The Compulsive Gamblers "Gambling Days Are Over"

For those swayed by the long-running accidental influence of garage rock, the Compulsive Gamblers appear as a plausible reverse extension of the Mooney Suzuki, the White Stripes, and the many projects of Billy Childish……Listless Dylan-esque vocals run alongside lounge-lizard Hammonds and the raw joy of Chuck Berry. The recorded performances, though modern, are rushed, rough, and sloppy. Nothing less than 20 tracks are included, with the horn-packed ragtime rock of "Scaring Myself" and the lurching Oingo Boingo nod "Dead Waltz" holding together a large number of unremarkably mature efforts such as "Name a Drink After You," "Sour and Vicious Man," and "Handful of Burning Sand." Ultimately, absent the shock value of their higher-profile band the Oblivians, the Compulsive Gamblers come across like a tribute band already tired of its own tribute. - AllMusic Review by Dean Carlsontrax:
01 Telstar 02 Bad Taste 03 Way Down In the Hole 04 Dead Waltz 05 Sour And Vicious Man 06 Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right 07 Walking the Balustrade 08 Scaring Myself 09 Capone's Finest 10 Name a Drink After You 11 Quit This Town 12 They Call Me Names 13 Phoney Lesbians 14 Gamblin' Days Are Over 15 I See You Everywhere 16 Handful of Burning Sand 17 Devil In My Back Pocket 18 Feel Good Music 19 Good Time 20 Mind In the Gutter
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