Perennial Favorites, by Squirrel Nut Zippers (1998): If there was a prize in my collection for "lowest per-disc investment for an artist," it would go to the Zippers. Through repeated gifting from jedi jawa in our college days, I obtained damn near the band's whole catalog, this being the last one. I don't think this one, overall, is as good as Hot, as it has a few uninspired moments ("Trou Macaq" sounds like an attempt to bottle lightning twice and is very derivative of "Hell"). Curiously, it also seems to have a lick, in the intro to "My Drag," that sounds lifted from the beginning of Gentle Giant's "Funny Ways." Still and all, there's lots of cool stuff here, including "Ghost of Steven Foster," which produced an equally cool video:
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Album of the Day
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That was a kick ass video ... and it's a very good song to run to as well! I miss the Zippers and their fusion of sounds. They had some jazz, rock-a-billy, roaring 20's, zydeco, and several other influences.
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