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Artist | The Dirtbombs
Title | Ooey Gooey Chewy Ka-Blooey!
Genre | Rock Format | Album
Source | CDDA Time | 29:35
Label | In The Red Recordings Store | 2013
Catalog | ITR-248 Rip | 2016
Bitrate | 254 kbps Size | 56.57 MB
Freq | 44.1 kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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01. Sugar On Top 2:32
02. Crazy For You 3:35
03. It's Gonna Be Alright 2:50
04. Hot Sour Salty Sweet 2:17
05. Jump And Shout 3:16
06. The Girl On The Carousel 2:34
07. Hey! Cookie 2:47
08. Sunshine Girl 2:20
09. No More Rainy Days / Sun Sound Interlude 2:59
10. We Come In The Sunshine 4:25
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One of Mick Collins' many post-Gories projects, The Dirtbombs initially
seemed to exist more in concept than in reality. As if in reaction to the
bass-less sound of the Gories, the Detroit-based band brought together two
drummers, two bass players, and Collins on vocals and guitar. And other
than consistently loud volumes and lots of noise, The Dirtbombs actually
displayed a surprisingly diverse sound, composing across a broad spectrum
of styles from garage rock, punk, and glam to classic soul and R&B.
After the Dirtbombs took on Detroit techno and wrestled it to a draw on
their 2011 album, the band's driving force, Mick Collins, turned his
attention to making the bubblegum tribute album he'd been promising for
years. Inspired by cartoon bands like the Archies, the faceless bands
churned out by the Kasenetz-Katz production line, and weirdo musical
experiences like Lancelot Link & the Evolution Revolution, "Ooey Gooey
Chewy Ka-Blooey!" is packed with all the frivolous fun and good times that
acts like Ohio Express, the 1910 Fruitgum Company, and Tommy Roe delivered,
while retaining all the punch and drive of a typical Dirtbombs LP.
Collins and his able crew dive deep into the sha-la-la's, silly
sugar-crusted lyrics, singsong melodies, and goofiness of bubblegum, but
also make sure to capture the gum-snapping beats and surprisingly soulful
underpinnings that drove quite a few songs by the Archies (and others). The
Dirtbombs have a light enough touch to get ridiculously frothy and sweet on
tracks like the should-be hit singles "Crazy For You" and "Sunshine Girl"
and make songs just right for a daycare dance party ('It's Gonna Be
Alright', 'Sugar On Top'), but also unleash total rock-solid groovers like
the cowbell-driven "Jump and Shout" and the very Equals-sounding "Hey!
Cookie" that remind you just how tough the band usually sounds.
While most of the album takes care to detail the dual sticky/soulful nature
of bubblegum, they also take a trip into the middle of the road on the
saccharine ballad "Girl On The Carousel", which comes complete with oboe;
whip up a baroque pop confection that sounds like a bizarre meltdown of the
Beach Boys, Traffic, and the Cowsills on "We Come In The Sunshine"; and
overdose on sugary treats for the trippy "No More Rainy Days/Sun Sound
Interlude".
It's all delivered with a smile and a wink, but Collins' lifelong study of
the musical form means he knows his bubblegum and has the skills to blow
bubbles that snap and pop just as loud as the originals he's referencing
throughout the record. Sure, his slightly more knowing approach means that
the songs aren't as gloriously silly as "Yummy Yummy" or "Chewy Chewy," but
that's an almost impossible order to fill. As it is, "Ooey Gooey Chewy
Ka-Blooey!" works perfectly well both as a tribute to one of the most
underrated musical styles ever, and as an album that's fun from beginning
to end, Dirtbombs-style. What's next, Mick?
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