After scoring a Canadian hit with the catchy angst pop of "Today I Hate Everyone," and a Juno award for Best New Group, the Killjoys decide to stick to their proven power pop formula for their sophomore effort, Gimme Five.
Lead vocalist Mike Trebilcock is clearly in control here, credited with writing 10 of the 13 tracks (and co-writing another).
While songs like "Rave and Drool," "Sick of You," and "Look Like Me" became hits in Canada, Gimme Five has a "been there, done that" feel to it, showing very little growth in relation to their debut.
Ironically, it is a 50-second song snippet called "Space Girl" (written by drummer Gene Champagne) that shows the most promise on this release, an indicator, perhaps, of what may have been if the band had been willing to take a few more creative risks.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rave + Drool | The Killjoys | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | Like I Care | The Killjoys | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Sick of You | The Killjoys | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Like a Girl Jesus | The Killjoys | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | Soaked | The Killjoys | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | Space Girl | The Killjoys | Play | 00:50 | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| 7 | Brand New Neighbour | The Killjoys | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 8 | Look Like Me | The Killjoys | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | C-Monkey | The Killjoys | Play | 03:03 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | Everything | The Killjoys | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 11 | Grown Up Scared | The Killjoys | Play | 00:49 | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| 12 | Exit Wound | The Killjoys | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 18 MB |
| 33 mins | 75 MB | |||||
| 33 mins | 242 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Clark | Producer |
| 2 | The Killjoys | Primary Artist |
| 3 | The Killjoys | Primary Artist |
| 4 | Matt Martone | Engineer |
| 5 | Skidd Mills | Engineer |
| 6 | Mike Trebilcock | Guitar, Layout Design, Vocals |
| 7 | Shelley Woods | Bass, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |