| (Come on, Join) The High Society | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | These Animal Men |
| Cover: | (Come on, Join) The High Society.jpg |
| Released: | 1994 |
| Genre: | Indie rock |
| Label: | Hi-Rise[1] |
| Producer: | Dave Eringa |
| Prev Title: | Too Sussed? |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | Taxi for These Animal Men |
| Next Year: | 1995 |
(Come on, Join) The High Society is the debut album by the English band These Animal Men, released in 1994.[2] [3] The first single was "Speed King".[4]
The album peaked at No. 62 on the UK Albums Chart.[5] The band supported the album with a North American tour.
The album was produced by Dave Eringa. The American release was repeatedly delayed, with a different track listing than the original English album.
Trouser Press called the album "a compelling bolt of content, not posture," praising the "taut songwriting, good singing, buzzing electricity and a dynamic grasp."[6] CMJ New Music Monthly deemed most of the tunes "incredibly weak readings of generic songs from the early-'70s leather and mascara crowd."[7] The Washington Post wrote: "Drawing on mod and glitter-rock precedents, songwriters/guitarists Boag and Hooligan have constructed lush pop fantasias that recall 'All the Young Dudes' more than 'Anarchy in the U.K.'"[8]
Drowned in Sound opined that "stop-start punchdrunk anthems like 'Sharp Kid' and 'Too Sussed?' defined their generation more succinctly than 'Parklife' and gave people like Elastica a platform on which to kickstart their career."