Something to Write Home About
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| Studio album by The Get Up Kids | ||
| Released | September 28, 1999 | |
| Genre | Emo, Indie Rock | |
| Length | 45:40 | |
| Label | Vagrant Records | |
| The Get Up Kids chronology | ||
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| Four Minute Mile (1997) |
Something to Write Home About (1999) |
Eudora (2001) |
Something to Write Home About is an emo-rock album by The Get Up Kids, released on September 21, 1999 (see 1999 in music). A classic, the de facto standard of the emo(core) genre, Something to Write Home About is wistful, introspective and cathartic. The album's swift rhythms, melodious riffs and tortured vocals did not translate into chart sales, peaking at #31 on Billboards Heatseekers 200 albums chart (North America), but gathered a great amount of critical acclaim. Something to Write Home About is the first Get Up Kids album to include keyboards, here played by James Dewees.
The title refers to a cliché that a mediocre object or idea is "nothing to write home about", though it may be serviceable. While speaking to a relative back home, one of the band members mentioned that he met Sarah Michelle Gellar in Los Angeles. The relative remarked, "That's something to write home about!"
After The Get Up Kids' previous album, Four Minute Mile, brought major label offers, the band decided to stick with an indie label. Something to Write Home About is, however, slightly more radio-oriented, with catchy choruses and hooks.
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[edit] Miscellanea
Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus proposed to his wife while "I'll Catch You" was playing in the background. Hoppus, along with many punk and emo fans, is a devoted fan of the Get Up Kids.
[edit] Track listing
- "Holiday"
- "Action and Action"
- "Valentine"
- "Red Letter Day" (Sample)
- "Out of Reach"
- "Ten Minutes"
- "The Company Dime"
- "My Apology"
- "I'm a Loner Dottie, a Rebel..."
- "Long Goodnight"
- "Close to Home"
- "I'll Catch You"
Some versions of Something to Write Home About have a couple more bonus-tracks, like "Forgive and Forget" & "Central Standard Time".
[edit] Personnel
- Ramon Breton - Mastering
- Chad Blinman - Producer, Mixing, Recording
- Dale Lawton - Assistant
- James Dewees - Keyboards, Vocals
- Matthew Pryor - Guitar, Vocals
- Ryan Pope - Drums
- Jim Suptic - Guitar, Vocals
- Robert Pope - Bass
- Alex Brahl - Producer, Assistant Engineer
