Shonen Knife

Product Details

* Audio CD (June 23, 1998)
* Original Release Date: June 23, 1998
* Number of Discs: 1
* Label: Big Deal Records
* Catalog Number: 99055
* ASIN: B000006NL2
* Average Customer Review: based on 10 reviews. (Write a review.)
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #151,798 in Music (See Top Sellers in Music)
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1. Shonen Knife Planet Listen Listen
2. Konnichiwa Listen Listen
3. Cookie Day Listen Listen
4. Hot Chocolate Listen Listen
5. Sushi Bar Listen Listen
6. Fish Eyes Listen
7. Banana Chips Listen
8. Dolly Listen
9. Jackalope Listen
10. Gyoza Listen
11. Catch Your Bus Listen
12. People Traps Listen
13. His Pet Listen
14. Daydream Believer Listen

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Back with more of the quirk pop familiar to their fans, Shonen Knife's new album is a familiar blend of regurgitated Ramones riffs, assorted sunny jangles and three-part voices saying silly things in squeaky Japanese accents. There are wrinkles here that the band has been adding over their last several albums, like the early '80s' new wave that opens the album ("Shonen Knife Planet"), and the rare appearance of a song that actually goes past four minutes ("His Pet"). The loopiness remains intact for these intrepid ladies from the Far East, and only you can decide if you're up to the challenge of joining in. --Matthew Cooke

New Musical Express
As ever, the Knife sound like an AGM of irritation terrorists--The Ramones, The B-52's and Helen Love putting Midget Gems in the water supply so they can incapacitate the planet with a sugar migraine and enforce the wearing of bunches.… (más)