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The Get Up Kids, Something to Write Home About
Audio CD
Disk ID: 1054868
Disk length: 52m 22s (14 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 1999
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. Holiday | 3:29 |
| 2. Action & Action | 4:05 |
| 3. Valentine | 4:19 |
| 4. Red Letter Day | 2:56 |
| 5. Out Of Reach | 3:46 |
| 6. Ten Minutes | 3:12 |
| 7. The Company Dime | 4:06 |
| 8. My Apology | 3:24 |
| 9. I'm A Loner Dottie, A Rebel | 3:08 |
| 10. Long Goodnight | 4:49 |
| 11. Close To Home | 3:50 |
| 12. I'll Catch You | 4:22 |
| 13. Forgive And Forget | 3:24 |
| 14. Central Standard Time | 3:21 |
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Review
Emocore, an especially melodic and angst-driven form of punk that emerged from Washington, D.C., in the mid to late '80s, is making a major comeback. So much so that it wouldn't be surprising to see the producers of Sesame Street release Emo with Elmo, featuring Grover, Kermit, and especially Oscar the Grouch covering songs by Embrace, Rites of Spring, and Soulside. Which brings us to the Get Up Kids, whose second album, Something to Write Home About, is nearly as engaging as one of those old Sesame sketches featuring sock-puppet Martians and a ringing telephone. Sonically the band combines ragged Superchunk-style vocals with buzzing, hook-filled guitars and chiming, new-wave keyboards. Lyrically, however, the Get Up Kids are pretty down, lamenting damaged relationships with lines like, "I'm seeing much clearer now / You're just a face that I've gotten over" ("Red Letter Day") and "It's like you're falling in love while I'm just falling apart" ("10 Minutes"). But however angry or dejected they might be, the Get Up Kids find something worth celebrating. Whether it's the energy of last night's heated argument or the bittersweet relief of severing ties, Something to Write Home About is all about getting up and moving on. --Jon Wiederhorn
Other Versions
Albums are mined from the various public resources and can be actually the same but different in the tracks length only. We are keeping all versions now.
Tracks: 14, Disk length: 53m 59s (+1m 37s)
Tracks: 14, Disk length: 54m 25s (+2m 3s)
Tracks: 12 (-2 tracks), Disk length: 46m 6s (-7m 44s)
Tracks: 12 (-2 tracks), Disk length: 45m 32s (-7m 10s)
Tracks: 23 (+9 tracks), Disk length: 1h 19m 59s (+27m 37s)
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