Black Betty [Single, Import]

Spiderbait (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 16, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single, Import
• Label: Universal
• ASIN: B0001HM4EC
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,095,660 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Black Betty (Edit)

2. Black Betty (Extended Version)

3. Dog

4. In The House (Demo)

Editorial Reviews

Taken from the Aussie thrash-pop outfit's 2004 album 'Tonight Alright'. The single features three non-album tracks, 'Black Betty' (Edit, Extended Version), 'In The House' (Demo), & one album track 'The Dog'. Universal. 2004.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rams Ram-Jam into the Californian road dirt!, May 30, 2004

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Dario Western (Brisbane, QLD AUSTRALIA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Betty (Audio CD)

At last! Inveterate whimsical thrash-trash trio from Finley Lake have finally made it to No.1 in Australia with an earth-shattering cover of the old Ram Jam one-off classic "Black Betty". Featuring a well-worn bluegrass riff (almost reminiscent of their 'Old Man Sam'), the song tends to remain faithful to the original arrangement minus the guitar solo. With Kram's growly vocals sounding like they were sung through a sheet of tracing paper over a kid's megaphone, it has one of the most awesome middle-eights to come from a rock record in aeons. It pounds, bounces, and the beat threatens to stamp a hole the size of the grand canyon into the old school dance halls.
Although they sound like they've forsaken their ventures into the dance territory, the CD still features some fine dance tracks for the club crowd and is the perfect introduction for the 'baiters to the UK & US crowd, where they've recently signed with the mighty Interscope label. So kids, give the Eminem, NIN, 50 cent and D-12 CD a rest for a while to say hi to their new labelmates!
As one prominent Aussie music mogul says "Do yerself a favour, and add these simply marvellous guys to your collection!"