This recording is the first by The Bobs to include Lori
"Bob" Rivera (she’s great!), and it’s
destined for cult classic status. Most of the songs have the
signature humor of Richard "Bob" Greene, either alone
or in collaboration with Joe "Bob" Finetti and others.
Our favorites include "Hey
Coach Don’t Call Me a Queer," a primal scream at
all those high school paramilitary dictators who took the fun out
of sports. "Swingers"
is a high energy vocal jazz tune about a carefree couple who love
the easy life of Vegas. The doo-woppy "Is It Something I Said"
tells the tale of a post office worker whose secret affair goes
wrong with tragic consequences, while "Leisure Suit" uses a
‘70’s Bacharach lilt in the story of a guy who loves
his lime green polyester outfit. The recording concludes with
Joe’s tribute to the Heaven’s Gate cult, "The
Gate," which (shockingly!) includes a simple piano
accompaniment. The group’s musical diversity and
sophistication has never been better - like a fine wine, The Bobs
just get better with time!
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From the first strains of “Yuleman vs. the
Anti-Claus” to the last chord of “All I Want For
Christmas,” one can tell that this album is more
“Bobs” than “Christmas.” This release is full
of rockin’ songs about everyone’s favorite time of
year. Too Many Santas is rollicking, sometimes irreverent, and
definately not traditional. Their funk hangs out on
“Santa’s Got A Brand New Bag” (featuring Dr.
Jonathan Katz), they groove on “Mambo, Santa, Mambo”
and kick it on “Rasta Reindeer (Little Saint Nick).”
Some of the studio tricks we heard on “Plugged” are
present here, along with some pure Bobs-only sound, making this
one of the best holiday albums of '96. Well, you get the picture.
Buy this album and prepare to be impressed.
"Yuleman vs. the Anti-Claus"
"Mambo, Santa, Mambo"
"Too Many Santas"
"Christmas In Jail"
"Santa's Got A Brand New Bag"
"Fifty Kilowatt Tree"
"The Night Before The Night Before Christmas"
"Do You Hear What I Hear, Man?"
"Christmas In LA"
"Mrs. Clause Want Some Lovin'"
"Rasta Reindeer (Little Saint Nick)"
"All I Want For
Christmas"
A cappella pioneers the Bobs have again teamed with producer
Scott Matthews to boldy go where no other group has gone. This
recording ranges from the purest straight ahead
"acoustic" a cappella (the four Bobs singing live in an
empty warehouse) to plugged-in "electric" a cappella
with their voices surfing on waves of distortion. Except for toy
percussion all the parts are sung, no instruments are used, the
arrangements and sounds are amazing! With 14 great new original
songs about subjects from love, singing, coffee, smoke, death and
beat poetry to tattoos, bumper stickers, outlet malls,
professional wrestling and livestock in outer space, this may be
the most over-the-top of all Bobs albums. "...as if somebody
let them loose on a tilt-a-whirl for eight hours and then loaded
them into the recording studio to crank out a gold mine on a
ritz."
"When
We Start to Sing"
"Tattoo Me Now"
"Kill Your
Television"
"Meat on the Moon"
"Elwood Decker"
"Cafe"
"47 Reasons"
"Stranger Then Love"
"Smoke"
"Spray"
"Too Cool to
Care"
"Bus Tours"
"I.T.H.O.T.M.O.A."
"Andy Always Dreamed of Wrestling"
At the cutting edge of contemporary a cappella, The Bobs rock
on a diverse array of cover songs. They are equally great on acid
rock, coffeehouse cool, disco, the Dead, Peggy Lee, Leonard Cohen
and the Beatles. One of the best of '94.
"White
Room"
"First There is a Mountain"
"Unchain My
Heart"
"The Wind Cries Mary"
"The Golden Road"
"Is That All There Is"
"Disco Inferno"
"Lonely at the Top"
"Bird on a Wire"
"Particle Man"
"Searchin'"
"Mess Me Up Again"
"Strawberry
Fields Forever"
Arrangements are ambitious and diverse, harmonies are full and
the songs are still funny with an edge ("Spontaneous Human
Combustion" and "Slow Down Krishna"). We also like
pop "Drive By Love" & reggae "Sign My Snarling
Doggie."
"Drive
By Love"
"Mr. Duality"
"Tweak Your Peak"
"Naming the Band"
"Sign my Snarling
Doggie"
"Spontaneous Human
Combustion"
"Rainbird"
"Shut Up & Sing"
"Angels of Mercy"
"Something in my Ear"
"Lady Cop/Take Me In"
"Slow Down Krishna"
"Synaesthesia"
This is the first Bobs compilation of classic rock & roll
cover songs. With tunes from The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Jimi
Hendrix, Led Zepplin, Talking Heads and more, it has a hard rock
"edge" to it. So if you wanna rock, put it on!
"Purple Haze"
"Ring of Fire"
"Temptation"
"Whole Lotta Love"
"You Really Got A Hold on Me"
"Helter Skelter"
"You Can't Do
That"
"Come Together"
"Psycho Killer"
"Fever"
"Good Lovin'"
"Through the Wall"
"Sittin' in Limbo"
If you're new to The Bobs, this is perhaps the best way to
ease into their distinctive style. Mostly original material, it
includes the five-song "Laundry Cycle," "Food to
Rent," and a hilarious song about dieting, "Corn
Dogs." It is easy to see why they quickly became (and
remain) one of the top groups defining the new world of a
cappella.
"You
Can't Do That"
The Laundry Cycle
"Pounded on a Rock"
"Signs on a Line"
"Dictator in a Polo Shirt"
"Where Does the Wayward Footwear Go?"
"Share a Load"
"Santa Ana Woman"
"Food to Rent"
"Corn Dogs"
"Boy Around the Corner"
"But Then, A Week Ago Last Thursday"
This is one of the best from this group's early recordings and
includes many off the dial tunes, including the classic
"Little Red Riding Hood," "Helmet," "My
Husband was a Weatherman," and "Please Let Me Be Your
Third World Country." Innovative and refreshing
arrangements, with fun and interesting originals make for the
definitive classic Bobs recording.
"My, I'm Large"
"Helmet"
"My Husband Was A Weatherman"
"Mopping, Mopping, Mopping"
"Bulky Rhythm"
"You Really
Got a Hold on Me"
"Johnny's Room"
"Please Let Me Be Your Third World Country"
"Valentino's"
"Banana Love"
"Little Red
Riding Hood"
"My Shoes"
Sometimes called "Nu Wave Acappella," the album has a new wave rock sound. CASA puts the album in its Hall of Fame as it is the first and defining recording from this great group. Highly recommended for the musically young at heart. Includes "Be My Yoko," "I Hate the Beach Boys," and "Helter Skelter."
"Art for Art's Sake"
"Prisoner of Funk"
"I Hate the Beach Boys"
"Bus Plunge"
"Cowboy Lips"
"Helter Skelter"
"Through the Wall"
"Pyscho Killer"
"Be My Yoko"
"Lazy Susan"
"Nose to Nose"
"Trash"
"The Deprogrammer"
"Eddie the Jinx"
"Democratic Process"
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