Bare Naked Ladies Shoe Box EP
I had only heard of the Yellow Tape version of "if i had a million dollars" and and new release to boot. These guys are amazing! All their albums have significant meaning to me, yet finding this jem on the internet completed my collection. Well worth the 12 bucks canadian. To all american fans this cd must cost what a buck, buck and a half american.
Multi-media component worth the money
You get the entire video to Alternative Girlfriend and What a Good Boy, clips of many of their other videos, some live footage from a show, plus over twenty other short home-video clips of the band members recording in the studio, talking, and cavorting around town, being their zany, humorous selves. The songs are good, and it is nice to hear a previously unreleased song (Trust Me), but the whole reason to buy this CD is for the multi-media tracks. If you are a fan of the band, this CD is a must have.
Definitely Worth Buying!
" Some say BNL was trying to simply make money. Many BNL fans ponder on why BNL released "Shoe Box EP. Others say they wanted fans to hear the original version of 'If I Had $1,000,000. ' Yet there is an unreleased track included on the album. "Trust Me" is a great song. That song, alone, is just enough to buy the album. It's a great track, and a wonder to me why it was not included on 'Gordon' or on 'Maybe You Should Drive. ' It would have fit perfectly on each of those. I suggest to those just discovering the Barenaked Ladies to buy this one first. It's a great way to discover just why so many people love these guys.
Unoriginal and overrated CD
I ended up being sorely disappointed. When I purchased this CD, I was looking forward to original music and original content in the enhanced portion. This CD features only four tracks: the album version of Shoebox, the radio edit of Shoebox, a new version of If I Had $1000000, and Trust Me. "Trust Me" is the gem of this CD, and without it, this CD would get two fewer stars. Both versions of "Shoebox" can be found elsewhere - the album version on "Born on a Pirate Ship" and the radio edit on the "Friends" soundtrack. . . . . As to the enhanced portion of the CD - it is exactly the same as the enhanced portion on "Born on a Pirate Ship. " I would not recommend this to anyone who isn't a diehard BNL fan.
Excellent Sample of the Ladies
The ever famous "if i had a $1000000" is on this too. Most people do not realize that BNL does have more albums and songs besides "one week" I think that if you liked "stunt" then this is a good CD to buy if you want to sample some of their other work. And the song "Shoe Box" is fun. Whenever I listen to their music, it makes me smile, and that's the biggest compliment I can give any group.
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