Hi-Fi Sci-Fi

Hi-Fi Sci-Fi
Hi-Fi Sci-Fi
Studio album by Dramarama
Released	January 1993
Recorded	November 21 to December 21, 1992
Genre	Alternative
Length	58:50
Label	Chameleon/Elektra
Producer	Dramarama
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Singles from Hi-Fi Sci-Fi
	"Work for Food"; Released: 1993;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Robert Christgau	A−^[3]
Los Angeles Times	^[4]

Hi-Fi Sci-Fi is the fifth studio album by alternative rock group Dramarama.^[4]^[5] 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."^[3]

Track listing

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

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

Personnel

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

References

^ Jenkins, Mark (September 17, 1993). "DRAMARAMA, DUNLAP AND DOING THE USUAL" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
^ Hi-Fi Sci-Fi at AllMusic
^ ^a ^b "Robert Christgau: CG: Dramarama". www.robertchristgau.com.
^ ^a ^b "POP ALBUM REVIEW : Earthly Concerns of Dramarama's 'Hi-Fi Sci-Fi'". Los Angeles Times. July 10, 1993.
^ "Dramarama".

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[1] Jenkins, Mark (September 17, 1993). "DRAMARAMA, DUNLAP AND DOING THE USUAL" – via www.washingtonpost.com.

[2] Hi-Fi Sci-Fi at AllMusic

[auto-3] "Robert Christgau: CG: Dramarama". www.robertchristgau.com.

[auto1-4] "POP ALBUM REVIEW : Earthly Concerns of Dramarama's 'Hi-Fi Sci-Fi'". Los Angeles Times. July 10, 1993.

[5] "Dramarama".

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v t e Dramarama
John Easdale Peter Wood Mark Englert Mike Davis Tony Snow Chris Carter Clem Burke Morley Bartnoff
Studio albums	Cinéma Vérité (1985) Box Office Bomb (1987) Stuck in Wonderamaland (1989) Vinyl (1991) Hi-Fi Sci-Fi (1993) Everybody Dies (2005)
Live albums	Live at the China Club (1990)
Compilation albums	10 from 5 (1993) The Best of Dramarama: 18 Big Ones (1996)
EPs	Vinyl (1992)
Singles	"Anything, Anything (I'll Give You)"

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