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Track Listing
1. Man of Conviction
2. One You Want, The
3. Never Be Alone
4. Wouldn't Believe It
5. Holy Roman
6. Martyr Me
7. How Long Is Too Long
8. Sick in Her Skin
9. In Your Sea
10. Sympathy
11. Dark Night of the Soul, The
12. Is There a Way Out?
13. Conversation
| Details | | Producer: | Ed Rose | | Distributor: | Fontana Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Get Up Kids: Matthew Pryor, Robert Pope, Ryan Pope, James Dewees, Jim Suptic.
Additional personnel: Jason Russell (background vocals).
Principally recorded at Black Lodge Studios, Eudora, Kansas and The Free State Brewery, Lawrence, Kansas.
After gaining the attention of the ever-growing emo-rock crowd in the late-1990s with their first two fiery indie-rock albums, Kansas City quintet the Get Up Kids abruptly turned on their heels with ON A WIRE, a record packed with bouncy, multi-layered, and provocative tunes. Taking yet another step along the line from emo icons to pop artisans, the group next unveiled the wonderfully crafted GUILT SHOW, an intelligent, full-bodied, and hook-laden record.
GUILT SHOW's opening track, "Man of Conviction," embodies their transformation, starting with the time-honored indie-punk sound and fury, but throwing in a dizzy piano and some odd jazz deconstructions before collapsing into the ultra-tuneful "The One You Want." On "Holy Roman," the Kids wax political using just the right pop know-how combined with an oblique edge. A jaunty piano riff opens "In Your Sea," descending into an appealing 1970s-ish bounce, and then into a subtle orchestral finale. An unpredictable yet immensely appealing pop ride, GUILT SHOW reveals the Get Up Kids to be a constantly maturing and always-intriguing rock outfit.
Industry Reviews
[W]ith ragged guitar and booming drum sounds engineered to kill on your local 50,000-watt flamethrower of a modern-rock station.
[T]he Kids are back to their playful selves with GUILT SHOW, which counters adult reflection with bubbly keyboards. - Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly (03/05/2004)
[I]n its embrace of messy and painful reality, it may be their deepest. - Grade: B
Spin (04/01/2004)
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