THE VANDALIAS Buzzbomb! 1998

 

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So I found Buzzbomb this morning, and within about 15 minutes, I get an message for a reup request of The Vandalias Mach V. What are the chances of this happening? I was going to reup Mach V and post Buzzbomb! Serendipity!

Buzz Bomb! Review

by AllMusic

1998's BUZZBOMB! finds Minneapolis residents Dan Sarka and Peter Daniel staying in character as the three rural Michigan brothers Jim Jim, Bobby and Alan Vandalia, but the album mostly dispenses with the crypto-mythology of the band's 1995 debut, MACH V. Instead, these 11 songs are pretty much your standard cars-and-girls power pop, complete with songs called "Big Red Catalina" and "Hey Kari G." Sarka and Daniel are graduates of the '70s school of power pop, equally fond of Raspberries-style vocal harmonies and Cheap Trick-like guitar crunch. While not terribly lyrically or musically significant, BUZZBOMB! is more than entertaining. "The End of the World," "Charity At Home" and the Beatlesque "Say I'm Sorry" are particular highlights.

Tracklist

  1. Buzzbomb!
  2. Big Red Catalina
  3. Funky Monkey Baby (Live)
  4. Charity At Home
  5. Hoy Kari G
  6. Anywhere You Go
  7. Down
  8. Say I'm Sorry
  9. These Others
10. No One Told Him
11. The End of the World

WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW: Big Deal Recording Artists Perform The Songs of Burt Bacharach 1998

 

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Tribute to Burt Bacharach from Big Deal Records label.

Tracklist 

1	–Shonen Knife	Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head	3:02
2	–The Absolute Zeros	(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me	3:15
3	–Splitsville	I'll Never Fall In Love Again	3:33
4	–Wondermints	Don't Go Breaking My Heart	3:09
5	–Idle (2)	Make It Easy On Yourself	3:44
6	–BMX Bandits	It Doesn't Matter Anymore	2:07
7	–Gladhands (2)	Promise Her Anything	2:41
8	–Michael Shelley	Baby It's You	3:43
9	–Dan Kibler	Trains And Boats And Planes	3:06
10	–Cockeyed Ghost	Walk On By	4:10
11	–The Vandalias	Wishin' And Hopin'	2:42
12	–Barely Pink	It's Love That Really Counts	2:41
13	–Hannah Cranna	(They Long To Be) Close To You	4:02
14	–Mitchell Rasor	I Say A Little Prayer	3:57

 

THE VANDALIAS Mach V 1995

 

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AllMusic Review by AllMusic

1995's MACH V could just as easily be construed as "Mock Vee," considering the group's deliberately prefab pose. Although in reality, the group consists of Minneapolis residents Dan Sarka and Peter Daniel, MACH V presents the Vandalias as three cartoon brothers from rural Michigan, Jim Jim, Bobby and Alan Vandalia. The 14 songs are a loosely constructed fable of the brothers' early years and their rise as a Raspberries-influenced power pop band. You can ignore the lyrics, however, and enjoy the album as a kicky blast of guitar pop energy, with spiraling harmonies and plenty of crunchy hooks. Specifically, "Have You Seen Mine," "Hey Now (Motor City)" and "Cathy's Back" are candy-pop blasts in the grand tradition of both the 'berries and early Cheap Trick. Good stuff.

Tracklist  

1	In	0:16
2	Hey Now (Motor City)	4:07
3	Build This House	2:58
4	Have You Seen Mine?	3:48
5	Mach V	3:22
6	I'd Be A Boy	4:07
7	Knife	1:53
8	Watch My Baby Cry	4:02
9	Mighty Song Of Joy	4:34
10	Fall Girl	4:33
11	Cathy's Back	3:01
12	Sky High	3:20
13	Done For You	4:13
14	Waiit And See	3:10