Customer Reviews

And You Think You Know What Life's About

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3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

There are tons of great reviews already, but I just want to reiterate the point - if you are a fan of 90's rock, or of the Dishwalla "hit", or of bands such as Flickerstick, please, please give this album a listen. It has it's own unique vibe, like it is strung out or drunk at a party, and it is both haunting and rocking at the same time! The words to describe it escape me, just amazing! I am no Dishwalla fanboy, Pet Your Friends isn't one of my faves, but I guarantee And You... will both surprise and delight, especially if you are in a melancholy mood - it is absolutely perfect soundtrack music to a lonely night. Give it a try!

Where should I start, this album is unforgetable from start to finish. To be honest, I didn't like "Counting Blue Cars" that much when it first came out. But then it grew on me. Then when "Once In a While" came out, I knew this group was awesome. I bought AYTYKWLA the second week in release and basically listened to nothing but "Once In a While." Then, one day, sitting in my room after a horrible day at school, I listened to the whole album for once and I was mezmorized. It's like J.R. Richards wrote the songs based on my life. By far this album is number one in my book. Now that Opaline has been released, it may fall to number two. "Until I Wake Up" is reason enough to buy this album. It has become a fan favorite and the lyrics are unmatched by any other song writer. Don't listen to the other reviewers that say this album has bad lyrics. They must listen to bands like Blink 182 and Limp Bizket that dumb down the music world. If this album did not fall victim to A&M's merge with Interscope, this band would have easily won a Grammy.

This is not a bad CD by any measure, and you need a measure to rate a CD. Nearly any Dishwalla Fan Would say that "Pet Your Friends" is better, and then seemingly proceed to give them both the same 5 stars. I have given this CD the fairest most objective assesment I can based on many different aspects. I have also owned it for 6 months and listed to it at least 15 times all the way through. and when all is said and done, 3 stars is what I give, because I know these guys (If not other bands) are capable of better. By giving every disc 5 stars, its nearly impossible for those shopping to find the best first choice. If they Make the wrong first choice they may not buy another from that artist, so you do not nescesarrily help the artist buy automatically giving everything 2 thumbs up.

It is sad to see that Dishwalla faded out after their first album. "And You Think You Know What Life's About" is definately better. There are fewer fast songs, but the quality of the music is much better. I like every single song on this album. If you liked "Counting Blue Cars", you will definately enjoy this album. I wish sales for this album gave the band the justice they deserve!

This Cd is incredible. It doesn't have as many fast tempo songs as Pet Your Friends, but I'm down with that. The song writing is superb. Thx Dishwalla for hours of listening bliss!!

Dishwalla certainly lived up to expectations with this CD. This is one of the best albums I have heard. Some really good hard-driving R&R, as well as some more melodious tracks. I think this album is better than either Pet Your Friends or Opaline, even though it was their second. This album has a better mix of songs with a wide variety sounds and effects. Dishwalla is a superb musical group, as good as U2, if not better. They don't get enough air-time or publicity - very underappreciated. Buy this CD - you won't be disappointed.

'And You think You Know What Life's About' takes aspects of much of Dishwalla's last album, 'Pet Your Friends', and darkens it with a soul stirring atmosphere not apparent in the previous effort. 'Pet Your Friends' has a lighter feel to it, packed with bouncy rock songs such as 'Charlie Brown's Parents' and the unmistakeable 'Counting Blue Cars', but AYTYKWLA is heavier, more probing and experimental. The album is chilled out, the kind of album you can easily kick back and relax to, but at the same time manages to grab at u, absorb u and make u feel exactly what each song is trying to say.

Highlights are 'Once In A While', 'Truth Serum' and 'The Bidge Song', each with thier own message to convey and atmosphere to enjoy. Indeed the only dissapointing effort from the album is 'Pop Guru', which seems to lack the touch of soul each other track inherits from lead man J.R Richards.

The secret to this album is standout track and fan's favourite, 'Until I Wake Up.' Quite simply one of the greatest songs ever written, it captures the sort of honest emotion in a song which is sometimes hard to find in this day and age. Its beautiful lyrics and huge chorus are quite startling. Admittedly a biased opinion prevails in my evaluation of this song as it happens to be my all time favourite!

In conclusion, AYTUKWLA steers in a very different direction to their previous work, but manages to be off the same high quility. But with the highly anticipated release of Dishwalla's next album 'Opaline' on the horizon it seems things can only get better for this talented 5 piece. Watch this space...

I didn't like AYTYKWLA at first but after listening to it numerous times I've grown to love it! It still ranks as my least favourite Dishwalla album but it does feature their best song of all time, Until I Wake Up. I'm glad I gave And You Think... another chance because it's yet another great album from a terribly underrated band.

Dishwalla does what very few bands do well: writes deep, thoughtful lyrics with a catchy melody. This album has darker overtones than some of their others, but it works well. My favorite album by Dishwalla is Opaline, but this is a close runner-up. My favorite tracks: track 2 - "Once In Awhile," track 3 - "Bottom of the Floor" (one of my top 3 Dishwalla songs of all time; the lyrics of the CD's title come from this song), and track 11 - "The Bridge Song."

When I first listened to this CD, I was disappointed because it was different from their 1st, "Pet Your Friends."

But, then I listened to again. Once I got past the differences in styles between the 2 albums, I loved it.

This is one of my favorite albums and I suggest you buy it!