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Seasick
Music
Seasick
by Imperial Teen
|  |  | | List Price: $10.98 | | Label: Polygram Records
Salesrank: 116038
Released: May 7, 1996 | | Our Price: $14.71 | | Used Price: $1.89 | | | Media: Audio CD | |
Seasick Track Listing:
1. Imperial Teen
2. Water Boy
3. Butch
4. Pig Latin
5. Blaming the Baby
6. You're One
7. Balloon
8. Tippy Tap
9. Copafeelia
10. Luxury
11. Eternity
Seasick Reviews:
Mellow rock for a good time 
2009-09-12 - This album is perfect for calmer days when you want something not too loud but rockin' enough for a good time. While the music is mellow, the lyrics are quirky and the vocals are funky, creating the perfect balance of zany and zen.
TEEN IN PERIL 
2006-03-24 - Imperial Teen constitutes that teen-hood than eerily elevates itself above all others. You know the one, the kid dressed in black and leather, mysterious and dark, maybe a 'kill the teacher' t-shirt, selling hard drugs at his school locker, wild stories about drug score journeys to distant places, layers and layers of frightening sexual appetite eying all as you trot off to English class, some talk that he killed one of his relatives. And then you hook up with him, and he's just another weakling screwed-up jerk, and probably gay. And brain sap is drooling out of his ears.
Carry on, wayward imperial teen. Take that crown of thorns and turn it into a masochist's daydream. Graduate, (unlikely, he's never been to gym class), or drop out, and go get some,- "Bow down to me, bow down, yeah, baby, baby", and then spit it out,- "You're not qualified, you're not what I employ", from "Water Boy". Go home again after you taste the freedom of life outside your parent's home,- "I'm not dressed for this climate, someone take me to the mall", from "Blaming The Baby", but that's no good because it's good to hate your parents,- "I crashed the family limosine, I drove to feel the drive, the chauffer's dead my mother said, and you're the only one alive.", from "Luxury", so get out man,- "I left my home and family, they still don't know I'm gone, I'm looking for a family, that listens to my songs." Just don't make them listen to a song called, "Imperial Suicide".
All set to the pop jingle, guitar slashing indie rock a guy like you would suddenly realize is cooler than metal.
Seasick is a Classic
2006-02-09 - Top 50 In SPIN
I actually bought this CD when it first came out and never listened to it. I used to buy music en masse based partly on reviews and partly on gut instinct. A few months ago SPIN Magazine came out with their top 500 CD list. There were two noticable things that occured. Firstly, OK Computer was number one and Dark Side of the Moon was number two. Secondly. Seasick by Imperial Teen was in the top 50. I was floored.
"Hey!" I said to myself. "I own that CD."
Of course giving it a good listen was imperitave. To really give something a good listen you have to drive with it in your car and not skip tracks. Here's what I found out.
- There's not a week track on the album.
- The song writing is topnotch
- The production is perfect
- It deserves a spot in the top 50
The End Is As Good As The Beginning
This is one of those "grows on you albums." I am particularly fond of Luxury, track number 10. The album has that seemless Joshua Tree quality that's easy to enjoy. Just put it on and listen to it from start to finish. There are no fillers. The CD has a nice, alternative, gritty quality and never struck me at all as pop. I highly recommmend Seasick to everyone who enjoys discovering 10 year old music that they should have been turned on to a long time ago.
Bow down to me, bow down, yeah, baby baby!
2004-09-26 - The debut of "Imperial Teen" was one of my favorite albums on 1996. It's sly and subversive, aggressive and funny, and most importantly, smart. Ranging from a punk blast worthy of The Ramones ("Waterboy") to psychedelic pop ("Balloon"), these four San Franciscans make very gay friendly music. Lyrics like "Kiss me like a man, boy" or "the prince wants to be a queen" (which seemingly was about Kurt Cobain, who was a friend of keyboardist Roddy Bottum) sneak by before you realize exactly what you're singing along to. There's literally nothing to compare this to..which makes me recommend it all the more. Long Live "Imperial Teen!"
A rocking, power-poppy good time
2002-07-15 - While I'm not going to repeat all the comparisons to the various bands with whom Imperial Teen share parts of their sound, I'll freely say that if you have the opportunity to see this band live (they're currently touring with The Breeders), by all means, DO IT. Within days of seeing them in San Francisco, I'm the proud owner of all three of their albums, and this one, perhaps on the strength of the two-minute punk/pop energy of "Water Boy" alone, is my favorite. These guys are so damn fun, I dare you to listen and not smile. Or dance, even. Good, good stuff.
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