The Ramblin' Ambassadors "Vista Cruiser Country Squire" 2008

...The Ramblin' Ambassadors -- not "Bastards" (why? Being a fan of CBC morning radio, Cooper couldn't imagine CBC hostess Shelagh Rodgers saying "and that was the Ramblin' BASTARDS") -- are soon sharing stages with the Calgary punk-rockers The Von Zippers, Supersuckers, and Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys. Still without a permanent drummer, the band relies on help from Chixdiggit's David Alcock. A chance meeting occurs with pizza deliverist/drummer Tyler Pickering and the lineup is complete...
...Within a couple of months, the band starts recording in their secret-location rehearsal complex. Unhappy pushing "record" with his toe while playing guitar and giving orders, Cooper enlists the recording expertise of David Alcock. Opting for a stripped down sound, Dave's studio is reduced from twenty-four tracks to twelve, ensuring a minimum of studio trickery and a maximum of budgetary compliance.
Although comparisons to Huevos Rancheros are inevitable, the Ambassadors draw on more than just Cooper's rock and roll instrumental primitivisms. Mariachi trumpet, sleigh bell percussion, and loopy, Theremin-sounding toy keyboards pop up on the recording... - to be continued... - from Mint Records
trax:
01 Camino Real 02 Cecilia Ann 03 Frank Slide Song 04 Speed Wobble 05 Lonesome Rambler 06 Cupcakes De Milo 07 March Of Dimes 08 Kamikaze 09 Besa Mi Bottom Turn 10 Cabbage Diablo 11 Rat Creek 12 Cecilia Ann