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The Life You're Faking by Dipsomaniacs
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fave it Power Pop | Modern Rock
12 tracks | 39 minutes
Released Jun 2003
on Face Down Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:39 Everyday lyrics BUY MP3 03:39 Everyday lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:39 Everyday
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:33 Shane MacGowan lyrics BUY MP3 03:33 Shane MacGowan lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:33 Shane MacGowan
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:16 More Than a Machine lyrics BUY MP3 03:16 More Than a Machine lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:16 More Than a Machine
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:50 Tina's Good at Everything lyrics BUY MP3 02:50 Tina's Good at Everything lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:50 Tina's Good at Everything
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:46 Dismembered lyrics BUY MP3 02:46 Dismembered lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:46 Dismembered
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:01 This Heart Be True lyrics BUY MP3 03:01 This Heart Be True lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:01 This Heart Be True
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:22 Valerie Valerie (NJT) lyrics BUY MP3 04:22 Valerie Valerie (NJT) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:22 Valerie Valerie (NJT)
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:26 Real Girl now lyrics BUY MP3 03:26 Real Girl now lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:26 Real Girl now
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:44 Rubber Soul lyrics FREE 03:44 Rubber Soul lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:44 Rubber Soul
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:15 Crash n Burn lyrics BUY MP3 03:15 Crash n Burn lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:15 Crash n Burn
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:45 Whoever lyrics BUY MP3 02:45 Whoever lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:45 Whoever
The Dipsomaniacs,long-standing NJ garage rockers, play raucous yet melodic rock n roll tunes.
Editorial review
With no thanks to some celebrities noted in the sleeve, this group takes their music with a pinch of comedic salt and some rather well trodden lightweight power pop clich?s. A quirky start to this album isn't an omen of things to come, but "Everyday" appears to run out of steam or gas approximately two-thirds into the song. During some parts of each song, the tightness of the chorus is wasted by a jangle guitar riff or off-timed hi-hat, which seems to remove the proverbial guts of the tune, particularly on "Tina's Good at Everything." It seems to be the exception though when lead singer Mick Chorba slows the tempo down on "Dismembered" and "Real Girl Now," revealing a side in the vein of Marah, as well as the Gin Blossoms. When the band goes for a looser, barroom feel, it certainly pays off, with the handclaps and saxophone on "Valerie Valerie (NJT)." The second half of the record is far superior to the first, with a deeper, richer sound pervading a majority of the quality material. "Whoever" is saved for last, probably because it's the highlight. A good and solid album, but not flawless. ~ Jason MacNeil, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
The Life You're Faking, coreleased by FDR with Michigan based label Jam Records, finds the longstanding NJ garage rock/power pop band, Dipsomaniacs, at their finest. The Life You're Faking captures the group's frenetic garage rawness (think early Who/Replacements/Wilco) but also has a shimmering sonic punch that will bring to mind bands like Semisonic, Teenage Fanclub, and Foofighters. The tunes are melodic as hell, well written, and simply rock.
John Swenson, in a United Press International article declared, "Mick Chorba, the band's singer/guitarist and main songwriter, has come up with several instant classics on the new album, particularly the surf fantasy 'Everyday,' which may be one of the most perfectly-crafted guitar rock songs ever written... the Dipsomaniacs are a truly great rock band..." (UPI 1/16/02)
The Boston Herald gave the disc 8 of ten points (10/12/01). Goldmine magazine pronounced the album "an excellent effort" and a "rollickin' good time" (5/31/02).
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