Thanks to Jim
AllMusic Review by Nitsuh Abebe
The Hi-Fives
describe themselves as "beat-punk," which is a fairly accurate
description; they've basically updated the garagey side of 1960s British
beat music by channeling it through modern pop and punk. It's a sound
that's interesting at first -- a lot like the frantic energy of
rockabilly -- but beyond that, there's not much in the Hi-Fives' songs to make the album interesting. And a Whole Lotta You
blasts through 16 songs (14 of them under two minutes), including a
cover of Gloria Jones's "Tainted Love" -- and in the end, nothing really
sticks out aside from their ability to bash furiously through a song
before you've even noticed its melody. For those fascinated with garage,
beat, and rockabilly, it's certainly a worthwhile album, but for anyone
else, the Hi-Fives are the sort of band that's best heard at a cheap live show.
Tracklist
| 1 | It's Up To You | 1:52 |
| 2 | It Begins With You | 1:33 |
| 3 | I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You) | 1:32 |
| 4 | Time Is Now | 1:48 |
| 5 | No-No | 1:20 |
| 6 | All I Want To Know | 1:37 |
| 7 | Words Of Love | 2:02 |
| 8 | Bad Connection | 1:41 |
| 9 | I'll Take You There | 1:50 |
| 10 | Say What You Want | 1:32 |
| 11 | You Can | 2:24 |
| 12 | Black And Blue | 1:53 |
| 13 | A Whole Lotta You | 1:46 |
| 14 | Peaquod | 1:53 |
| 15 | Shhh! | 1:46 |
| 16 | Tainted Love | 1:37 |
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