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Key Information
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| Artist: |
The Get Up Kids |
| Record Label: |
Vagrant Records (USA) |
| Genre: |
Rock and Pop |
| Subgenre: |
Alternative |
| Release Date: |
September 28, 1999 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Holiday
2. Action and Action
3. Valentine
4. Red Letter Day
5. Out of Reach
6. Ten Minutes
7. Company Dime
8. My Apology
9. I'm a Loner Dottie, a Rebel...
10. Long Goodnight
11. Close to Home
12. I'll Catch You |
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Get Up Kids: Matt Pryor, Jim Suptic (vocals, guitar); James Dewees (vocals, keyboards); Rob Pope (bass); Ryan Pope (drums). Recorded atMad Hatter Studios, Silverlake, California in June & July 1999. Personnel: Matthew Pryor, Jim Suptic (vocals, guitar); James Dewees (vocals, keyboards); Ryan Pope (drums). Audio Mixer: Chad Blinman. Recording information: Mad Hatter Studios, Silverlake, CA (06/1999-07/1999). SOMETHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT, the Get Up Kids' second full-length album, has all the elements of a perfect emo record--catchy pop hooks, revving guitars, and confessional lyrics about confusion, alienation, and loss. The angst and need at the center of this music lends SOMETHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT an aura of youthful naivete, but the Get Up Kids have the songcraft, focus, and sincerity to back it up, giving them the edge on many of their contemporaries. The sweet yearning expressed in the near-ballad "Valentine," for example, is disarming, as is the introspective travelogue on the piano/acoustic-gui... |
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