Dim the Lights Chill the Ham

Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 17, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cargo Records
• ASIN: B000000GVI
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,583 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dim The Lights, Chill The Ham

2. Reids Situation

3. I Know A Guy Named Larry

4. Exit From Vince Lombardi High School

5. Aunts Invasion

6. Running Meredith

7. Bang Bang

8. Hot Box Car

9. In My Room

10. Dewy Drops Of Spring

11. 5 American 6 Canadian

12. Who Painted Whistler's Mother

13. Case Of The Missing Lady Fingers

14. Jackpot

15. D. Tour

16. Hunter S. Thompson's Younger Brother

17. Misogomy And The Object

18. Ben Hur Picked Off In A Gazebo

19. Who's Afriad Of Alyson Hymer/Wow Flutter Hiss

20. You Spin Me Round '86

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great set of tunes from a great band...., May 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Dim the Lights Chill the Ham (Audio CD)

What's good music? Something that makes you dance when you hate dancing...something that you hum when you're driving, or waiting in line,....great music. This band can also be heard in the movie "Double Happiness." If you find their cds, buy 'em! They're hard to find..... Couldn't recommend them more highly. Funny, smooth, and a nice mix of fast and slow.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Shadowy Kids in the Shadowy Hall, November 24, 2007

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I, like most, was exposed to Toronto's Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet from watching "Kids in the Hall". A great and often hilarious show with equally great music. What's great about this album is that it completely stands on its own.

I try not to describe this band as "surf", but one is immediately reminded of the Ventures, especially if you're not familiar with them from the show. They are "surf-like" at times but add so much more. So many more influences. You hear partial covers of Benny Goodman and Nancy Sinatra plus little audio samples of "Rocky and Bullwinkle" (a personal favorite).

Though I'm NOT Canadian, I grew up, and still live, near Detroit (across the river from Windsor, Ontario) and two-thirds of the change in my pocket, at any given time, IS Canadian. And because of that I feel qualified to say that if you like short, groovy little instrumentals made up of bass, drums, and reverb-laden guitar with the occasional substituting keyboard, this band is for you. There's close to 30 songs on this CD and I love every single one. I had this on vinyl for years and finally decided I had to have the disc. I couldn't stand mobilty interfering with my ability to listen to it..

1991

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This music is a top-down-on-the-convertable experience, June 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Dim the Lights Chill the Ham (Audio CD)

A total fun album. These albums are hard to find but they are all great, and worth listening to. These Canadian rockers will put you in a good mood!