Artist......: The Woggles
Album.......: Ragged But Right
Source......: CD
Label.......: Rock & Roll Inc.
Genre.......: Rock
Tracks......: 15
Bitrate.....: 913 kbps avg
Playtime....: 00:39:58 (274.MB)
Rls date....: 2025-11-16
Store date..: 2004-10-18
Encoder.....: FLAC 1.3.1
Url.........: http://www.thewoggles.com/
01 People Come On 2:17
02 Collector Of Broken Hearts 2:30
03 Johnny Come Lately 3:00
04 When The Sun Goes Down 2:07
05 Ragged But Right 2:18
06 Red Light, Green Light 2:55
07 Listen To Me 3:00
08 Got A Heat On 2:20
09 Seventh Veil 2:50
10 Already Warned You 2:40
11 Hot Wired 2:39
12 Walking My Dog 2:31
13 Hounded 3:02
14 Night Crawls 3:34
15 Go Go Thunderbird 2:15
On the cusp of a tragic loss, The Woggles have released one of their finest
albums to date. In 2003, Woggles guitarist The Mighty Montague (George
Montague Holton III) passed away unexpectedly due to health problems,
leaving a large hole in their most solid lineup from the past 10 years.
Longtime producer Jeff Walls (Hillbilly Frankenstein) will be filling in on
the guitar duties. A sad loss, but the band plugs on.
With that having been said, Ragged But Right shows the band in top form,
rivaling their 1993 studio milestone Teendanceparty. Known for their raw,
blistering live shows, The Woggles usually come across a little tame in the
studio. Their last such studio effort, Fractured came close, but with
Ragged, they have been able to capture that elusive engery and package it
like luncheon meat. Perhaps it was their concert album from a couple of
years ago, Live At The Star Bar, that was a needed shot in the arm.
Whatever they may have learned from that, it worked, because this stuff
cooks.
They open up the disc with the rebel-rousing People Come On, which shifts
smoothly into the pscychedelic and jangly rocker, Collector Of Broken
Hearts, which is delivered with just the right amount of tongue planted in
cheek. From there we get caught in an absolute firestorm with the
incendiary Johnny Come Lately, which I can only imagine is a swipe at bands
like The White Stripes and The Hives, who have somehow managed to
popularize the minimalist style of rock music The Woggles have been
pounding out for more than a decade. This feeling carries over into the
driving stomp of the title track, which easily rolls right over any
competition that the aforementioned "Johnnies" may present. The boys also
take a shot of soul with the strutting rock of Walking My Dog, which may or
may not be an honorable nod at the Rufus Thomas classic.
If anything can be said, it is definte that The Woggles have stayed true to
form without compromising their original vision. If anything, they have
perfected it time and time over, always keeping it fresh and exciting with
every release.