I must admit, this was a killer live CD. Not just the songs themselves, but the funny stuff they said in between songs were priceless. I love the cover, where it shows 2 fans in the stands and the title of the album is perfect. It is the title of a band that doesn't take itself too seriously, which the Ziggens never have. They are a fun band filled with raw aliveness you're hard-pressed to find today in any band. I now own all the albums of these guys I could get my hands on. Still haven't tracked down C005 or whatever it's called, but being part of The Ziggens universe is great. It is like being part of the Sublime universe, but with a whole different style of music. Both had great personalities, and in this CD it shows greatly. The sound quality isn't perfect, but it is definitely Ziggens. A great way to experience a band that hardly performs anywhere anymore except a few times in CA. - A. Brunelle
trax:01 Goin' Richter 02 Breakin' The Law 03 Big Salty Tears 04 Surfungus 05 Fat Charlie 06 Sea Kelp 07 Call It Quits 08 Waitress-Outside 09 Strange Way To Live 10 Junipero Serra 11 Tim The Dinosaur 12 Dinah Shore 13 Dickie Built A Halfpipe
… "Deliver My Love", "No-One Else" and "Same Old Tune" were all written by Kibble. In 1987, the original line up split up (Fitzpatrick, Cole, and Manchester went on to form The Hexbreakers, who cut a single 'Faraway Years' for Green Fez Records). Kibble formed a second line-up in 1987 with Amr Z. Abdallah (later of ARIA No 1 chart toppers Ratcat) on bass guitar, Steve Carlin on guitar, and Warren Elford on drums, which recorded a single, "Surfin' in the Swamp" (March 1988), for Citadel Record's Green Fez label...
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Soon after a third line-up formed, with Kibble and Abdallah joined by Ian "The Reverend" Little (ex-Grooveyard) on guitar and Joe Breen (Coupe DeVille) on drums, they recorded the group's one album, Genuine Rock & Roll Medicine Show (December 1988) and its lead single, "Wheel of Fortune" (November). Greg Marchant replaced Abdallah on bass guitar in 1989 (Abdallah left the band to join Ratcat), and this line-up recorded the single, "Hellfire" (November 1989)...
… Dave Castellari replaced Marchant later that year, and they recorded a 12" extended play, 45 RPM Extended Play, with the track "10,000 Miles (A España)" on Pink Flamingo Records. The group provided the lead track, "Munster Rock'n'Roller", for the 1990 Munster Records compilation, Munster Dance Hall Favourites Vol III. In 1990, the line-up changed again with Terry Stanley on bass guitar, and Tim Denny on drums, they remained until the band split in 1992. The gained popularity overseas including Spain, France and Italy; but they had never toured outside Australia...
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...According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, "[w]hile many of their Sydney-based contemporaries exploited Detroit-inspired hard rock,... 1960s acid-punk... or 1960s psychedelia", Bam Balams played a mix of garage rock, swamp rock-swamp pop, R&B, rockabilly, jangle pop and 1950s-1960s style country music...
…Their records did well on the Australian independent charts but they did not appear on the ARIA Charts. Kibble formed the Navahodads in 1995, which played swampy R&B, Country, and Rock n Roll, they released two albums and toured overseas. - wiki
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...Big names from Rosemary Clooney, Julie London, the Chordettes, Doris Day and Connie Francis to Petula Clark, the Crystals, Timi Yuro, the Marvelettes and Nancy Sinatra are present, so too are lesser-known artists like Lorie Mann, the Perry Sisters, Betsy Brye, Cindy Mann, Yolanda and Mimi Roman. Male record buyers didn't scream and reduce themselves to tears, but many would have dreamt of spending time with their favorite girl singer. Maybe yours is among the 90 tracks included on Lipstick, Powder & Paint. There's a booklet included with a little something about every singer and song. Lovely bit of musical history here. Anyone who buys this set will be very happy.(The Guardian)
…The Ziggens were contemporaries with Sublime and were originally signed to their Skunk Records label. Their song "Big Salty Tears" was covered and popularized by Bradley Nowell on the Sublime acoustic album. The Ziggens, and more specifically Bert Susanka were also mentioned in the Sublime song "Greatest Hits". Also, their song "Outside" is sampled in the Sublime song "Smoke Two Joints" for the line "Smoked cigarettes 'til the day she died!" The Ziggens contributed a cover of the song "Paddle Out" to the Sublime tribute album Look at All the Love We Found, released in June 2005. The Ziggens' bassist Jon Poutney formed the supergroup Volcano with Meat Puppets frontman Curt Kirkwood, Sublime drummer Bud Gaugh, and Sublime soundman Michael 'Miguel' Happoldt after the breakup of Eyes Adrift. They released one self-titled studio album in 2004. More recently, Bud Gaugh formed the band Jelly of the Month Club, a children's music side project, with Bert Susanka. The Ziggens are currently signed to Cornerstone R.A.S., which is a subsidiary of Skunk Records. - wiki
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…Bam Balams were formed in Sydney in April 1984 with the line-up of Brendan "Wig" Kibble (ex-Vampire Lovers) on lead vocals and guitar; Dave Stead on guitar and backing vocals; Steve Cole on bass guitar and backing vocals; and Matt Manchester on drums, backing vocals. Dave Stead left the band in 1985, and was replaced by Brad Fitzpatrick. The group got their name from a track on Supersnazz (1969) by the Flamin' Groovies, and are referred to as Bambas by fans. Their influences included Gene Vincent, Johnny Burnette, Tony Joe White, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Byrds, Buck Owens and The Standells.
