Brian Setzer Orchestra - Wolfgang's Big Night Out
ARTIST.....: Brian Setzer Orchestra
TITLE......: Wolfgang's Big Night Out
LABEL......: Surfdog Records
URL........: http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7491033&BAB=E
RIP DATE...: Nov-17-2007
STORE DATE.: Sep-25-2007
GENRE......: Rock
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 66,9 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Take The 5th 04:25
02 - One More Night With You 03:38
03 - Wolfgang's Big Night Out 02:50
04 - Honey Man 02:48
05 - Yes We Can 02:52
06 - Swingin' Willie 04:32
07 - Sabre Dance 03:01
08 - For Lisa 03:45
09 - Here Comes The Broad 03:43
10 - 1812 Overdrive 03:47
11 - Some River In Europe 04:28
12 - Take A Break Guys 04:30
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44:19 min
Release Notes:
Brian Setzer reconvenes his big band for its first non-Christmas-
related set since 2000's Vavoom! Here he rearranges well-known
classical themes from Beethoven, Strauss, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and
others into Vegas-ized Rat Pack-era swing. It's a fun concept that
buys the guitarist time by not having to compose new material,
even though these arrangements, many of them quite complex, must
have taken a while to construct. Setzer's well-received jump
version of The Nutcracker Suite from 2002's Boogie Woogie
Christmas probably got this ball rolling as Setzer digs the crazy
classical beat with a dozen peppy selections that put his
impressive guitar skills to use against finger-snapping horn
charts. Song titles are slang for the original works (Flight of
the Bumble Bee becomes "Honey Man," Strauss' Blue Danube is
reworked into "Some River in Europe," etc.), telescoping the
concept of each track. Setzer shifts styles to include jazzy
guitar licks for his take on 1812 Overture and, most creatively, a
version of Beethoven's Fur Elise ("For Lisa") rearranged into an
acoustic Django Reinhardt-styled European Gypsy hot swing number
with clarinet and fiddle. Otherwise, it's a fizzy, brassy romp as
Setzer dusts off and greases up some stodgy melodies, adding
enthusiasm and energy to the proceedings. Some fall on the
schlocky side of the bandstand, but that's also part of the charm.
The James Bond reverbed guitar in "Take a Break Guys" ("God Rest
Ye Merry Gentlemen") and its "Caravan" approach of pounding drums
are sharp and tight, with time and style changes goosing the
charts as Setzer even brings a Clapton/Cream wah-wah
psychedelicized kick to the action. Despite a few clichΘd moments,
this is a rousing success that only occasionally falls victim to
its own jive impulses.