I'm With Stupid - Aimee Mann

The first opening words of this album are 'You f*cked it up' and I know this will make me sound childish-but this captured my interest. A self professed fan of coarse language is not a trait I should be proud of and this album is much more interesting than just a teenage angsty album littered with the word 'f*ck' to sound cool. So don't judge it badly just yet. The album musically has a Stone Roses/Beck feel, mixed with some really contempory hip-hop style beats and polished off with a neat indie rock flavour. This album really is more appealing to a bigger audience than her first. Compared to her other stuff this album is pretty good but she does still rely ...  Read the complete review

I'm With Stupid by Aimee Mann (1995) For her second solo album, singer songwriter Aimee Mann re-teamed with producer Jon Brion, but gone is the eclectic range of instrumentation showcased on the first record, as "I'm With Stupid" favours electric guitars at every possible avenue available, with keyboards kept optional. Chris Difford and Glen Tilbrook of Squeeze lend occasional backing vocals. The inlay card to this CD is annoying because instead of reprinting the lyrics it presents you with an alphabetical list of all the words contained in the lyrics. That's pretty funny actually. I don't think I've listened to this record for nearly ...  Read the complete review