And You Think You Know What Life's About Explained

And You Think You Know What Life's About
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dishwalla
Cover:	Dishwalla-And_You_Think_You_Know_What_Life's_About.jpeg
Released:	August 11, 1998
Recorded:	Trackholmes, Santa Barbara; Music Box, Hollywood
Genre:	Rock, alternative rock
Length:	50:46
Label:	A&M
Producer:	Marc Waterman & Dishwalla^[1]
Prev Title:	Pet Your Friends
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Opaline
Next Year:	2002

And You Think You Know What Life's About is the second album by Dishwalla, released in 1998 on A&M Records.^{[2] [3]}

Critical reception

The Washington Post noted that "the band's most bombastic choruses contain echoes of the slick power ballads that grunge banished."^[4] Entertainment Weekly wrote that "when they pull out the cheesy Top 40 stops ... like on the ballad 'Until I Wake Up', they come off like a modern-rock Journey—a guilty pleasure, but a pleasure nonetheless." The Ottawa Citizen determined that "the band remains a non-innovator, relying on go-to guitar riffs and catchy rock melodies."^[5]

Stereo Review concluded that "Dishwalla spends part of its second album whining about the success of its first one."^[6] Rolling Stone thought that frontman J.R. Richards "has managed to shed his grumbly, disaffected vocals for a softer croon on tracks such as 'The Bridge Song'."^[7] The Boston Globe opined that "Dishwalla's chameleon act seems in total defiance of establishing a trademark sound."^[8] The Los Angeles Times wrote that "this angst-filled and metal-tinged sophomore try sinks quickly under the weight of overblown emotion and puerile lyrics."^[9]

Track listing

1. "Stay Awake" - 4:13
2. "Once in a While" - 4:42
3. "Bottom of the Floor" - 3:29
4. "Healing Star" - 4:21
5. "Until I Wake Up" - 5:16
6. "5 Star Day" - 4:12
7. "Truth Serum" - 5:29
8. "So Blind" - 3:41
9. "Gone Upside Down" - 3:59
10. "So Much Time" - 4:37
11. "The Bridge Song" - 3:10
12. "Pop Guru" - 3:34

Total Length: 50:46

Personnel

• Scot Alexander: Bass, Vocals
• Rodney Browning-Cravens: Guitars, Vocals
• George Pendergast: Drums, Vocals
• J.R. Richards

Vocals, Guitar, Additional Keyboards

• Jim Wood: Keyboards, Vocals
• Uncle Jake Richards: Acoustic Guitar and Backing Vocals on "The Bridge Song"
• Peter Byck, Marc Waterman and David Young: Backing Vocals on "Bottom of the Floor"
• Engineered by Marc Waterman and Jim Wood
• Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge at Image Recording, Hollywood, California, assisted by Andrew Garver

Notes and References

1. Borzillo . Carrie . A&M's Dishwalla taps into 'Think' mode for 2nd album . Billboard . Jul 11, 1998 . 110 . 28 . 14, 16.
2. Web site: Dishwalla Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
3. Web site: Dishwalla Resurfaces On New Label. https://web.archive.org/web/20211001191912/http://www.mtv.com/news/1428139/dishwalla-resurfaces-on-new-label/. dead. October 1, 2021. MTV News.
4. Web site: DISHWALLA: 'AND YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHAT LIFE'S ABOUT' . The Washington Post . 1 October 2021.
5. News: Dishwalla plays its cautious rock . Ottawa Citizen . 5 Nov 1998 . G3.
6. Milano . Brett . And You Think You Know What Life's About . Stereo Review . Jan 1999 . 64 . 1 . 89, 92.
7. Chonin . Neva . And You Think You Know What Life's About . Rolling Stone . Sep 3, 1998 . 794 . 105.
8. News: Gerard . David . DISHWALLA . The Boston Globe . 27 Aug 1998 . Calendar . 8.
9. News: Scribner . Sara . In Brief . Los Angeles Times . 9 Aug 1998 . Calendar . 66.