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And You Think You Know What Life's About is the second album by Dishwalla, released in 1998 on A&M Records.[4][5]

And You Think You Know What Life's About
Studio album by Dishwalla
Released	August 11, 1998
Recorded	Trackholmes, Santa Barbara; Music Box, Hollywood
Genre	Rock, alternative rock
Length	50:46
Label	A&M
Producer	Marc Waterman & Dishwalla[1]
Dishwalla chronology
Pet Your Friends (1995) And You Think You Know What Life's About (1998) Opaline (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	C−[3]

Critical reception

The Washington Post noted that "the band's most bombastic choruses contain echoes of the slick power ballads that grunge banished."[6] Entertainment Weekly wrote that "when they pull out the cheesy Top 40 stops ... like on the ballad 'Until I Wake Up', they come off like a modern-rock Journey—a guilty pleasure, but a pleasure nonetheless."[3] The Ottawa Citizen determined that "the band remains a non-innovator, relying on go-to guitar riffs and catchy rock melodies."[7]

Stereo Review concluded that "Dishwalla spends part of its second album whining about the success of its first one."[8] Rolling Stone thought that frontman J.R. Richards "has managed to shed his grumbly, disaffected vocals for a softer croon on tracks such as 'The Bridge Song'."[9] The Boston Globe opined that "Dishwalla's chameleon act seems in total defiance of establishing a trademark sound."[10] The Los Angeles Times wrote that "this angst-filled and metal-tinged sophomore try sinks quickly under the weight of overblown emotion and puerile lyrics."[11]

Track listing

1. "Stay Awake" - 4:13
2. "Once in a While" - 4:42
3. "Bottom of the Floor" - 3:29
4. "Healing Star" - 4:21
5. "Until I Wake Up" - 5:16
6. "5 Star Day" - 4:12
7. "Truth Serum" - 5:29
8. "So Blind" - 3:41
9. "Gone Upside Down" - 3:59
10. "So Much Time" - 4:37
11. "The Bridge Song" - 3:10
12. "Pop Guru" - 3:34

Total Length: 50:46

Personnel

• Scot Alexander: Bass, Vocals
• Rodney Browning-Cravens: Guitars, Vocals
• George Pendergast: Drums, Vocals
• J.R. Richards: Vocals, Guitar, Additional Keyboards
• Jim Wood: Keyboards, Vocals
• Uncle Jake Richards: Acoustic Guitar and Backing Vocals on "The Bridge Song"
• Peter Byck, Marc Waterman and David Young: Backing Vocals on "Bottom of the Floor"
• Engineered by Marc Waterman and Jim Wood
• Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge at Image Recording, Hollywood, California, assisted by Andrew Garver

References

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