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Australian folk-rock country blues rock'n'roll band from Sydney, active in 1984-1992, formed by Brendan Kibble after he left The Vampire Lovers.
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It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
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...Elliot Easton from the Cars produced this record, which should be some testament to the group's ability to conjure up instrumental pure fun and goofy songs. Sudden twists in their arrangements combines with a beach mentality, '80s awareness and total acceptance of being an American band makes the album perhaps the most fun recording of 1999. Recording and mixing engineer Mark Linett also worked with Tom Petty, the Beach Boys and Los Lobos. This veteran talent behind the album gives us the sound wanted by a young, life-is-great-and-we're-gonna-live-forever band but most often lost in inefficiencies of a basement eight-track. They freely quote radio staples, oblivious to the fact that their songs are just as good, if only consistently tongue in cheek, but with a higher level of smirkiness and jubilance. Want to feel good without that nasty morning-after feeling? Get hooked into the Ziggens. - AllMusic Review by Tom Schulte
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...Initially started as a one-off to record a single ("Face a New God," 1981, now worth big money down under), the band did not perform until 1983 when Younger assembled an all-star lineup featuring members of the Celibate Rifles, Birdman, and a future Hoodoo Guru to tour with Iggy Pop, then making his first venture down under. Younger, perhaps Australia's most charismatic frontman, apparently left Pop (who, it must be noted, had a relatively inferior band) in the dust. Several singles and lineups followed and the debut album, Distemper, was not released until 1989. That version of the band included Charlie Owen (Divinyls, Louis Tillett, Tex Perkins) on guitar; then unknown, he is now renowned as one of Australia's finest musicians. A greatest-hits CD (or as Younger puts it, "the songs I can still stand") called Born Out of Time, named after perhaps the band's finest single, was released in Canada in 1996. The 2" tape transfer gave the songs a sonic quality not heard on the original versions. Younger had the band up and running again with the Pedestal EP in 1995, Woe Betide in 1996, and Lower Yourself in 1997. - Artist Biography by Geoff Ginsberg
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...Led by the soulful vocals of Willie Garcia, the guitar playing of George Dominguez, and the ferocious drumming of George Salazar and Danny LaMont -- and featuring horns, timbales, and congas -- Thee Midniters were solidly professional, and essentially set the template for later pop horn bands like Blood, Sweat & Tears and Chicago, although almost any musical form was in play for this band, including British Invasion, R&B, salsa, gospel, and straight-out soul. This wonderful set collects the group's entire recorded output on four discs, and includes a stomping rendition of "Land of a Thousand Dances," covers of soul ballads like "The Town I Live In" and "Giving Up on Love," Chicano-themed material such as "The Ballad of César Chávez," and minor (minor in the sense that few people really heard them) hits "Whittier Boulevard," "Love Special Delivery," and "That's All." It's all pretty impressive, a bit like finding an earlier, nascent version of Los Lobos. Tons of alternate versions, demos, and live tracks are also collected in this well-thought-out collection.(Steve Leggett, Allmusic)
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I love both their records, but this one really hit the nail on the head. As hillbilly revivalists, these guys were really unmatched, and this mix of original tunes and novelty covers is so straightforward and on the mark that it's irresistable. Heck, anyone who covers the Farmer Boys is alright in my book. However, like the following album, this record doesn't quite capture the full scope of Deke's dazzling deeds on the gee-tar... guess you'll have to catch him live for that little treat. - from: http://www.slipcue.com/music/country/countryartists/deke.html
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I'll reserve 5 stars for ridiculous works of art like Sgt. Peppers. Remember when N. Young said that Crazy Horse was the 3rd best band in the world? 1st place was too much responsibility and 2nd was too difficult to process. It was something like that. Anyway, the Ziggens and this record are a most-cherished moment in So. Cal. music. You know, the kind where good times, silly times, an ocassional melancholy one and another one in the salted mosh pit could come from one great band. This is it. A classic. - ByB. Yin
