- Audio CD (14 Jun 1999)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Mammoth
- ASIN: B000026W8X
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 520,809 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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When their 1995 debut The Inevitable Squirrel Nut Zippers received a somewhat apathetic reception from radio programmers, the Chapel Hill sextet (since bolstered to a seven-piece) reconvened in New Orleans, the hot jazz Holy Land they'd seen in photos but never visited. To coax the ghosts of Crescent City out of the mouldy woodwork, the band held a seance at the studio of producer Daniel Lanois, where over 10 days they recorded Hot, their second album and one of 1997's unlikeliest commercial breakthroughs.
Jazz hadn't sounded this unschooled and this much fun--and this punk rock--since the kids at the orphanage brought the house down. And couldn't those modern rock ne'er-do-wells use a solid jolt of this kind of soulfully non-ironic music-for-music's-sake? Sure, the Zips' mid-tempo jazz moments drag a bit but vocalist Katharine Whalen's imitation of Billie Holiday after drinking a glass of milk (not an insult) is easily endured to dig into Hot's new bag of tricks. There we'll find the old time calypso of "Hell" and a swing instrumental, "Memphis Exorcism". And lest we forget, there's some Charleston, lots of Dixieland, and a dose of that old Cab Calloway strut left over from last time. It's a gimmick alright but can you remember one so happily thrust upon us? --Roni Sarig
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album is likely to be very different to anything you have ever heard before - although with a name like Squirrel Nut Zippers it would have to be wouldn't it! You'll probably be reminded of the swinging 30's when trumpets, trombones, drums and derby clad gentlemen ruled the dance clubs. I heard it first in a friend's car and wasn't too impressed. But, it is one of those albums that grows on you after a few listens, and now I think the album is utterly brilliant. If you like this title, another good one to try is "Zoot Suit Riot" by the Cherry Poppin Daddies, another really good swinging 30's sound.
Format:Audio CD
This CD is unusual and brilliant. Having listened to a compilation album which was bought cheaply from a bargin bin I heard one track from this CD which was enough for me to ask my girlfriend to buy it for my birthday, both she and I have not regretted the choice!
Format:Audio CD
This album is a rare work of genius. It comes from somewhere so unexpected and was so out of kilter with everything else that was going on at the time, and yet it somehow made perfect sense.
Wonderfully played and crafted with real personality. Intelligent, witty lyrics, a left of center world-view, fine arrangements - it's all here.
If you don't get it at first - stick with it. This is a genuine independent classic. You will come to love it!
Wonderfully played and crafted with real personality. Intelligent, witty lyrics, a left of center world-view, fine arrangements - it's all here.
If you don't get it at first - stick with it. This is a genuine independent classic. You will come to love it!
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