Got It Made (album)

Got It Made
Studio album by
Brassy
Released2000
GenresPop, rock 'n' roll, indie rock
LabelWiiija
ProducerBrassy
Brassy chronology
Bonus Beats
(1999)		 Got It Made
(2000)		 Play Some D
(2000)

Got It Made is the debut album by the British band Brassy, released in 2000.[1][2] The first single was "Good Times".[3] The band supported the album with a UK tour that was followed by a North American tour opening for Idlewild.[4][5]

Production

The album was produced by the band.[6] They put more emphasis on turntablism instrumentation, with many songs originating with sampled loops.[7][8] "L Vs. S" debate the merits of Laverne & Shirley.[9] "No Competition" uses elements of drum and bass.[10] "Parkside" samples the Beastie Boys song "Paul Revere".[11] "That's the Way" was influenced by frontwoman Muffin Spencer's fondness for LL Cool J.[12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Amesbury Journal8/10[13]
Edmonton JournalStarStarStarStarStar[14]
Entertainment WeeklyB[15]
The GazetteStarStarStarStarHalf star[16]
The Great Indie Discography6/10[17]
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteStarStarStar[9]
The ProvinceStarStarStarHalf star[3]
The Tampa TribuneStarStarHalf star[11]
Winnipeg SunStarStarStarStar[10]

The Independent called the album "a fully integrated pop melting-pot, every ingredient carefully chosen to create a sound that just makes you want to dance."[4] The Edmonton Journal labeled it "ultra-funky rock 'n' roll"; the paper later listed it as the third best album of 2000.[14][18] The Gazette opined, "This is what Luscious Jackson could have been had it rocked out instead of flaking out."[16]

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said, "Brassy offers hip-hop-flavored high jinks on the Cibo Matto tip with hooks to spare and kitsch to burn"; the paper listed it among the 20 best albums of 2001.[9][19] The Morning Call noted that "it's sassy, it's spunky and it's self-aware... But the net effect is occasionally like one of those jokey Offspring songs."[20] The Amesbury Journal likened it to "Babes in Toyland remixed by the Lo Fidelity Allstars."[13]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."In" 
2."No Competition" 
3."Parkside" 
4."Work It Out" 
5."That's the Way" 
6."L Vs. S" 
7."I Can't Wait" 
8."You Got It" 
9."Who Stole the Show" 
10."Play Some D" 
11."Nervous" 
12."Good Times" 
13."Put You Right" 
14."Micstyle" 
15."I Gotta Beef" 
16."B'Cos We Rock" 
17."B.R.A.S.S.Y." 

References

  1. ↑ Paine, Andre (31 May 2000). "Got It Made". Melody Maker. Vol. 77, no. 22. p. 56.
  2. ↑ Draper, Jimmy (7 March 2001). "Brass Tacks". San Francisco Bay Guardian. p. 56.
  3. 1 2 Derdeyn, Stuart (11 July 2000). "Ultrasound". The Province. p. B5.
  4. 1 2 Hasted, Nick (5 June 2000). "Brassy". Features. The Independent. p. 16.
  5. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (16 March 2001). "Can a British band fronted...". The Washington Post. p. WW7.
  6. ↑ Paoletta, Michael (24 February 2001). "Spotlight: Got It Made". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 8. p. 23.
  7. ↑ Longley, Martin (24 October 2000). "Sorted, funky, gifted and so instantly compelling". Birmingham Post. p. 14.
  8. ↑ Derdeyn, Stuart (8 March 2001). "Muffin's got a Brassy band". The Province. p. B20.
  9. 1 2 3 Masley, Ed (16 February 2001). "Brassy". Arts & Entertainment. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 26.
  10. 1 2 Sterdan, Darryl (11 August 2000). "Underground". Winnipeg Sun. p. E12.
  11. 1 2 Johnson, Rommie (26 January 2001). "Music". Friday Extra. The Tampa Tribune. p. 18.
  12. ↑ Hicks, Robert (24 March 2001). "Brassy's music resounds with Spencer's personality". The Jersey Journal. p. C5.
  13. 1 2 Maple, Jon (18 May 2000). "Album Reviews". Amesbury Journal. p. 8.
  14. 1 2 Sperounes, Sandra (8 July 2000). "New releases". Edmonton Journal. p. C3.
  15. ↑ Raftery, Brian M. (9 February 2001). "The Week". Entertainment Weekly. No. 581. p. 78.
  16. 1 2 Dunlevy, T'Cha (24 August 2000). "Brassy Got It Made". The Gazette. p. D13.
  17. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2003). The Great Indie Discography (2nd ed.). Canongate. p. 643.
  18. ↑ Sperounes, Sandra (30 December 2000). "The Year in Music: Tomboy punk of Sleater-Kinney among the year's best; Billy Corgan decidedly not". Edmonton Journal. p. C1.
  19. ↑ Masley, Ed (28 December 2001). "First, the good news". Arts & Entertainment. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 26.
  20. ↑ Warminsky III, Joe (17 March 2001). "Brassy: Got It Made". The Morning Call. p. A51.
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