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Track Listing

1. Gold
2. Hit
3. Leash Called Love
4. Lucky Night
5. Happy Nurse
6. I'm Hungry
7. Walkabout
8. Hetero Scum
9. Vitamin
10. Chihuahua

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57043 in Music
• Released on: 1992-02-18
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Customer Reviews

Stick Around, The Party's Just Begun!
A fitting crescendo for what would be The Sugarcubes' final encore, Stick Around For Joy is a celebration of sound, spirit and champagne-poppin' fun. It would also pre-empt Björk's "debut" to world mega-stardom. Unlike its wildly alternative predecessors, Joy is a delightful romp into more mainstream pop. Indeed, the album's biggest single, "Hit", was made to be just that with a chorus as catchy as anything Madonna or Britney Spears ever threw together on the assembly line. However, even with such airy upbeat tracks as "Hit", "Vitamin" and "Walkabout", Joy definitely does not lack the darker edge or musical complexity present in all The Sugarcubes' work. The opening track "Gold" conveys the determined lust and greed one has toward fortune, even to the point where Einar (you know you love him) insanely growls, "Dig bloody fingers / Dig!" In the empowering tirade "Leash Called Love" Björk sassily sends the lines... That very same righteousness would come to define Björk in her brilliant solo career.

Overall, Stick Around For Joy is a very good album and quite underrated in its entertainment value to fans of modern pop. The production is almost impeccable (and at times even a bit overproduced), thanks to veteran artist/producer Paul Fox, who's other credits include everyone from XTC to Grant Lee Buffalo. Major props to Sigtryggur Balsuresson (just call him "Sig") as well, for laying down the unbelievable percussion that accentuates the entire album (literally some of the best drumming ever on a pop record). Björk's vocals are in top form here (witness her belt out the third chorus of "Gold") and her delivery keeps fresh even upon a hundred listens. Unfortunately, the "Einar Factor" is strong on this album, almost as if he knew this would be his last time to spout as many annoying non sequiturs as inhumanly possible. However, as any fan of The Sugarcubes (or Björk, for that matter) knows, Einar is either to be loved or to be tolerated. I have always opted for the latter.

To hear many of the great tunes in their entirety from this album as well as other albums by The Sugarcubes....

Fun
This album is so misunderstood. It's all about fun. "Leash Called Love" is a great pop song. Along with the single "Hit" and "Gold". The band does not sound as excited as on their debut but i dare you to put "Vitamin" on without smiling. And "Chihuahua" though a throwaway ending has Bjork sounding extra cute. It's not essential but it's not the disappointing Here Today Tomorrow Next Week.

Return to roots, and it's great!!!
This is like flashback to the first album with some ingredients of the second. It is really joyful, and refreshing, and a lot easier to get than the second album (here today, tomorrow next week!). It has very emotional songs about sex, warmth feelings, and love. It is full of musical textures and exciting melodies, like the first album (Life is is too good).Einar is gentler with his voice; he does not scream as much as in the second album and Bjork sings marvelously and makes other beautiful sounds that make you feel relaxed but full of energy at the same time!!! If you bought the previous one you have to buy this.