Men's Groups - Moosebutter: Udder Won (CD)

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Doug

Harry Potter

The Valentine's Day Song

Uncle Earl's Hairpiece

Witch Doctor

Moosebutter: Udder Won (CD)

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If Frank Zappa were still alive, he would heartily approve of Moosebutter, I think (tell me Zappa wouldn't have recorded something bizarre like "Midnight musings upon completing the works of Byzantine philosopher Johannes Philoponus, Act II, scene iii" - go ahead...). The songs on this, their follow-up to their oh-so-wittily-titled debut "See Dee," are brimming with obscure references, both historical (see Byzantine reference above) and personal ("Still the Shortest"), spanning musical styles from surf-pop ("Uncle Earl's Hairpiece") to oom-pah-pah odes ("Valentine's Day Song") to beatnik jazz (silly "Sarah") to slightly skewed doo-wop harmonies ("Rubber Monkey") and parodies of popular songs about young wizards - their timely tribute to "Harry Potter" to the tune of "Pretty Woman" is corny but clever. It's fairly hard to take these guys seriously, but one is pretty sure that's what they're after. That's not to say that the CD isn't musically tight, or in tune, or well-produced (by Bill Hare) or enjoyable - 'cos it is. And with a combination of cheekiness and intelligence, they achieve amusement levels that will probably encourage cult-like adoration among fans, new and old, deserved or not. With the advent of the Internet, and the way things procreate and proliferate among web-savvy music fans, expect these guys to be passed around for quite a while. (50:01 2005)

Song List:
Convocation
Uncle Earl's Hairpiece
The Valentine's Day Song
Sarah
Harry Potter
I Hate Mosquitos
Midnight musings upon completing the works of Byzantine philosopher Johannes Philponus, Act II, scene iii
Still the Shortest
Rubber Monkey
Doug
Hicksville pt. 1
Jon Boy Jon
Hicksville pt. 2
Witch Doctor
Squirrels

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