Hi Fi Way
Encyclopedia
Hi Fi Way is an album
by Australia
n rock band
You Am I
, released in 1995. The album reached #1 on the local albums chart and is one of the most influential and critically acclaimed Australian albums of the last twenty years, inspiring the likes of Jet
, the Vines
and Wolfmother
. In 2008, it was voted the sixth greatest Australian album of all time in The Age
newspaper's 50 Greatest Aussie Albums poll. In October 2010, it was listed at No. 8 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums
. Hi Fi Way was You Am I's first release with new drummer Rusty Hopkinson
(formerly of Nursery Crimes) after the departure of former drummer Mark Tunaley.
The album included the singles "Cathy's Clown
", "Jewels and Bullets
" and "Purple Sneakers
".
Tim Rogers later said of the album, "I was really high and really drunk the whole time. My ambition for it was always huge, but we're more suited to a scrappier sounding thing, with the way that I sing and play guitar. We had seven days to make it, living in New York."
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n rock band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
You Am I
You Am I
You Am I are an Australian alternative rock band, fronted by vocalist/guitarist and main songwriter Tim Rogers. They were the first Australian band to have three albums successively debut at #1 on the ARIA Charts, and are renowned for their live performances.-History:Tim Rogers formed the first...
, released in 1995. The album reached #1 on the local albums chart and is one of the most influential and critically acclaimed Australian albums of the last twenty years, inspiring the likes of Jet
Jet (band)
Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne, . The band consists of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively...
, the Vines
The Vines
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and Wolfmother
Wolfmother
Wolfmother is an Australian rock band from Erskineville, Sydney. Formed in 2000, the group was originally a trio composed of vocalist and guitarist Andrew Stockdale, bassist and keyboardist Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett. Wolfmother released their self-titled debut album in October 2005,...
. In 2008, it was voted the sixth greatest Australian album of all time in The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
newspaper's 50 Greatest Aussie Albums poll. In October 2010, it was listed at No. 8 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums
100 Best Australian Albums
100 Best Australian Albums is a compendium of rock and pop albums of the past 50 years as compiled by music journalists Toby Creswell, Craig Mathieson and John O'Donnell. The book was published on 25 October 2010 by Hardie Grant Books...
. Hi Fi Way was You Am I's first release with new drummer Rusty Hopkinson
Rusty Hopkinson
Rusty Hopkinson is the drummer for Australian rock act You Am I.Allegedly, Rusty was an occasional drinking buddy of You Am I while with his then band, indie act Nursery Crimes, around the turn of the 1990s...
(formerly of Nursery Crimes) after the departure of former drummer Mark Tunaley.
The album included the singles "Cathy's Clown
Cathy's Clown (You Am I song)
"Cathy's Clown" is the first single from the album Hi Fi Way by Australian rock band You Am I. It was released in 1995 and was the band's first single to make the Australian Top 40 singles chart, reaching number 36....
", "Jewels and Bullets
Jewels and Bullets
"Jewels And Bullets" is the second single from the album Hi Fi Way by Australian rock band You Am I. It was released in 1995 and reached number 93 in the 1995 Triple J Hottest 100.-Track listing:# "Jewels and Bullets " – 2:58...
" and "Purple Sneakers
Purple Sneakers
"Purple Sneakers" is the third single from the album Hi Fi Way by Australian rock band You Am I. It was released in 1995 and reached number 24 in the 1995 Triple J Hottest 100.-Track listing:# "Purple Sneakers" – 3:30# "Sci-Fi Way" - 2:42...
".
Tim Rogers later said of the album, "I was really high and really drunk the whole time. My ambition for it was always huge, but we're more suited to a scrappier sounding thing, with the way that I sing and play guitar. We had seven days to make it, living in New York."
