Mojo Nixon & The Toadliquors "!Sock Ray Blue!" 1999

Since Mojo Nixon now makes albums only every few years, his comments on current events can be somewhat dated…...It wasn't until 1995's Whereabouts Unknown that he took on the 1991 Gulf War, and it wasn't until 1999 that record buyers could hear his thoughts on the O.J. Simpson murder trial ("Orenthal James [Was a Mighty Bad Man]") and the death of Princess Diana ("Drunk Divorced Floozie [The Ballad of Diana Spencer]"). Not that you couldn't imagine what his outraged and outrageous opinions would be. Of course, some issues remained current, such as his dislike of the computer age ("I Don't Want No Cybersex," "Machines Ain't Music/I Got My Mojo Workin'"), Disney and McDonald's ("Disney Is the Enemy"), and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ("Rock N' Roll Hall of Lame"). Basically, Nixon would borrow a tune from Muddy Waters or Chuck Berry and let fly, and as usual he was funny, but like most provocative comedy, the record was more fun to talk about, and play for your friends, than to listen to yourself more than once. - AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmanntrax:

01 I Don't Want No Cybersex 02 The Ballad of Country Dick 03 Drunk-Divorced Floozie (The Ballad of Diana Spencer) 04 U.P.S. My Heart To You 05 Machines Ain't Music_I Got My Mojo Working 06 Disney Is The Enemy 07 Rock n' Roll Hall of Lame 08 I Gotta Crazy Wife 09 You Can't Buy Cool 10 Tankman Blues 11 Orenthal James (Was A Mighty Bad Man) 12 Redneck Rampage 13 When Did I Become My Dad