Hi-Fi Sci-Fi Explained

Hi-Fi Sci-Fi
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dramarama
Cover:	Dramarama_Hi-Fi_Sci-Fi.jpg
Released:	January 1993
Recorded:	November 21 to December 21, 1992
Genre:	Alternative
Length:	58:50
Label:	Chameleon/Elektra^[1]
Producer:	Dramarama
Prev Title:	Vinyl
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Everybody Dies
Next Year:	2005

Hi-Fi Sci-Fi is the fifth studio album by alternative rock group Dramarama.^[2] Released in 1993, it was also their last studio album until Everybody Dies was released in 2005.

Critical reception

Robert Christgau wrote that "what's confusing, and a stroke, is that with Clem Burke pounding the skins and the band mixing and matching, it rocks louder, harder, and faster than anything they've done since going pro—or ever."

Track listing

All songs written by John Easdale, except for where noted.

1. "Introduction/Hey Betty" – 4:28
2. "Work for Food" – 4:10
3. "Shadowless Heart" – 5:13
4. "Swallowed Your Cure" (Chris Carter, Tommy Mullaney) – 2:54
5. "Where's the Manual?" – 5:23
6. "Senseless Fun" – 4:39
7. "Bad Seed" – 4:02
8. "Incredible" (Carter, Easdale) – 4:18
9. "Prayer" – 4:37
10. "Don't Feel Like Doing Drugs" – 3:43
11. "Right On Baby, Baby" – 4:23
12. "Late Night Phone Call" – 5:32
13. "28 Double Secret Bonus Tracks" – 5:35

Personnel

• Nicky Hopkins – Piano
• Benmont Tench – Piano/Keyboards
• Clem Burke – Drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: DRAMARAMA, DUNLAP AND DOING THE USUAL. Mark. Jenkins. September 17, 1993. www.washingtonpost.com.
2. Web site: Dramarama.