Very Fast Very Dangerous
Very Fast Very Dangerous is the second album by British rock band Reuben, released little over a year after their debut. Song writing for this album begun as soon as the recording for its predecessor, Racecar Is Racecar Backwards had finished in September 2003. The name originates from a line in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. The album was produced by Chris Sheldon (who has previously worked for Feeder, Foo Fighters and Biffy Clyro) at Raezor Studios.
Reception
Many fans noted Very Fast as a "stronger and more complete album" than their debut, and critics largely praised the album, calling it "fantastic" and "essential". However, smaller independent fanzines, who had notably praised Reuben in their early days, criticised the album as narrowing of musical scope given its more straightforward rock approach, and even accused it of being an attempt by the band at selling out.
In a surprising feat for an underground rock band, the album entered #4 in the UK Rock Charts in its first week, beaten only by high-risers Foo Fighters, Green Day and The Rasmus. It made #87 in the mainstream chart, and one place higher than "Racecar Is Racecar Backwards".
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by Reuben
Blamethrower
by: ReubenWe all have responsibilities,
We all have a social debt,
And if there is a man free of guilt,
I haven't met him yet,
So now you're backed in a corner,
You're under verbal attack,
They're pointing fingers like guns in your face and...
Nobody got your BACK,
You've got to blame somebody for all your fucking
mistakes,
So someone else will pay for all the bad choices you
make,
And you should take responsibility for what you do,
But you just point your finger at somebody innocent and
say...,
No I don't feel so fucking good,
No I don't feel so fucking good,
No I don't feel so fucking good,
No I don't, I need SOMEBODY TO BLAME,
GOT BLAME?,
I GOT BLAME,
I got blame,
So one day somebody asks you how you feel,
And instead of telling the truth,
You reel off a list of things you think they want to
hear,
Because it's easier that way,
And so they treat you like this completely different
person,
Because all they know about you is misinformation,
And you gradually detatch yourself from all your
actions thinking...,
OH, I DON'T KNOW WHY I DON'T MEAN WHAT I SAY,
I DON'T KNOW WHY I DON'T FEEL WHAT I SAY,
YOU'VE BEEN LYING ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS FOR SO LONG,
YOU'VE FORGOTTEN WHO YOU ARE,
You got to blame somebody for all your fucking
mistakes,
So someone else will pay for all the bad choices you
make,
And it is all your fault that you feel angry like you
But you could not admit it and you're stuck
thinking...,
No I don't feel so fucking good,
No I don't feel so fucking good,
No I don't feel so fucking good,
No I don't, I need somebody,
No I don't feel so fucking...,
No I don't feel so fucking...,
No I don't feel so fucking good,
No I don't, I need somebody to blame,
ARRGGGHHHH...,