004

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Matthew Aronowitz "pokerstar" (brooklyn) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Take a Break (Audio CD)

I just wanted to comment on this brilliant fusing of covers. Combining "I'll Be There" and "Just What I Needed" by the Cars has to be the most astute observation I have seen in a while.

On a similar note "Isn't She Lovely" gets the same treatment with getting combined with "Right Here, Right Now" by Jesus Jones.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST COVER BAND EVER CREATED!!!!, January 26, 2004

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justin wearn (Lakewood,WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Take a Break (Audio CD)

Think about, a punk band that does covers of R. Kelly and Bob Dylan, punk rock style. That's absurd!! Actually, it's actually quite interesting. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes new album, TAKE A BREAK is their cover of major black artists like R. Kelly, Lionel Richie and Vanessa Williams, that kick some major butt. NOTHING COMPARES 2 U is a great cover of a cover(confusing huh?) Even R. Kelly's I BELIEVE I CAN FLY is turned from a sincere, uplifting ballad to a punk rock worthy uplifting song. Album closer NATURAL WOMAN shows how funny and embarassing the band can get by calling themselves natural woman, even though the whole band is guys. To any fans of NOFX and AFI would love this band, or if you just want to hear new versions of classic songs, than i suggest picking up this record and banging your head to R. Kelly, Lionel Richie, and Sinead O' Connor(Didn't think it was possible to do that huh?)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic fun!, January 26, 2007

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Alex Nennig "al27" (Oshkosh, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Take a Break (Audio CD)

I can't believe how well R&B songs translate into punk. None of these melodies seem clumsy or out of place, it all works very well. The disc is hilarious too, I love the "IknowIknowIknowIknowIknow" part of "Ain't No Sunshine," and playing the intro to the Sex Pistol's "Pretty Vacant" on "Save The Best For Last" was pretty cool too.

As a whole, this album is just good fun. They take a very boring genre of music, and they rock its face off! I swear, if the original R&B songs didn't sound waaaaay tooooo sloooooowww before, they will after hearing this album. Highly recommended for people who don't take their music too seriously.