Sound As Ever is an Alt/Indie album by You Am I, originally released in 1993. On Gatefold: 16 pressings tracked.
About
<i>Sound As Ever</i> represents a sound You Am I would never sound like again. Just before its 1993 release, drummer Mark Tunaley was unceremoniously fired over the phone—ostensibly because he wanted to play heavier music while founding member and lead singer Tim Rogers and bassist Andy Kent saw a poppier future in You Am I’s card. This fundamental difference of creative opinion means that <i>Sound As Ever</i> embraces and rejects a post-<i>In Utero</i> world—sometimes within the same song. “Rosedale” is the best example of this compelling but uneasy compromise, threatening to descend into dissonance before it’s pulled back into the light of what can only be a Rogers-brand chorus jaunt. It’s a fine line. You Am I’s debut can’t decide whether it wants to swagger up against the bar or smash things over its head. Unhinged opener “Coprolalia” even explodes into a thunderous double-kick passage at 2:20 that, with respect to the band’s current standing as power pop wunderkind, now seems unthinkable. .
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Tracklist
- 1Coprolalia4:00
- 2Berlin Chair2:34
- 3Trainspottin'3:37
- 4Adam's Ribs3:54
- 5Rosedale2:44
- 6Forever and Easy3:50
- 7Everyone's to Blame4:59
- 8Jaimme's Got a Gal3:27
- 9Who's Leaving You Now?3:28
- 10Ordinary2:51
- 11You Scare Me7:29
- 12Off the Field (Bonus Track)4:45
- 13Sound As Ever6:32
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Alternative Rock
- crunchy
- restless
- DIY
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Andy KentBASS BASS, BACKING VOCALS
- Lee RanaldoVOCALS , GUITAR , KEYBOARDS VOCALS, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS
- Mark TunaleyDRUMS, PERCUSSION LEAD VOCALS
- Tim RogersVOCALS, GUITAR VOCALS, GUITAR, ORGAN
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 16 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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