I'm With Stupid
Aimee Mann
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Shot | Aimee Mann | 3:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Choice in the Matter | Aimee Mann | 3:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Sugarcoated | Aimee Mann | 3:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | You Could Make a Killing | Aimee Mann | 3:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Superball | Aimee Mann | 3:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Amateur | Aimee Mann | 4:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | All Over Now | Aimee Mann | 4:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Par for the Course | Aimee Mann | 6:01 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | You're With Stupid Now | Aimee Mann | 3:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | That's Just What You Are | Aimee Mann | 4:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | Frankenstein | Aimee Mann | 4:28 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Ray | Aimee Mann | 4:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 13 | It's Not Safe | Aimee Mann | 7:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 13 Songs |
Album Review
From the opening of "Long Shot," with its rolling hip-hop-derived beat and its nonchalant profanity, it's clear that Aimee Mann is trying to appeal to a wider audience with her second solo album, I'm With Stupid. Taking her cues from Liz Phair and Beck, she adds alternative rock flourishes to her music but never abandons her love of the basic, three-minute pop single. Mann builds from the more pop-oriented songs on Whatever, incorporating her confessional singer/songwriter instincts into the pop songs while working with a more adventerous production and instrumentation. Occasionally, the fusion is a bit awkward, but the best moments on I'm With Stupid — the sighing "Choice in the Matter," the nearly perfect "That's Just What You Are," featuring backing vocals by Glenn Tilbrook, and the Bernard Butler collaboration "Sugarcoated" — surpass even the best moments on Whatever. However, I'm With Stupid falls short of matching Mann's debut for consistent song quality — there are several tracks that are pleasant but simply don't lead anywhere. Nevertheless, the album confirms that she is a distinctive, talented songwriter. At her best, she is as capable of melding melody with intelligent lyrics as her idols Elvis Costello, Difford/Tilbrook, and Ray Davies.
Recent Customer Reviews
I'm NOT With Stupid.
by Marlboro Guy'Til Tuesday's final album, Everything's Different Now is one of my favorite albums ever. Aimee's first solo effort is quite good, if uneven. This effort greatly disappointed me upon it's original release; so much so that I stopped really caring about any future projects. In effect, I stopped being a fan, although I still think Aimee is a talented songwriter with an interesting voice - someone better suited as a lead member of a group rather than as a solo artist.
Her best
by JSteThe Beatles' reference is apt. Think: the White Album, or Abbey Road. Such is the calibre of the writing, performances, production technique, track sequencing and passion. This is the sound of a very talented musician at the end of her rope. Nothing Aimee Mann has recorded since quite measures up. ("Deathly," likely recorded at the same time but held back for her next two albums, is analogous to "Strawberry Fields" being withheld from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heat Club Band.") "I'm With Stupid" is also producer Jon Brion's finest effort. A classic.
brilliant disguise
by badweather44Judging by the looks of Aimee Mann, you might think she would write of love/hate relationships with the simplicity of say, a dim-wit horny teenage like Britney, or Beyonce, but she writes with such clarity and insight that makes her gifted. She joked on her DVD that her next song was of "depression". Then she says: "Hell, all my songs are depressing...." That got a laugh from the audience. But they have a beautiful sadness that makes me appreciate the poetical quality of her lyrics. You can't judge a book by its cover, and with Aimee Mann, its good that her looks are attractive, and that her songs don't fit that bubblegum quality image.
Biography
Born: September 08, 1960
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs by Aimee Mann
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That's Just What You Are | I'm With Stupid | 4:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Freeway | @#%&*! Smilers (Deluxe Version) | 3:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Save Me | Magnolia (Music from the Motion Picture) | 4:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | You Could Make a Killing | I'm With Stupid | 3:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Two of Us | I Am Sam (Music from and Inspired By the Motion Picture) | 3:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.99
- Genres: Rock, Music, Alternative, Singer/Songwriter, Pop, Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative, Indie Rock
- Released: Jan 30, 1996
- ℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
