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(Come on, Join) The High Society studio These Animal Men (Come on, Join) The High Society.jpg 1994 Indie rock Hi-RiseThe Rough Guide to Rock 1999 Rough Guides Ltd 1004 2nd Dave Eringa Too Sussed? 1994 Taxi for These Animal Men 1995
(Come on, Join) The High Society is the debut album by the English band These Animal Men, released in 1994.https://www.allmusic.com/artist/these-animal-men-mn0000925660/biography These Animal Men Biography, Songs, & Albums AllMusicWatson Ian Toff with their heads! Melody Maker Sep 24, 1994 71 37 36 The first single was "Speed King".http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/jul/28/cult-heroes-smash-and-these-animal-men-should-have-changed-peoples-lives Cult heroes: S*M*A*S*H and These Animal Men should have changed people's lives James Cook July 28, 2015 The Guardian
The album peaked at No. 62 on the UK Albums Chart.https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30728/these-animal-men/ These Animal Men Full Official Chart History Official Charts The band supported the album with a North American tour.
Production
The album was produced by Dave Eringa. The American release was repeatedly delayed, with a different track listing than the original English album.
Critical reception
AllMusic 3 5https://www.allmusic.com/album/come-on-join-the-high-society-mw0000122230 These Animal Men (Come on, Join) The High Society AllMusic Drowned in Sound 8/10http://drownedinsound.com/releases/4816/reviews/5915- Album Review: These Animal Men (Come On, Join) The High Society DrownedInSound 2022-10-22 2022-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20221203224235/https://drownedinsound.com/releases/4816/reviews/5915- dead The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 3 5Larkin Colin The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 2006 MUZE 8 119 Martin C. Strong 6/10Strong Martin C. The Great Indie Discography 2003 Canongate 1026 2nd
Trouser Press called the album "a compelling bolt of content, not posture," praising the "taut songwriting, good singing, buzzing electricity and a dynamic grasp."These Animal Men https://trouserpress.com/reviews/these-animal-men/ Trouser Press 22 October 2022 CMJ New Music Monthly deemed most of the tunes "incredibly weak readings of generic songs from the early-'70s leather and mascara crowd."Vazquez Michael Reviews CMJ New Music Monthly May 1995 21 41 The Washington Post wrote: "Drawing on mod and glitter-rock precedents, songwriters/guitarists Boag and Hooligan have constructed lush pop fantasias that recall 'All the Young Dudes' more than 'Anarchy in the U.K.'"Jenkins Mark Animal Men's Punk Glitters The Washington Post 2 June 1995 N14
Drowned in Sound opined that "stop-start punchdrunk anthems like 'Sharp Kid' and 'Too Sussed?' defined their generation more succinctly than 'Parklife' and gave people like Elastica a platform on which to kickstart their career."
Track listing
Sharp Kid Empire Building Ambulance This Year's Model You're Always Right Flawed Is Beautiful (Edit) This Is the Sound of Youth Sitting Tenant Too Sussed? (Come on, Join) The High Society We Are Living High Society (Return)
References
Category:1994 debut albums
Category:Albums produced by Dave Eringa
Category:Indie rock albums by English artists