Take A Break - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Are you one of those people who moan about bands always covering old classic songs? You know, maybe you objected to Boyzone covering Love me For a Reason because you always thought the Osmond's with their pearly white teeth and their clean cut all-American image were the better singers? If you hate cover versions, then I can tell you you'll hate this band. Me First and The Gimme Gimmes ARE a cover band. They have never released a song they've written themselves, and they probably never intend to. However, the Gimme Gimmes are not some Irish boy band hoping to storm to the top of the charts by singing a cheesy cover of an Abba song in a sickly sweet four ...  Read the complete review

**Introduction** For my first review since stepping down as Music Guide I decided to do something a bit different than my usual review. A few years ago I was in my local Virgin Megastore when I heard a cover of Boyz II Men's End of the Road. I was truly angry that someone could butcher such a great song, I asked the member of staff at the counter what artist was playing and they told me "Me First and the Gimme Gimmies. Well that one song was enough for me until now when looking through the albums on dooyoo I decided to listen again and review the album. So here is my review of "Take a Break" by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. **Take A ...  Read the complete review

Now for those of you who have never heard of this band let me give you a very brief synopsis, Me first and the gimme gimmes (often they are just called the gimmes) are a punk rock supergroup and covers band that formed in 1995 consisting of members of various other bands such as NOFX and Foo Fighters, originally they planned to cover there favourite songs and release them on compilation albums but ended up releasing there first album in 1997. Take a break is the fourth offering from the band released in 1993 and this is the first I had heard of them was when a friend told me to have a look at this fantastic covers band and since then I have been hooked, they ...  Read the complete review