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Another great release from yet another amazing Perth band of that era. These guys had me hooked with the 'Virginia' single but the 'Born Killer' EP served to strengthen my respect for this outfit. Country / Swamp/Rock & Roll delivered at high high rate of decibels with the guitars wailing in unison to the desperation vocals. Wish they had given us more than they did before disbanding but absolutely love the songs they left us with. - Driza
...Led by the soulful vocals of Willie Garcia, the guitar playing of George Dominguez, and the ferocious drumming of George Salazar and Danny LaMont -- and featuring horns, timbales, and congas -- Thee Midniters were solidly professional, and essentially set the template for later pop horn bands like Blood, Sweat & Tears and Chicago, although almost any musical form was in play for this band, including British Invasion, R&B, salsa, gospel, and straight-out soul. This wonderful set collects the group's entire recorded output on four discs, and includes a stomping rendition of "Land of a Thousand Dances," covers of soul ballads like "The Town I Live In" and "Giving Up on Love," Chicano-themed material such as "The Ballad of César Chávez," and minor (minor in the sense that few people really heard them) hits "Whittier Boulevard," "Love Special Delivery," and "That's All." It's all pretty impressive, a bit like finding an earlier, nascent version of Los Lobos. Tons of alternate versions, demos, and live tracks are also collected in this well-thought-out collection.(Steve Leggett, Allmusic)
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…In addition to the great trumpeter Lee Morgan and a fine rhythm section (pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Billy Higgins), the well-rounded set is a bit special for it allows the often R&B-associated tenor David "Fathead" Newman an opportunity to stretch out in a more challenging setting than usual. Highlights include the funky "Fathead," the complex "Sneaky Pete," Morgan's lyricism on "I'll Never Be the Same," and the infectious rhythms on "Mumbo Jumbo." This is an undeservedly obscure session. - AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
The Ziggens are a band based out of Orange County, California whose self-described style of "cowpunksurfabilly" combines elements of cowpunk, surf, rockabilly, punk, ska, and country. The Ziggens are led by Bert Susanka who sings and plays rhythm guitar. Other members include Dickie Little on lead guitar, Jon Poutney on bass, and Brad Conyers who plays the drums and provides background vocals.[1] The Ziggens have been playing since the early 1990s and have developed a strong following in Southern California. The Ziggens were contemporaries with Sublime and were originally signed to their Skunk Records label. Their song "Big Salty Tears" was covered and popularized by Bradley Nowell on the Sublime acoustic album. The Ziggens, and more specifically Bert Susanka were also mentioned in the Sublime song "Greatest Hits". Also, their song "Outside" is sampled in the Sublime song "Smoke Two Joints" for the line "Smoked cigarettes 'til the day she died!" The Ziggens contributed a cover of the song "Paddle Out" to the Sublime tribute album Look at All the Love We Found, released in June 2005. The Ziggens' bassist Jon Poutney formed the supergroup Volcano with Meat Puppets frontman Curt Kirkwood, Sublime drummer Bud Gaugh, and Sublime soundman Michael 'Miguel' Happoldt after the breakup of Eyes Adrift. They released one self-titled studio album in 2004. More recently, Bud Gaugh formed the band Jelly of the Month Club, a children's music side project, with Bert Susanka. The Ziggens are currently signed to Cornerstone R.A.S., which is a subsidiary of Skunk Records. - wiki
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...Initially started as a one-off to record a single ("Face a New God," 1981, now worth big money down under), the band did not perform until 1983 when Younger assembled an all-star lineup featuring members of the Celibate Rifles, Birdman, and a future Hoodoo Guru to tour with Iggy Pop, then making his first venture down under…
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...Younger, perhaps Australia's most charismatic frontman, apparently left Pop (who, it must be noted, had a relatively inferior band) in the dust. Several singles and lineups followed and the debut album, Distemper, was not released until 1989…
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...That version of the band included Charlie Owen (Divinyls, Louis Tillett, Tex Perkins) on guitar; then unknown, he is now renowned as one of Australia's finest musicians…
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...A greatest-hits CD (or as Younger puts it, "the songs I can still stand") called Born Out of Time, named after perhaps the band's finest single, was released in Canada in 1996…
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...The 2" tape transfer gave the songs a sonic quality not heard on the original versions. Younger had the band up and running again with the Pedestal EP in 1995, Woe Betide in 1996, and Lower Yourself in 1997. - Artist Biography by Geoff Ginsberg
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