Turn It Upside Down

1. Big Fat Funky Booty

2. You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast

3. Cleopatra's Cat

4. Hungry Hamed's

5. Biscuit Head

6. Indifference

7. Bags of Dirt

8. Mary Jane

9. More Than Meets the Ear

10. Laraby's Gang

11. At This Hour

12. Someday All This Will Be Road

13. Beasts in the Woods

Tracks:

Big Fat Funky Booty
You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast
Cleopatra's Cat
Hungry Hamed's
Biscuit Head
Indifference
Bags Of Dirt
Mary Jane
More Than Meets The Ear
Laraby's Gang
At This Hour
Someday All This Will Be Road
Beasts In The Woods

Customer Reviews:

The Spin Doctor's finest hour.......2005-09-11

"Biscuit Head" aside, this album is full of strong - if not catchy - songwriting. Chris Barron is at his lyrical peak here, shining brightly on You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast and More Than Meets The Ear. Eric Schenkman's guitar work is less bluesy and more inventive than that on Pocket Full of Kryptonite. While the album is free of the hooks that, for many, made the Spin Doctors who they are today, it is truly the original band at the top of their game.

great cd.......2004-09-18

turn it upside down is probably the most overlooked doctors cd. i dont see how people could review this cd negatively. this is one of my favorite cd's hands down. i dont rate cd's on commercial success and how good their singles are because those are the only songs people take notice too. this cd is amazing. its a very optimistic album and i love everything about it. im not going to go on about my favorite songs because thats a personal opinion and really doesnt make much sense for me to try and influence your opinion for the cd. you should take a listen and form your own opinion. this is one of those cd's that grows on you more and more each time you listen to it. take a listen and youll be hooked.

Possibly the best record of the 90's.......2003-05-21

I voted for this album as the top album of the decade in a Rolling Stone poll. I bought it when I was 13 and my taste in music was evolving. I had to listen to it a couple times for it to grow on me and then the more I listened the more I liked it. I cant give you a technical, intelligent-sounding, mumbo jumbo review, but what I can do is tell you this is some good music. You Let Your Heart go too fast(the 2nd song on the album) is one of the best songs I have ever heard. Chris Barron is truly the greatest singer in rock music, his voice expresses such joy and optimism. Get this album, listen to it and you will thank yourself for doing so.

This Is Fabulous.......2001-06-29

Success hits a lot of bands hard, but few harder than the Spin Doctors. Like many bands, the Doctors had the proverbial lifetime to write their first album, and just a few short months to deliver a second. And in those months, they were constantly attacked by Pocketful Of Kryptonite was critics and alt-rock fans, who thought they sneaked onto the charts through deceptive marketing. They didn't weather the criticism especially well, and their second record, Turn It Upside Down, is pretty much an over-thought mess. They were at their best turning out tuneful, barroom rockers, occasionally letting them run a little bit longer with jams. Here, the jams, not the songs, are at the foundation of the music, and there are no hooks (outside of "Cleopatra's Cat"). Furthermore, the production is cautious and glossy, resulting in a stillborn album that shows everything that could go wrong when a jam band decided to plunge headfirst into the mainstream.

Not Their Best, But Worth The Money.......1999-11-09

You've got to give them credit. Each time the SD's make a new album, they go for some different, not just a rehash of the previous album. With the other albums, the results have been great, but on this one, they are mixed. The first three songs are outstanding. Big Fat Funky Booty lives up to it's name and is hard to sit still to, You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast is a great driving rock song, and Cleopatra's Cat makes you want to snap your fingers and tap your feet. But then, something goes wrong. Not BAD wrong, I mean. It's still good stuff overall, and better than most bands will ever produce. But when you compare the rest of the album to the first 3 songs and their other albums, something is, well......lacking.

For the most part, the energy of their other work is just not there. Also, the singing leaves a bit to be desired on a couple of tracks like Mary Jane and At This Hour. Chris Barron is a talented singer with a unique voice, and I've been a fan of his for a long time, and I KNOW he can do better than that. And then there is Biscuit Head. I'm sorry, but the lyrics on this song are goofy and mindless, which is a damn shame, since the music is pretty cool. The Doctors do some goofy songs now and then, but their usually goofy in a fun and cool sort of way (example: Gorrilla Boy, Yo Mama's a Pajama), not like this.

Fortunately, there are some other bright spots besides the first three tracks. Indifference and Laraby's Gang has a nice, laid back appeal to them, but with good momentum so they're not boring. Hungry Hamed's is a cool, funky song that may well remind you of some restaurants you've been in.

Overall, the title of the review pretty much sums it up. You might won't to get some of their other albums first---namely Pocketful of Kryptonite, You've Got to Believe in Something, or, if you're feeling really adventurous, the more experimental Here Comes the Bride. Despite its flaws though, Turn it Upside Down is still a good CD, and a nice addtion to one's music collection.

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