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Does It Offend You, Yeah? wield their synths like rock stars -- but, for that matter, they wield their guitars and cowbells like rock stars, too. The Reading quartet's debut album, You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into, has no problems synthesizing (so to speak) dance music and rock; of course, it's hardly incompatible for a great dance album to also be a great rock album. Comparisons ranging from !!! to Klaxons to A Flock of Seagulls are all apt, since the group doesn't spend much time forging its own identity before branching out into everything from new wave to synth pop to organ-driven surf rock. The first few tracks could all be show openers, from the squelchy "Battle Royale" to the single "We Are Rockstars," a distorted and, yes, cowbell-laden statement of purpose. From there, things get really interesting, beginning with the above-average synth pop homage "Dawn of the Dead" and the frenetic "Doomed Now," a new wave exercise that builds intensity as its robot vocals go on. "Let's Make Out" manages to be both faithful and prurient, summoning the same disco-punk spirits as !!! at their best (even while the title is shouted continuously throughout each chorus). It's easy to tell why Does It Offend You, Yeah? have earned such praise as a live act from the energy and intensity heard on these recordings (drummer Rob Bloomfield makes a difference, providing everything a good rock band needs). At their peak, they strike the right balance between the mature, assured Simian Mobile Disco or Vitalic and younger upstarts like New Young Pony Club. And despite relying on too many tricks from the Daft Punk playbook, they prove there's more up their sleeve than just vocoders.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Mike Marsh, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Stavish, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2008 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2008 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2008 Virgin Records Limited
Mike Marsh, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Gerrish, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eliot James, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Anna Tjan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Apsion, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tariq Al-Naswari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Hutchings, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
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Does It Offend You, Yeah?, MainArtist - Morgan Quaintance, ComposerLyricist
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Eliot James, Producer - Does It Offend You, Yeah?, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2008 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2008 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2008 Virgin Records Limited
Mike Marsh, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Gerrish, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eliot James, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - George Apsion, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tariq Al-Naswari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2008 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2008 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2008 Virgin Records Limited
Mike Marsh, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Gerrish, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eliot James, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Anna Tjan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Apsion, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tariq Al-Naswari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Hutchings, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2008 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2008 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2008 Virgin Records Limited
Mike Marsh, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Costey, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Stavish, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sebastien Grainger, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2008 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2008 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Virgin Records Limited
Mike Marsh, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Gerrish, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eliot James, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Anna Tjan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Apsion, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tariq Al-Naswari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Hutchings, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2008 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2008 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2008 Virgin Records Limited
Mike Marsh, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Stavish, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2008 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2008 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Virgin Records Limited
Mike Marsh, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Gerrish, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2008 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2008 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2008 Virgin Records Limited
Album review
Does It Offend You, Yeah? wield their synths like rock stars -- but, for that matter, they wield their guitars and cowbells like rock stars, too. The Reading quartet's debut album, You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into, has no problems synthesizing (so to speak) dance music and rock; of course, it's hardly incompatible for a great dance album to also be a great rock album. Comparisons ranging from !!! to Klaxons to A Flock of Seagulls are all apt, since the group doesn't spend much time forging its own identity before branching out into everything from new wave to synth pop to organ-driven surf rock. The first few tracks could all be show openers, from the squelchy "Battle Royale" to the single "We Are Rockstars," a distorted and, yes, cowbell-laden statement of purpose. From there, things get really interesting, beginning with the above-average synth pop homage "Dawn of the Dead" and the frenetic "Doomed Now," a new wave exercise that builds intensity as its robot vocals go on. "Let's Make Out" manages to be both faithful and prurient, summoning the same disco-punk spirits as !!! at their best (even while the title is shouted continuously throughout each chorus). It's easy to tell why Does It Offend You, Yeah? have earned such praise as a live act from the energy and intensity heard on these recordings (drummer Rob Bloomfield makes a difference, providing everything a good rock band needs). At their peak, they strike the right balance between the mature, assured Simian Mobile Disco or Vitalic and younger upstarts like New Young Pony Club. And despite relying on too many tricks from the Daft Punk playbook, they prove there's more up their sleeve than just vocoders.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:22
- Main artists: Does It Offend You, Yeah?
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Virgin Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2008 Virgin Records Limited ℗ 2008 Virgin Records Limited
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