''And You Think You Know What Life's About'' is the second

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Dishwalla Dishwalla is an American alternative rock band from Santa Barbara, California. Formed by vocalist J.R. Richards, guitarist Rodney Browning, and keyboardist Greg Kolanek, they were initially known as Life Talking and then Dish upon adding bassist ...

, released in 1998 on

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Critical reception

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'' noted that "the band's most bombastic choruses contain echoes of the slick power ballads that grunge banished." ''

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'' wrote that "when they pull out the cheesy Top 40 stops ... like on the ballad 'Until I Wake Up', they come off like a modern-rock Journey—a guilty pleasure, but a pleasure nonetheless." The ''

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'' determined that "the band remains a non-innovator, relying on go-to guitar riffs and catchy rock melodies." ''

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'' concluded that "Dishwalla spends part of its second album whining about the success of its first one." ''

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'' thought that frontman J.R. Richards "has managed to shed his grumbly, disaffected vocals for a softer croon on tracks such as 'The Bridge Song'." ''

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'' opined that "Dishwalla's chameleon act seems in total defiance of establishing a trademark sound." The ''

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'' wrote that "this angst-filled and metal-tinged sophomore try sinks quickly under the weight of overblown emotion and puerile lyrics."

Track listing

# "Stay Awake" - 4:13 # "Once in a While" - 4:42 # "Bottom of the Floor" - 3:29 # "Healing Star" - 4:21 # "Until I Wake Up" - 5:16 # "5 Star Day" - 4:12 # "Truth Serum" - 5:29 # "So Blind" - 3:41 # "Gone Upside Down" - 3:59 # "So Much Time" - 4:37 # "The Bridge Song" - 3:10 # "Pop Guru" - 3:34 Total Length: 50:46

Personnel

*Scot Alexander: Bass, Vocals *Rodney Browning-Cravens: Guitars, Vocals *George Pendergast: Drums, Vocals * J.R. Richards: Vocals, Guitar, Additional Keyboards *Jim Wood: Keyboards, Vocals *Uncle Jake Richards: Acoustic Guitar and Backing Vocals on "The Bridge Song" *Peter Byck, Marc Waterman and David Young: Backing Vocals on "Bottom of the Floor" *Engineered by Marc Waterman and Jim Wood *Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge at Image Recording, Hollywood, California, assisted by Andrew Garver

References

1998 albums A&M Records albums Dishwalla albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub