Something for the Weekend (1999)

About this title: When a long-defunct band you loved in your youth opts to give fame and fortune one last shot 20 years later, though your heart leaps at the prospect, your brain urges caution. Most listeners have sat through middle-aged reunion albums with their spirits steadily sinking, as turgid laments for the environment give way to bitter attacks on faithless ex-wives and ex-bandmembers, and current bandmembers relentlessly demonstrate their familiarity with the very latest synthesizers. But 21 years after what everyone assumed to be their final album, Mr. Mick, Stackridge reconvened -- several key ... read more

Tracks:

1. It's a Fascinating World [Warren]
2. Ruth, Did You Read My Mind? [Miller/Warren]
3. Something About the Beatles [Ménage/Warren]
4. Help Under Doors [Miller/Warren]
5. The Vegan's Hatred of Fish [Walter]
6. Sliding Down the Razorblade of Love [Cook/West]
7. The Youth of Today [Miller/Warren]
8. Have Faith in Love [Warren]
9. Five-Poster Bedlam [Evans]
10. Wildebeeste [Miller/Warren]
11. Grooving Along on the Highway on a Monday Morning Once [Ménage/Miller/Warre]
12. Someday They'll Find Out [Warren]
13. Drinking & Driving [Walter]
14. It Must Be Time for Bed [Ménage/Warren]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.