"Mondo Drive-In" 199

One of the few collections of revisionist garage / surf / hot rod that's as much fun to listen to as it is to look at (gotta love that groovy 3-D cover art!).These collections always seem to have a cool theme, irreverent artists, great song titles, and delicious artwork, but rarely does the music come close to the promise of the packaging. Whoever was in charge of this project made sure all the pieces fit like a glove. Despite the title, it's not really about Mondo or Drive-In movies, just films in general. There's some predictable entries that are done efficiently, but the biggies that make this a keeper are The Chesterfield Kings' remake of the theme from "Muscle Beach Party", The Boss Martians' cover of the Herman Hermits b-side, "Hold On" (from the film of the same name), and a fantastic cover of Vic Mizzy's "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" theme done by The Tiki Tones. Personally, I'd love to see more Mizzy material covered in the future. There's also a nice working of "Lara's Theme" (from Dr. Zhivago) by Planet Seven. Really, I enjoyed everything from the first reel to the last, excepting the complete throwaway final track by Miss Murgatroid. I'll have this baby cued up for all future Halloween parties and I recommend you do the same. - SkinnyRobbietrax:
01. Satan's Pilgrims - The Godfather 02. The Tiki Tones - The Ghost and Mr. Chicken 03. The Surf Trio - Beach Party 04. The Boardwalkers - The Angry Breed 05. The Exotics - Casbah 06. Thee Phantom 5ive - Mummy Walk 07. Boss Martians - Hold On 08. The Unclaimed - Villiage Of the Giants 09. The Chesterfield Kings - Muscle Beach Party 10. The Insect Surfers - Zorba's Dance 11. The Galaxy Trio - Titoli (from 'A Fistful of Dollars') 12. Popdefect with Carolyn Edwards - Bedazzled 13. The Penetrators - Chariots of Foam 14. Planet Seven - Lara's Theme 15. The Neptunas - Faster Pussycat 16. Miss Murgatroid - The Words Get Stuck in My Throat
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