And You Think You Know What Life's About

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And You Think You Know What Life's About
Dishwalla-And You Think You Know What Life's About.jpeg
Studio album by
Dishwalla
ReleasedAugust 11, 1998
RecordedTrackholmes, Santa Barbara;
Music Box, Hollywood
Genre Rock, alternative rock
Length50:46
Label A&M
Producer Marc Waterman & Dishwalla [1]
Dishwalla chronology
Pet Your Friends
(1995)		And You Think You Know What Life's About
(1998)		 Opaline
(2002)
Singles from And You Think You Know What Life's About
  1. "Once in a While"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Stay Awake"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly C− [3]

And You Think You Know What Life's About is the second album by Dishwalla, released in 1998 on A&M Records. [4] [5]

Contents

Critical reception

The Washington Post noted that "the band's most bombastic choruses contain echoes of the slick power ballads that grunge banished." [6] Entertainment Weekly wrote that "when they pull out the cheesy Top 40 stops ... like on the ballad 'Until I Wake Up', they come off like a modern-rock Journey—a guilty pleasure, but a pleasure nonetheless." [3] The Ottawa Citizen determined that "the band remains a non-innovator, relying on go-to guitar riffs and catchy rock melodies." [7]

Stereo Review concluded that "Dishwalla spends part of its second album whining about the success of its first one." [8] Rolling Stone thought that frontman J.R. Richards "has managed to shed his grumbly, disaffected vocals for a softer croon on tracks such as 'The Bridge Song'." [9] The Boston Globe opined that "Dishwalla's chameleon act seems in total defiance of establishing a trademark sound." [10] The Los Angeles Times wrote that "this angst-filled and metal-tinged sophomore try sinks quickly under the weight of overblown emotion and puerile lyrics." [11]

Track listing

  1. "Stay Awake" - 4:13
  2. "Once in a While" - 4:42
  3. "Bottom of the Floor" - 3:29
  4. "Healing Star" - 4:21
  5. "Until I Wake Up" - 5:16
  6. "5 Star Day" - 4:12
  7. "Truth Serum" - 5:29
  8. "So Blind" - 3:41
  9. "Gone Upside Down" - 3:59
  10. "So Much Time" - 4:37
  11. "The Bridge Song" - 3:10
  12. "Pop Guru" - 3:34

Total Length: 50:46

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Borzillo, Carrie (July 11, 1998). "A&M's Dishwalla taps into 'Think' mode for 2nd album". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 28. pp. 14, 16.
  2. ↑ And You Think You Know What Life's About at AllMusic
  3. 1 2 "And You Think You Know What Life's About". EW.com.
  4. ↑ "Dishwalla Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  5. ↑ "Dishwalla Resurfaces On New Label". MTV News. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021.
  6. ↑ "DISHWALLA: 'AND YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHAT LIFE'S ABOUT'". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Dishwalla plays its cautious rock". Ottawa Citizen. November 5, 1998. p. G3.
  8. ↑ Milano, Brett (January 1999). "And You Think You Know What Life's About". Stereo Review. 64 (1): 89, 92.
  9. ↑ Chonin, Neva (September 3, 1998). "And You Think You Know What Life's About". Rolling Stone. No. 794. p. 105.
  10. ↑ Gerard, David (August 27, 1998). "DISHWALLA". The Boston Globe. Calendar. p. 8.
  11. ↑ Scribner, Sara (August 9, 1998). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 66.


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