Belles Of Skin City - Ha-Ha Boardroom Think Tank Tantrums
ARTIST.....: Belles Of Skin City
TITLE......: Ha-Ha Boardroom Think Tank Tantrums
LABEL......: Totally Gross National Product
URL........: http://www.angelfire.com/band2/belles/
RIP DATE...: Oct-30-2005
STORE DATE.: Oct-05-2005
GENRE......: Indie
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 29,2 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria 03:26
Ramirez (Known As The Rat)
02 - Lighten Up, Katherine Lanpher 04:31
03 - Hey, Dave King, Leave Some For The Rest 02:50
Of Us
04 - Illiterati 03:56
05 - The Pheromones And The Damage Done 03:21
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18:04 min
Release Notes:
A quick internet search told you nothing and everything about this
bearded bunch of Southern-fried rockers: no press, no biography,
just page after page of concert dates and "best-of" lists. There's
some pretty uncomplicated math behind that gigs-to-adoring-fans
ratio, and it defines the kind of people who count themselves
among the Belles' admirers; namely, everyone who's seen them.
While it's not hard to love a band with song titles like "Lighten
Up Katherine Lanpher," with Belles of Skin City, humor is a
postscript to a letter otherwise devoted to the artful debauchery
that is their rock 'n' roll. As in his previous group, Kentucky
Gag Order, lead vocalist Dave Matters delivers his Les Claypool-
inspired bubba drawl with the swaggering gusto of a natural
showman, gesticulating with every available limb in illustration
of his witty poetry. Behind this porch-swing sermonizing is a sort
of Stomp-meets-Sousa ruckus that, as their neck-fanning, julep-
sipping name implies, achieves that delicious balance between
primped poise and lusty rawness. Kentucky Gag Order underwent a
similar trajectory just before they released a stellar album and,
immediately thereafter, imploded. For the good of sweaty Tennessee
Williams-lovers everywhere, we hope the forthcoming debut from the
Belles (on the great local label Totally Gross National Product)
won't have similar consequences. (citypages.com)
This is the first of two ep's to be released this year by The
Belles of Skin City. Recorded at their practice space by Jaime
Hansen, Ha Ha Boardroom is a short and sweet indulgence of a
powerfully engaging band. You'll want to sing along with all five
members, as they all contribute vocals in some way. Especially
after you've read the lyrics. (totallygrossnationalproduct.com)