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  • Audio CD (February 11, 2003)
  • Original Release Date: February 11, 2003
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Sony
  • ASIN: B000088E77
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  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Very cool - but not perfect!, December 16, 2003
By Ian Johnston "teknokon" (Independence, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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I'd just like to say that Business As Usual was one of the formative influences in my life when I was growing up. I loved Men at Work then and still do. This album never fails to conjure up the nostalgia for my early adolescence with great tunes, quirky lyrics, and Colin Hay's incredible vocals. Overall, it's a tremendous album, which deserves much respect.

Naturally, then, I was excited to see it remastered with bonus tracks from the band's "Golden Era", and snatched up a copy right away. The new remastering is excellent and it is superior in sound quality in many ways to the original CD that has occupied my player for so long. The liner notes are helpful and give a nice retrospective for fans of the band, along with a lot of unique pix of the lads.

Which brings me to the extra stuff. The bonus cuts are a very cool and welcome addition. I loved Crazy and F-19 (an experimental ditty if there ever was one), but was frankly puzzled by the addition of the live tracks from the "Brazil" album. Why? I was hoping to get live performances from the "Business as Usual" era, but was instead confronted with two tracks that I already have on another disc! This was somewhat disappointing to me. Why not include live performances from 1981 or thereabouts instead of the reunion concert tracks? Another glaring omission is the b-side "Anyone for Tennis?" which should be on this disc but is sorely lacking.

All that aside, the two 1980s-era b-sides and the remastering make this a must-have for any MAW fan. Enjoy!

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars World-class pop., March 29, 2003
By M J Heilbron Jr. "Dr. Mo" (Long Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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The phenomenal ascent of Men At Work had to be seen to be believed. I was present at their Universal Amphitheater concert during one of the first weeks this album was number one, and I saw a group of guys completely taken aback, but genuinely appreciative towards our applause and enthusiasm.
In retrospect, their first album is world-class pop music. It had a definable, unique sound...borrowed from a few sources, sure, but gelling into a wholly original package. The singles were marvelous radio singalongs, but the rest of the album has variety, depth and some impressive musicianship!
The remastering has resulted in the crisp sonic reproduction of a sound that will take you back twenty years, in the time span of a sax break. If the name "Men At Work" gives you any sort of fond recollections, this will be a most worthwhile purchase.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Though uneven and not for everyone, this is a very good jazz/blues-influenced rock debut by Men At Work! - 4.5 stars, January 3, 2006
Most people know Men At Work for their hit single "Down Under" (and for good reason) and possibly for their other top 100 singles "Who Can It Be Now" and "Be Good Johnny" . These 3 songs are great 80's rock tunes that alone make the album worthy of a purchase (they at least help its appeal), but the album does contain several other good tracks too. Unfortunately it's all kind of a guilty pleasure which hurts its possibility of being a classic. It's also pretty uneven so chances are you'll skip several tracks. The lyrics aren't that great, but like their singles they're simple and catchy enough to have fun singing along with. The singer I think is sort of love-it-or-hate-it for most of the songs. Its three hits move it up from a 4 to a 4.5 (it's also a kind of unique album musically - it's mostly jazz/blues influenced rock but it has a little new wave thrown in). Overall a very good debut that 80's rock fans and those with an open mind will probably like (and its relatively cheap price certainly helps). Recommended!

Highlights include:
"Who Can It Be Now?
"I Can See It In Your Eyes"
"Down Under"
"Underground"
"Helpless Automaton"
"People Just Love To Play With Words" (kind of)
"Be Good Johnny"
"Down By The Sea" (kind of)
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of my faves
Business As Usual is probably one of my favorite 80s albums made. Colin Hay's vocals are fantastic and the music is wonderful, I have always loved Men At Work. Read more
Published 2 months ago by M. Beaver

5.0 out of 5 stars a great album
This is a great album. Got it for "Down Under" and was pleased to find the rest of the album was as good, if not better. This is a classic 80s band. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jesse Presley

4.0 out of 5 stars Good rock asunder, came from down under
Led by lazy-eyed frontman Colin Hay, Men at Work is to Australia's popular music as "Mad Max" is to Australian film--about as good as it gets. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Tom Benton

4.0 out of 5 stars Land Down Under!
Great album! Everytime I listen to this I like it more and more, the songs are in no way dated, and the mix of Reggae and Rock is perfect. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Marcelo Rangel

5.0 out of 5 stars Men At Work's classic debut is still phenomenal over 25 years on
Australian new wave rockers Men At Work's debut album entitled Business as Usual was released in April of 1982 here in the US and late in 1981 in the band's native Australia... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Terrence J. Reardon

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good package but could have been great
I give this five stars for the performance--I still enjoy listening to MAW after more than 25 years. Read more
Published 14 months ago by StatMan89

5.0 out of 5 stars Dates but never grates
Ok, it is a product of the 80's but still can be listened to today because of its reggae influences. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Pastor of Disaster

5.0 out of 5 stars great buy
Definetely I will give 5 star as I get the original sound quality similar to my first tape was bounght in 1983.
Published 19 months ago by Kharul Azman

5.0 out of 5 stars back to the eighties
Definitively is one of my favourites, good music and good sound on this remastered LP with 3 bonus track.
Published 20 months ago by Openbank

4.0 out of 5 stars DVD for Men at Work concert or video's
There is no DVD for Men at Work concert or video's. Am I mistaken?

I'm a quad trying to build a video jutebox w/my Sony 400 disc player (for personal use)... Read more
Published 20 months ago by William C. Shellman

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