1. i'm with stupid
a sample gets us underway, "stupid stupid stupid", a subtle groovy rhythm and sweet guitar music - then the chorus kicks in: "guess what i'm with stupid". here it is again, the big chorus, quiet verse-formula only even more so. lou's singing is more relaxed than ever before (except behave, maybe) and there's something that's close to picking-style guitar playing happening in the verse. this one is short, the big chorus-thingy only happens twice or so.

2. shake baby shake
first appearance of the trumpet. a song that would have been a stand-out among the SWR-love songs, cos this is the style, only so much better, with some actual piano (or so it sounds). lou sings, no big chorus. this one is short.

3. pass it along
dunst speaks up ("send this song to 20 people"), over a simple drum pattern that eventually develops into a singalong-clapalong-gospel-like-chant "where do you want to go today/ somewhere you can never take me". lou sings back up. the song ain't that long either, but the chant is repeated for a while. not as long as the harry roberts-one, though.

4. hey hey we're the junkies
big chorus time again, a driving beat, power chords, trumpet. probably the most-straightforward song, though the best bit is the restrained middle part with a great sample "all problems are solved in slighty less than an hour". actually, this is short, too.

5. i'm coming out
opens with a string-sample and has power chords, too. but the actual singing is very relaxed, sweet even. alice appears - to say "i'm coming out". the bridge is very naff 80s-style guitar-playing and the middle bit has a drum sound that's straight from garageland (alice does some more singing here). just why the ingredients fit together is not clear, but somehow they do, even though they probably shouldn't. this might be of average length.

6. dumbing down II
short instrumental round the notes that make up a later song.

7. i'm in trouble again
has the line "danbert is a friend of mine" followed by "i'm in trouble again". one of the more traditional-chumba-style-efforts, except for the 50s-beat-middle 8. bops along nicely with all the things you like (or hate) about the band. well, most of em, anyway.

8. social dogma
country time, folks. hey boff, did you play the lap-steel ? this one is *short*.

9. www dot
almost offbeat use of the keyboard, kinda like reggae-inspired. reminds of the specials, except that lou sings "honey i blew up the world", which is something terry never sang.

10. new york mining disaster
almost accapella, just some low keyboard-sounds in the background. a wonderful folky-tune. lou sings, the others sing back up. oh, this ain't long, either.

11. i'm not sorry, i was having fun
more cheesy 80s-style guitar-playing, to some beat that almost says "madchester". ricky tomlinson is an actor and former union-activist and it's sure better to have him instead of rush limbaugh. lou sings again, but this might actually be danbert doing the additional vocals. the chorus ain't that big (no shouting, that's for sure), but it has power chords. and then: the acoustic-guitar solo. listeners shake their head in disbelief, but it's really nice. ends on a great sample on whether being an anarchist and having a lot of money go together.

12. jesus in vegas
dunst does his rap-thing and andrew lloyd webber is doing the lights. here it is, finally, shouting in the chorus: jesus in vegas. this still reminds me of some cabaret-style show, sweet back-up singing, the slide across the strings before the chorus kicks in. robbie williams would be great for it.

13. the standing still
a harp (well, it could be), a clarinet (i think), strings - lou sings another folk-type-song, only i like the other one better. somehow, this is the song i like the least.

14. she's got all the friends

the first single, apparently. a singa-long chorus, before alice appears for the first half of the verse and then lou sings the second. this time, the middle bit is another (but totally different) 50s-style effort in which boff offers to hate us for free.

15. pass it along II
half of half the chorus from pass it along.

16. ladies for compassionate lynching
this one should have everyone dancing in their seats. it doesn't quite make you wanna jump around, but the groove is irresistable. before you get carried away, we move on to the next level.

17. celebration, florida
another country-type song. who is that, playing the evil lap-steel ? sounds as if boff is singing the lead vocals. but i could be wrong, of course.

18. moses with a gun
this is country, too, but in a line dancing-style, i'd say. danbert sings, and 30 seconds later, it's over.

19. the health and happiness show
now you got me all confused. is this boff again, singing ? before i can make up mind, the next song kicks in. i guess one of those singers might have been jude.

20. the physical impossibility of death in the mind of jerry springer
acoustic guitar, brushes, but a very groovy bass-line. folk in a 90s kind of way. way too short.

21. smart bomb
now this would have been a single. disco time. this has "glittery costumes", naff lighting and gloria gaynor written all over it, but in the best possible way.

22. knickers
the danbert-song.

23. lie lie lie
another one that seems to say "las vegas here i come". everyone sings, dunst makes fun of people who watch "friends", lou makes fun of gwyneth paltrow and is that david copperfield coming down the stairs ? no.

24. dumbing down
the notes from above made into a real song. this might actually be longest song on here, dumbi-dum-dumb.

25. i'm in trouble again II
this sounds like it could well be hugh grant saying those final words, but then i don't know his voice that well. what *is* the point ? go back to "shhh"'s "look! no strings" for the answer.