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{{Infobox album
| name       = (Come on, Join) The High Society
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[These Animal Men]]
| cover      = (Come on, Join) The High Society.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 1994
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Indie rock]]
| length     =
| label      = Hi-Rise<ref>{{cite book |title=The Rough Guide to Rock |date=1999 |publisher=Rough Guides Ltd |page=1004 |edition=2nd}}</ref>
| producer   = [[Dave Eringa]]
| prev_title = Too Sussed?
| prev_year  = 1994
| next_title = Taxi for These Animal Men
| next_year  = 1995
}}
'''''(Come on, Join) The High Society''''' is the debut album by the English band [[These Animal Men]], released in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/these-animal-men-mn0000925660/biography|title=These Animal Men Biography, Songs, & Albums|website=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Watson |first1=Ian |title=Toff with their heads! |magazine=Melody Maker |date=Sep 24, 1994 |volume=71 |issue=37 |page=36}}</ref> The first single was "Speed King".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/jul/28/cult-heroes-smash-and-these-animal-men-should-have-changed-peoples-lives|title=Cult heroes: S*M*A*S*H and These Animal Men should have changed people's lives|first=James|last=Cook|date=July 28, 2015|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>
The album peaked at No. 62 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30728/these-animal-men/|title=These Animal Men Full Official Chart History|website=Official Charts}}</ref> The band supported the album with a North American tour.<ref name=WP/>
==Production==
The album was produced by [[Dave Eringa]].<ref name=CL/> The American release was repeatedly delayed, with a different track listing than the original English album.<ref name=WP/>
==Critical reception==
{{album ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/come-on-join-the-high-society-mw0000122230|title=These Animal Men (Come on, Join) The High Society|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Drowned in Sound]]''
|rev2score = 8/10<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/4816/reviews/5915-|title=Album Review: These Animal Men (Come On, Join) The High Society|website=DrownedInSound|access-date=2022-10-22|archive-date=2022-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203224235/https://drownedinsound.com/releases/4816/reviews/5915-|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
|rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="CL">{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=8 |page=119}}</ref>
|rev4 = [[Martin C. Strong]]
|rev4score = 6/10<ref name="MCS">{{cite book |last1=Strong |first1=Martin C. |title=The Great Indie Discography |date=2003 |publisher=Canongate |page=1026 |edition=2nd}}</ref>
}}
''[[Trouser Press]]'' called the album "a compelling bolt of content, not posture," praising the "taut songwriting, good singing, buzzing electricity and a dynamic grasp."<ref>{{cite web |title=These Animal Men |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/these-animal-men/ |website=Trouser Press |access-date=22 October 2022}}</ref> ''[[CMJ New Music Monthly]]'' deemed most of the tunes "incredibly weak readings of generic songs from the early-'70s leather and mascara crowd."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Vazquez |first1=Michael |title=Reviews |magazine=CMJ New Music Monthly |date=May 1995 |issue=21 |page=41}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote: "Drawing on mod and glitter-rock precedents, songwriters/guitarists Boag and Hooligan have constructed lush pop fantasias that recall 'All the Young Dudes' more than 'Anarchy in the U.K.'"<ref name="WP">{{cite news |last1=Jenkins |first1=Mark |title=Animal Men's Punk Glitters |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2 June 1995 |page=N14}}</ref>
''[[Drowned in Sound]]'' opined that "stop-start punchdrunk anthems like 'Sharp Kid' and 'Too Sussed?' defined their generation more succinctly than 'Parklife' and gave people like Elastica a platform on which to kickstart their career."<ref name="auto"/>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| title1 = Sharp Kid
| length1 =
| title2 = Empire Building
| length2 =
| title3 = Ambulance
| length3 =
| title4 = This Year's Model
| length4 =
| title5 = You're Always Right
| length5 =
| title6 = Flawed Is Beautiful (Edit)
| length6 =
| title7 = This Is the Sound of Youth
| length7 =
| title8 = Sitting Tenant
| length8 =
| title9 = Too Sussed?
| length9 =
| title10 = (Come on, Join) The High Society
| length10 =
| title11 = We Are Living
| length11 =
| title12 = High Society (Return)
| length12 =
}}
==References==
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[[Category:1994 debut albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Dave Eringa]]
[[Category:Indie rock albums by English artists]]