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''Hi-Fi Sci-Fi'' is the fifth studio
album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
by
alternative rock Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...
group
Dramarama Dramarama is an American, New Jersey–based alternative rock/power pop band, who later moved to Los Angeles. The band was formed in New Jersey in 1982 and disbanded in 1994. The band formally reunited in 2003 following an appearance on VH1's ' ...
. Released in 1993, it was also their last studio album until '' Everybody Dies'' was released in 2005.


Critical reception

Robert Christgau Robert Thomas Christgau ( ; born April 18, 1942) is an American music journalist and essayist. Among the most well-known and influential music critics, he began his career in the late 1960s as one of the earliest professional rock critics and ...
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."


Track listing

All songs written by
John Easdale John Easdale (born September 20, 1961 in Wayne, New Jersey) is the lead singer and songwriter for the American band Dramarama. Easdale grew up in Wayne, New Jersey, and graduated from Wayne Hills High School Wayne Hills High School is a fou ...
, 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

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Nicky Hopkins Nicholas Christian "Nicky" Hopkins (24 February 1944 – 6 September 1994) was an English pianist and organist. Hopkins performed on many popular and enduring British and American rock music recordings from the 1960s to the 1990s, most notably ...
– Piano *
Benmont Tench Benjamin Montmorency "Benmont" Tench III (born September 7, 1953) is an American musician and singer, and a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Early years Tench was born in Gainesville, Florida, the second child of Benjamin M ...
– Piano/Keyboards *
Clem Burke Clement Burke (born Clement Anthony Bozewski; November 24, 1954) is an American musician who is best known as the drummer for the band Blondie from 1975, shortly after the band formed, throughout the band's entire career. He also played drums f ...
– Drums


References

Dramarama albums 1993 albums Elektra Records albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub