Was surprised to see this one wasn't archived elsewhere online (save for Discogs). Imitation Life presumably called Los Angeles their stomping ground and had two albums to show for themselves, 1986's Ice Cubes and Sugar, and the more impressive Scoring Correctly at Home which followed two years later. The latter of those two is sequenced first on this two-fer CD. More pub rock than power pop, I/L also veered into punk and roots rock terrain, sounding like a crossbreed between Dramarama, and such no-nonsense traditionalists as NRBQ. Per the sleeve notes, John Easdale and Chris Carter of the aforementioned Dramarama actually make guest appearances here, though they aren't credited on any specific songs. And speaking of songs, there are some pretty phenomenal ones hanging out on Scoring..., namely "Sad Man," and "(I Don't Wanna) Shake in the Shadows." This one had been sitting on my shelf for a few years, and I could kick myself for not getting to it sooner. Better late...enjoy.Scoring Correctly at Home
01. Claudine
02. Make a Move
03. American Standards
04. What I Could Do
05. More Than One Clue
06. Already Spoken For
07. Sad Man
08. (Baby) I Need You
09. (I Don't Wanna) Shake in the Shadows
10. Olga (Put Down the Vodka Now)
11. It's Time to Leave
12. Try to Understand
Ice Cubes and Sugar
13. She's Just a Taker
14. Imitation Life
15. Over Here
16. When She Says Yes
17. Come On Up
18. Hey Buddy
19. I'm Really Alright Tonight
20. Breakout
21. Without a Cause
22. Merchandise Me
23. I'll Come Back For You
Hear
4 comments:
I think I have the 2nd LP somewhere, I will have to check it out at some point
I've had the video for Merchandise Me running around in my head for a month or two now which is strange since I haven't seen it since the 90's.
Hello, could you please re-up this one?
Thank you very much
was there a reup of this at all? cheers
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