One Hundred Dollar Room

• Artist: Kind of Like Spitting
• Rating:
• Release Date: January 04, 2002
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

Completing a busy 2000 campaign, Kind of Like Spitting's third release of the year featured more of the same complex arrangements and vivid imagery that marked their previous releases. While Ben Barnett seems to be trying to cram multiple sonic and lyrical ideas into the structure of tracks like "One Bird, One Stone," with various tempo changes and disjointed guitar solos erupting within the three to four minute range, the majority of One Hundred Dollar Room retains the reflective, serene feel of previous releases. Emphasizing rather simple production techniques, the surreal, witty, and occasionally incomprehensible nature of his songwriting is given equal footing with the sophisticated arrangements that are similarly free of cliché. Ruminating on failed relationships, death, and the trials of human existence in general, Kind of Like Spitting provide an indie rock grab bag of sorts, balancing quiet reflective passages with spiked guitar-induced climaxes. Barnett's squeaky voice, an excellent vehicle for the emotion he communicates through his intense narrative, perfectly complements his increasing tendency toward the loud-soft dynamic in tracks like "Yes, You're Busted" and "Cater." Neither invasive nor evasive, Kind of Like Spitting make songs that are reliably good, remarkably accessible, but probably not exemplary enough in any one respect to merit essential status. ~ Matt Fink, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Hook	Kind of Like Spitting, Ben Barnett	Kind of Like Spitting	(0:34)
One Bird, One Stone	Kind of Like Spitting, Ben Barnett	Kind of Like Spitting	(3:44)
Scene	Kind of Like Spitting, Ben Barnett	Kind of Like Spitting	(2:41)
Hoax	Kind of Like Spitting, Ben Barnett	Kind of Like Spitting	(0:34)
This Life, So Unlike the Last	Kind of Like Spitting, Ben Barnett	Kind of Like Spitting	(3:31)
26 Is Too Soon	Kind of Like Spitting, Ben Barnett	Kind of Like Spitting	(2:58)
B-Side Poetry	Kind of Like Spitting, Ben Barnett	Kind of Like Spitting	(1:00)
Yes, You're Busted	Kind of Like Spitting, Ben Barnett	Kind of Like Spitting	(1:32)
Free Advice	Kind of Like Spitting, Ben Barnett	Kind of Like Spitting	(2:03)
Pick a Town, Find a Box, Live Alone	Kind of Like Spitting, Ben Barnett	Kind of Like Spitting	(3:24)
11:11	Kind of Like Spitting, Ben Barnett	Kind of Like Spitting	(0:35)
Sex Ruins Everything	Kind of Like Spitting, Ben Barnett	Kind of Like Spitting	(3:37)
Cater	Kind of Like Spitting, Ben Barnett	Kind of Like Spitting	(1:38)
Little Time Bomb	Billy Bragg	Kind of Like Spitting	(2:16)

Credits

E-Rock (Artwork), E-Rock (Layout Design), Tony Lash (Mastering), Kind of Like Spitting (Main Performer), Brian Grant (Bass), Brian Grant (Group Member), Rob Bones (Engineer), Corrina Repp (Vocals), Elizabeth Elmore (Vocals), Rob Jones (Engineer), Dan de Vriend (Farfisa Organ), Anthony Georgis (Photography), Ben Barnett (Artwork), Ben Barnett (Group Member), Adam Selzer (Engineer)