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List Price: $13.98 | | Label: Rykodisc
Salesrank: 28778
Released: June 8, 2004 |
| Our Price: $7.45 |
| Used Price: $2.99 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Keep Your Wig On Track Listing:
1. Shortwave
2. Lou-ee, Lou-ee
3. Drifting Away
4. Airstream
5. I Get High
6. Perfect World
7. 'Til I Get It Right
8. Our Misunderstanding
9. Someday
10. Mercenary Girl
11. Falling Upstairs
12. Red Light
Editorial Review:
Platinum recording artists Fastball return with their Rykodisc debut Keep Your Wig On, their loosest and strongest collection yet. Recorded at Viewpoint Studios in Austin, the bulk of the album was produced by Mike McCarthy (Spoon), with production contributions from Sheryl Crow songwriter Jeff Trott ("Our Misunderstanding") and Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger ("Someday," "Red Light"). The album was mixed by the legendary Bob Clearmountain.
Keep Your Wig On Reviews:
Great band 
2006-02-26 - The songs "Louie-Louie" , "Get High", and "Airstream" went straight to my new iPod. This is almost as good as Harsh Light Of Day. They have a mainstream sound. My brother made me a classic-rock gooru, but my buds in school have gotten me into this band. Hope to see them some time. Not as good as Badfinger or the Raspberries, but one of the best around today.
Great Cd From A Great Group
2006-01-30 - My brother introduced me to these guys and i havent stopped listening to them since.I thought they had split up after their best of collection.Then to my delight i saw they had released a new one in 2004.Where have i been huh?This a very solid disc indeed and a very plesant listen.Highlights include Drifting Away,Got High,Perfect World,and Red Light.The only song i found less than desirable was Falling Upstairs.
Fastball is back. 
2005-08-20 - This really is a superb quality album. Before this one, I had "All the Pain Money Can Buy" and "The Harsh Light of Day." My best friend's dad is the manager of Fastball, so I was introduced when I was younger to this band.
"Keep Your Wig On" only gets better than Fastball's previous albums. Not one song on the album is bad by any means and they really have honed their skill of writing wonderful pop rock ballads, accompanied by Miles and Tony's silky smooth voices.
Every song is well written and the lyrics are great. Do yourself a favor and buy this album!
Love it!
2005-07-31 - I have been a Fastball fan from the beginning and I was anxiously awaiting more from them. When I first listened I was a bit disappointed - there were none of the harder rock tracks like "Sooner or Later", "This is Not My Life", "She Comes 'Round", and "Time" which are my favorites from Fastball. Keep Your Wig On definately has more of a pop style with songs more similar to their previous radio hits. But after listening one or two times I found myself unable to get the songs out of my head (no pun intended)! The best tracks are "Drifting Away", "Airstream", "I get High", "Til I get it Right", "Falling Upstairs," and "Our Misunderstanding". If you are a Fastball fan you will love Keep Your Wig On - but give it a chance - you may need to listen to it a few times before you love it!
Surprisingly Good
2005-06-17 - I've known Fastball since 98. Like most people The Way was my introduction to the band. Unlike many other one or two hit wonders, Fastball stuck in my head in the following years. I didn't buy any of their CDs until a couple years ago when I had to learn Out of My Head for a show. ATPMCB was an awesome album and hooked me into the Fastball bandwagon.
For this CD, which I'm surprised they came back together to make, I have to say I didn't really like it at first. Like someone else said, it doesn't have any obvious singles. But, after living with it for awhile, it really grew on me. It's very easy to listen to and the songs are easy to remember. The best song by far is "I Get High." Despite it's obvious unoriginality in format, it's simply a great tune and possibly my favorite Fastball song.
So, all in all, don't expect to hear any tracks from this on the radio... but it's a cool CD and confirms that Fastball still kicks.
