Are a Drag Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

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  • Release Date: 05/18/1999
  • Sales Rank: 29,045
  • Label: FAT WRECK CHORDS
  • UPC: 751097058626

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Are a Drag

1LISTENOver the Rainbow 1:31
2LISTENDon't Cry for Me Argentina 2:29
3LISTENScience Fiction/Double Feature 2:34
4LISTENSummertime 2:09
5LISTENFavorite Things 1:52
6LISTENRainbow Connection 2:18
7LISTENPhantom of the Opera Song 1:45
8LISTENI Sing the Body Electric 1:43
9LISTENIt's Raining on Prom Night 2:56
10LISTENTomorrow 1:30
11LISTENWhat I Did for Love 1:46
12LISTENStepping Out 3:25

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Though it doesn't sound like a brilliant idea, Me First & the Gimme Gimmes, an all-star cover band dedicated to regurgitating punk rock-style the most frothy music in their parents' record collections, are actually extraordinarily entertaining and can make the likes of John Denver and Barry Manilow sound not so bad. The lineup includes Fat Mike of NOFX, the guitarist from the Foo Fighters, a couple of the guys from Lagwagon, and Spike Slawson, the Gimmes' sweet-voiced singer, who also plays bass for the Swingin' Utters. On their second record, Are a Drag, the Gimmes tackle all of their parents' favorite showtunes, claiming homage rather than satire. Most of their choices are songs that anybody even remotely into musicals knows by heart. Their cover of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" has more choruses than the original, rocks pretty damn hard, and is certainly worthy of a swirling slam pit. Though it's not as wild as John Coltrane's version, the Gimmes' "My Favorite Things" is raging enough to send Julie Andrews swan diving off the stage into a sea of sweaty punkers. They mess with the jazz standard "Summertime" by Gershwin, adding some fine surfy leads to a song that's been played a million times over. Also, there's their furious rendition of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of the Opera." On Are a Drag, the Gimmes succeed at playing showtunes that punk kids can dig, no small feat. ~ Adam Bregman, All Music Guide All Music Guide

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July 15, 2004: I am a big fan of this group, have been for a while and when embarking on a road trip recently I unearthed this puppy. There really is nothing quite like driving down a desert highway listening to "Rainbow Connection" I think they could have been a bit more creative on "Stepping Out" but I feel I mustn't get too picky. For covers they show remarkable talent and musicianship. so good. . .

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June 16, 2002: This album is by far the best of the Gimmes' three albums to date, and I only hope that on their upcoming fourth album they will return to such fast guitars and perfect harmonies. Definitely get this album


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