Name: You Love You [Explicit]
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SKU: 525500
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You Love You [Explicit] [Explicit]

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Album: You Love You [Explicit]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Semi Precious Weapons Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:07
2)	Put A Diamond In It Album Version	More Info...	3:10
3)	Magnetic Baby Album Version	More Info...	2:45
4)	Statues Of Ourselves Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:34
5)	Sticky With Champagne Album Version	More Info...	3:18
6)	I Could Die Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	2:36
7)	Leave Your Pretty To Me Album Version	More Info...	4:24
8)	Rock N Roll Never Looked So Beautiful Album Version	More Info...	5:47
9)	Look At Me Album Version	More Info...	3:37

Album: You Love You [Explicit]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Semi Precious Weapons Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:07
2)	Put A Diamond In It Album Version	More Info...	3:10
3)	Magnetic Baby Album Version	More Info...	2:45
4)	Statues Of Ourselves Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:34
5)	Sticky With Champagne Album Version	More Info...	3:18
6)	I Could Die Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	2:36
7)	Leave Your Pretty To Me Album Version	More Info...	4:24
8)	Rock N Roll Never Looked So Beautiful Album Version	More Info...	5:47
9)	Look At Me Album Version	More Info...	3:37

Performer Notes

Lyricist: Justin Tranter.
Personnel: Justin Tranter (vocals); Stevy Pyne (guitar); Dan Crean (drums).
Audio Mixer: Jack Joseph Puig.
Recording information: Ocean Way Studios.
Photographer: Giuliano Bekor.
A club sensation in their native N.Y.C., Semi Precious Weapons have steadily raised glitter-laden eyebrows since the band's garage rock-y 2008 independent debut, We Love You. They even nabbed a coveted opening spot on controversial pop diva Lady Gaga's 2010 Monster Ball tour. In truth, the pairing made sense, as Gaga actually opened for the band in 2006 before she was famous. Cut to 2010, and Semi Precious Weapons deliver their sophomore effort and major-label debut You Love You. Once again featuring the vocals of six-foot-tall, ambisexual frontman Justin Tranter, You Love You plays as an amped-up version of We Love You. In fact, the band included re-recorded versions of their anthems "Semi-Precious Weapons" and "Magnetic Baby," originally released on We Love You. The move makes sense in introducing the band to a wider audience and the slightly bigger/polished-fuzz of You Love You's production does nothing to detract from the original versions. Admittedly, a few tracks such as the plodding "Statues of Ourselves" and the slack "Rock and Roll Never Looked so Beautiful" often seem like a lot of flash and personality minus a great pop hook. Ultimately though, tracks like the Led Zeppelin-meets-T. Rex nugget "Put a Diamond in It" and the bratty AC/DC-inspired "I Could Die" are truly ass-kicking rockers that balance Tranter's snotty, glittery camp with the band's legit, hard rock ballsiness. And while snot'n'roll is pretty much Semi Precious Weapons bread and butter, Tranter's epic latter album ballad "Leave Your Pretty to Me" is a bittersweet love letter to all the fan girls he's never been able to love before, but for whom the album's idol worship-invoking album title truly takes on a reflexive and yearning irony. He sings, "Girl, go ahead and drink, cuz I can only be so many things. But when you leave, please leave your pretty to me." If You Love You is any indication, Semi Precious Weapons have plenty of pretty, dirty rock & roll to go around. ~ Matt Collar

Professional Reviews

Alternative Press - "[Tracks like] 'Put A Diamond In It,' the disco-garage 'Magnetic Baby' and the glam-boogie theme song 'Semi Precious Weapons' all sizzle with vibrant carefree enthusiasm that's infectious."