Track listing
All songs by Rogers/You Am I- "Ain't Gone And Open"
- "Minor Byrd"
- "She Digs Her"
- "Cathy's ClownCathy's Clown (You Am I song)"Cathy's Clown" is the first single from the album Hi Fi Way by Australian rock band You Am I. It was released in 1995 and was the band's first single to make the Australian Top 40 singles chart, reaching number 36....
" - "Jewels and BulletsJewels and Bullets"Jewels And Bullets" is the second single from the album Hi Fi Way by Australian rock band You Am I. It was released in 1995 and reached number 93 in the 1995 Triple J Hottest 100.-Track listing:# "Jewels and Bullets " – 2:58...
" - "Purple SneakersPurple Sneakers"Purple Sneakers" is the third single from the album Hi Fi Way by Australian rock band You Am I. It was released in 1995 and reached number 24 in the 1995 Triple J Hottest 100.-Track listing:# "Purple Sneakers" – 3:30# "Sci-Fi Way" - 2:42...
" - "Pizza Guy"
- "The Applecross Wing Commander"
- "Stray"
- "Handwasher"
- "Punkarella"
- "Ken (The Mother Nature's Son)"
- "Gray"
- "How Much Is Enough"
Someone Else's Crowd
Some copies of the album came with a live bonus disc, featuring songs recorded on tour in Seattle, 1994.- "Sound As Ever"
- "Hi Fi Way"
- "When You Got Dry"
- "Forever and Easy"
- "Berlin ChairBerlin Chair"Berlin Chair" is the second single from the album Sound As Ever by Australian rock band You Am I. It was released in 1994 and reached #23 in that year's Hottest 100, while in the 1998 Hottest 100 of All Time it came in at #61 and #52 in the 2009 Hottest 100 of All Time. In a phone-in poll in 1999,...
" - "Adam's Ribs"
- "Cool Hand Luke"
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Australian ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... Albums Chart |
1 |
Personnel
- Tim RogersTim RogersTim Rogers is the frontman of Australian rock band You Am I. He is also a solo artist, as well as having fronted and released albums with bands The Twin Set and The Temperance Union.-History:...
- Vocals, Guitars, Mellotron, Hammond Organ - Andy KentAndy Kent-Biography:Andy Kent joined You Am I in late 1991 at the age of twenty-two, replacing Nick Tischler, and joining Tim Rogers with new drummer Mark Tunaley . Kent was the band's live sound engineer prior to being asked to join the band at a performance in Canberra...
- Bass Guitar - Rusty HopkinsonRusty HopkinsonRusty Hopkinson is the drummer for Australian rock act You Am I.Allegedly, Rusty was an occasional drinking buddy of You Am I while with his then band, indie act Nursery Crimes, around the turn of the 1990s...
- Drums, Cymbals, Percussion, 'Fremantle Reminiscences' - Jon AuerJon AuerJonathan P. "Jon" Auer is an American musician who co-founded the power pop band The Posies, along with Ken Stringfellow. Auer and Stringfellow have also been a part of the rejuvenated Big Star....
- Hammond Organ on "Minor Byrd" - Epic SoundtracksEpic SoundtracksEpic Soundtracks was the stage name of the British musician Kevin Paul Godfrey . Born in Croydon, Surrey, he was brought up in Solihull, Midlands with his brother Adrian Nicholas, who was known as Nikki Sudden .In 1972 Kevin and Nicholas formed the nucleus of what was to become the post-punk rock...
- Keys on "Gray" - Lee RanaldoLee RanaldoLee M. Ranaldo is an American singer, guitarist, writer, record producer, and visual artist, best known as a co-founder of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth...
- Producer - Wayne ConnollyWayne ConnollyWayne Connolly is an Australian producer/engineer and musician. Throughout the 1990s Connolly played in Sydney band The Welcome Mat, who released a series of critically acclaimed albums and EPs through Waterfront Records and id/Mercury...
- 'Guitar Noodling' on "Gray", recorded "How Much Is Enough" and "Ken"