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Album Review: Barenaked Ladies Are Men

  • Artist: Barenaked Ladies
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: February 06, 2007
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Enhanced CD-ROM
  • Genre: Rock

Review

While 2006's Barenaked Ladies Are Men was an enjoyably melodic and heartfelt album, Barenaked Ladies' 2007 companion album Barenaked Ladies Are Men bests its predecessor by throwing in just a bit more wit, sparkle and pop. Where Are Men was low-key and mature, Are Men is a just a bit more energized and in some ways features a few more memorable hooks. Songs like "Something You'll Never Find," "Angry People," and "Down to Earth" are catchy, playful Beatles-meet-Crowded House-meet-the Cars kind of pop and should definitely appeal to longtime fans of the band. However, there are still some mature, laid-back moments including the Burt Bacharach-inflected ballad "Beautiful" and the singer/songwriterly "Half a Heart" which, while still retaining a sense of irony and wit, reveal just how skillful lead singers Steven Page and Ed Robertson have become at writing devastatingly poignant songs. Though fans of the band may appreciate the group's prolific output, the need to release two full studio albums would seem fairly dubious were it not for the generally high quality of the tracks on the two albums. In that light, though they are separate releases, taken together Barenaked Ladies Are Men and Barenaked Ladies Are Men should not only stand as a creative high point for the Canadian rockers, but a truly superb would-be double-album. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Serendipity (Lyrics) Barenaked Ladies (4:11)
Something You'll Never Find (Lyrics) Barenaked Ladies (4:57)
One and Only (Lyrics) Barenaked Ladies (3:48)
Angry People (Lyrics) Barenaked Ladies (4:02)
Down to Earth (Lyrics) Barenaked Ladies (3:46)
Beautiful (Lyrics) Barenaked Ladies (2:35)
Running out of Ink (Lyrics) Barenaked Ladies (3:58)
Half a Heart (Lyrics) Barenaked Ladies (4:27)
Maybe Not (Lyrics) Barenaked Ladies (3:00)
I Can I Will I Do (Lyrics) Barenaked Ladies (3:09)
Fun & Games (Lyrics) Barenaked Ladies (3:45)
The New Sad Barenaked Ladies (2:33)
Quality (Lyrics) Barenaked Ladies (4:15)
Another Spin (Lyrics) Barenaked Ladies (4:05)
What a Letdown (Lyrics) Barenaked Ladies (3:49)
Why Say Anything Nice? (Lyrics) Barenaked Ladies (6:15)

Credits

Bob Clearmountain (Mixing), Bob Ludwig (Mastering), Susan Rogers (Engineer), Jim Creeggan (Engineer), Terry Promane (Trombone), Kevin Turcotte (Trumpet), Kevin Hearn (Engineer), Paul Forgues (Engineer), Keith Rudyk (Clapping), Keith Rudyk (Assistant Engineer), Rob Carli (Clarinet), Rob Carli (Saxophone), Rob Carli (Sax (Tenor)), Rob Carli (Horn Arrangements)
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Barenaked Ladies Are Men
Studio album by Barenaked Ladies
Released February 6, 2007
Recorded October 2005 - April 2006
Genre Alternative Rock
Length 60:11
Label Desperation Records
Producer Barenaked Ladies
Professional reviews
Barenaked Ladies chronology
Barenaked Ladies Are Me
(2006)
Barenaked Ladies Are Men
(2007)
Talk to the Hand: Live in Michigan
(2007)

Barenaked Ladies Are Men (sometimes abbreviated BLAMen or Are Men) is the eleventh full-length album by Barenaked Ladies, and the second half of the 29-song session that bore the album Barenaked Ladies Are Me. The two albums (or at least their material) were released together under the Are Me title in several "deluxe" release methods before Are Men received its own proper official release in February 2007. The album's artwork was created by Team Macho who also did similar artwork for the Are Me releases. The title is an extension of the Are Me title. During touring for the two albums, a pre-show video showed an unidentified hand adding various other extensions to the Barenaked Ladies Are Me title.

The formal release of the album is an Enhanced CD, and contains software and individual tracks that allow the owner to remix three of the band's songs. An advanced release of the album, exclusive to Canadian Starbucks, was released on October 3, 2006, with a slightly different tracklist, and without the Enhanced CD feature.

Upon its release, Barenaked Ladies Are Men reached #102 in the US and #39 in the band's native Canada.

Track listing

The Starbucks advanced release contains tracks 1-12, as well as "Easy" and "Wind It Up", the two singles at the time from Are Me.

  1. "Serendipity" (Hearn) – 4:11
  2. "Something You'll Never Find" (Page, Robertson) – 4:57
  3. "One and Only" (Robertson) – 3:47
  4. "Angry People" (Page, Robertson) – 4:01
  5. "Down To Earth" (Page, Robertson) – 3:46
  6. "Beautiful" (Page, Robertson) – 2:35
  7. "Running Out Of Ink" (Page, Robertson) – 3:58
  8. "Half a Heart" (Page, Robertson) – 4:27
  9. "Maybe Not" (Page, Robertson) – 3:00
  10. "I Can I Will I Do" (Page, Robertson) – 3:08
  11. "Fun & Games" (Page, Robertson) – 3:45
  12. "The New Sad" (Page, Robertson) – 2:34
  13. "Quality" (Page, Robertson) – 4:15
  14. "Another Spin" (Hearn) – 4:05
  15. "What A Letdown" (Robertson) – 3:49
  16. "Why Say Anything Nice?" (Page, Robertson, Stewart) – 3:42

Personnel

  • Rob Carli – Clarinet, Saxophone, Sax (Tenor), Horn Arrangements
  • Bob Clearmountain – Mixing
  • Jim Creeggan – Engineer
  • Paul Forgues – Engineer
  • Kevin Hearn – Engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – Mastering
  • Terry Promane – Trombone
  • Susan Rogers – Engineer
  • Keith Rudyk – Clapping, Assistant Engineer
  • Kevin Turcotte – Trumpet

External links

Barenaked Ladies Are Men at MusicBrainz


 
 

 

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