Zoot Suit Riot Music Cd

Cherry Poppin` Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot

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Zoot Suit Riot      Artist : Cherry Poppin' Daddies      List Price : $11.98 USD        ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1998-03-03      Studio : Umvd Labels      Label : Umvd Labels      Avg. Customer Rating : (320 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Zoot Suit Riot      Shut Up      Rating:      Remember swing music? Yeah, that stuff from the early 20th century? Well, in case you never remembered or heard of it, the swing genre got a short lived revival, started by Royal Crown Revue. Not quite sure when it really started to get popular, nevertheless, here's The Cherry Poppin' Daddies, one of the most untalented bands that ever tried playing jazz. To be fair, there's some snappy arrangements, in here, which would be: Zoot Suit Riot, When I Change Your Mind, Brown Derby Jump, Master and Slave. That's it. Zoot Suit Riot features some half smooth singning, a catchy chorus, and good arrangements of brass instruments (and pianos, guitars, whatever). When I Change Your Mind is a retro swing arrangement bringing you to the good ol' days. Brown Derby Jump is a rock swing extraganza. Master and Slave features some great horn arrangements with an updated, rock feel. That's it. Everything else suffers. None of these songs have that interesting playing, they all sound weak and not exciting. I don't expect it to be that original, because there's not much you can do to change swing jazz. It hit it's prime in the old days and no other group can master what Louis Armstrong and the like did. No groups can make you forget the masters, and once your done with checking Mugzy's Move, Hot [ENHANCED CD], or Dirty Boogie, go straight to the legends. Or look into it more. I prefer the first, though the second isn't a bad idea. You never know what lies in the corner. The worst part of this album are the vocals. Only on the four good tracks does he do something interesting. He's got a good personality as far as dress and his signature strut, but looks don't mean jack _______ if you don't have a good voice. This guy's voice doesn't have any class at all, and when your trying to sing songs like Cherry Poppin' Daddy strut, if you sound like a computer geek who dresses like Steve Urkel, the ladies will run, and the guys will just say "you ________ _____". He lacks a signifciant amount of energy too, and his attempts to be smooth fall flat. He's just plain annoying and forced. And forget rock energy. He has none of that either. Like the punk revival, most of these bands from this time had nothing to add to the genre besides. To be fair, this band did more than swing, but swing really just doesn't work out for them. Haven't heard the other stuff that doesn't really follow this style, but skip this one. Royal Crown Revue are the only band that really do much for me so far. Check out my review for one of their albums soon. I discovered the revival a month ago or so, and it really doesn't have much to offer yet. 1.5/10     Customer Reviews for Zoot Suit Riot Cd      great, excellent c.d. !!!!!      Rating:      now look, from beginning to end, these guys did a heck of a job in bringing "swing jazz music" to life (the godfather rythom to allmost any music that ever made it mainstream in america).... yes, there are some lyrics on this album that has profanity... but SO FREAKIN WHAT!!! as far as i'm concerned about that aspect is, with all of the stuff that is popular now a days and what they talk about, this does'nt even come close to being vulgar like many of that STUFF!!! weather it be rock, rap, r&b, country, etc... so if you have an open mind and heart to what "music" was like before what's so popular now a days, then believe me, you won't go wrong with this album.... Editorial Reviews for Zoot Suit Riot Audio Cd      Amazon.com      One of a handful of pop groups in the latter half of the 1990s to exploit the renewed interest in American roots (swing, big band, soul) music, this Eugene, Oregon ensemble scored big with a neat modern update of the old school. Purists take note: Cherry Poppin' Daddies built a following by touring with third-wave ska outfits like Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Reel Big Fish, prompting main Daddy Steve Perry to wryly call his group "third-wave swing." But post-Swingers dance fanatics (rockabilly retro-cats, modern-day sockhoppers, and Royal Crown Revue boosters) don't sweat the particulars. Charged horn arrangements, bouncy rhythms, and saucy verve effectively recall masters like Basie, Cab, and Ol' Blue Eyes while injecting an unmistakable post-punk ethic. --Mark Woodlief