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Me First And The Gimme Gimmes - Have Another Ball! (2008)

Date: 19 Aug 2012 16:27:38

Have Another Ball is a compilation album by the punk rock cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. It is their seventh album overall, and was released on July 8, 2008 by Fat Wreck Chords. The album features a-sides dating back to before their first album, Have a Ball. Many of the tracks were previously released on now out-of-print 7" vinyl singles, while others were featured on compilation albums.

Billed as a "lost album" in a liner-notes story that involves danger, intrigue, and a Malaysian Quonset hut, Have Another Ball! features tunes by Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, Diana Ross, and other past pop stars as re-imagined by Fat Wreck Chords' Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Whether this album was truly meant to be the original version of their 1997 release, Have a Ball, is questionable, but it certainly is a companion piece, with many of the same artists featured on both. That's not the only thread of familiarity – the Gimme Gimmes give another frenetic performance here, as could be expected, and their enthusiasm for the material is palpable. Like the rest of its releases, the band is both passionate and tongue-in-cheek to some degree throughout Have Another Ball!, but the group is never derisive; the bandmembers love these songs too much to be so. Instead, they concentrate on adding their own flourishes to the songs they cover – adding elements of "Blitzkrieg Bop" to James Taylor's "You've Got a Friend," turning the melancholic pedal guitar of "The Boxer" into a ringing punk riff, and appropriating a synthesizer introduction for use on electric guitar in a brilliantly executed version of Neil Diamond's "America" – all while maintaining the same energy and glee that infused Have a Ball 11 years prior. But be warned: it all goes by quickly, perhaps too much so. Due to the tempo of the songs, the number of them included, or both factors, the album feels more like an EP than a full-length release. When the Gimme Gimmes hit "Only the Good Die Young," the ninth song out of 12, it feels as if they're just getting started. Still, the infectious, addictive nature of these gleeful covers is a testament to the group's enthusiasm and talent for tributes. Have Another Ball!'s brevity (it clocks in at just under 30 minutes) may necessitate repeated listens, but it's well worth playing the album as often as required. Reviewed by Katherine Fulton allmusic.com

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Track Listing:

01. Rich Girl (Hall & Oates)
02. The Boxer (Simon & Garfunkel)
03. Country Roads (John Denver)
04. I Write The Songs (Barry Manilow)
05. Sodomy (Hair Cast)
06. You've Got A Friend (James Taylor)
07. Mahogony (Diana Ross)
08. Mother And Child Reunion (Paul Simon)
09. Only The Good Die Young (Billy Joel)
10. Coming To America (Neil Diamond)
11. The Harder They Come (Jimmy Cliff)
12. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Elton John)

The Band:

Spike Slawson (of Swingin' Utters and Re-Volts) – lead vocals
"Fat" Mike Burkett (of NOFX) – bass, backing vocals
Chris Shiflett (of Foo Fighters ex- No Use For A Name) – lead guitar, backing vocals
Joey Cape (of Lagwagon) – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Dave Raun (of Lagwagon) – drums

Album Released: July 8, 2008

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Official DR value: DR7

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