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Ferociously Stoned

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EVERY SONG ON FEROCIOUSLY STONED IS EXELLENT!

The Cherry Poppin' Daddies are fireing up another album soon, tenatively titled "Soul Caddilac". Will it be a swing record like ZSR was? Sort of. Swing has always been a part of CPD's music. Will it be like "Ferociously Stoned"? Sort of.

Everyone must realize that ZSR is a collection of "swingin hits" and is a collection of songs from earler CD's. Zoot Suit Riot does not indicate the extent of the band's music, or the scope of their style! (Look for a twist of soul on the new album.)

The only thing one can expect when hearing a CPD album for the first time is: some songs will be rock/swing/punk/power pop or whatever CPD decides to do.

Bottom line: CPD does what they have ALWAYS done, and that is to make Great albums. Accept the Daddies for what they are. Order Ferociously Stoned, and all the other CPD albums and expect only one thing: excellent music.

I don't know how many hundreds of times I have listened to the album and it still holds up as one of my favorites. The first time I heard any of their songs was a live performance at Speedy O' Tubs in Bellingham, Washington (probably 1990 or 1991). This is an incredible band and as great as this album is the Daddies are even better live. One thing though, this is not a pure Swing style album, it is more a cross between swing, punk and rock, add to that some incredible lyrics from Steve Perry and you end up with "Ferociously Stoned." If you are a fan of pure Swing you will probably be disappointed by parts of the album but if you are a fan of really good music that combines various styles and doesn't follow some boring formula then this is for you. While some are at times offended by some of the lyrics I find them to be very honest and often humorous, you really come away understanding just how disturbed Steve Perry's childhood must have been after listening to "Drunk Daddy". Russ Meyer fans will especially enjoy "Flovilla Thatch vs. the Virile Garbage Man." This CD deserves a place in any true music lover's collection.

Ok, if you are a new fan you probably think that CPD is only swing, but if you want swing stick to Zoot Suit Riot and don't compare it to this album because they're completely different. In fact, if you are into only swing don't even bother with CPDs other albums. THIS ALBUM IS NOT A SWING ALBUM! Yes it has a few swing songs but you can find them on Zoot Suit Riot. I just love this CD, even though I became a fan through Zoot Suit Riot. Almost the whole album kicks ass, and the different styles of each song keep you on your toes and keep you dancing; even laughing at times. Please, just don't expect this to be the same as Zoot Suit Riot because it's not. If you are open to other types of music, just give this a shot at you might end up liking it. In fact, I disliked most of this album at first because I was expecting swing; once I gave it a chance and opened up to something different I could not stop listening to it.

If you are expecting something like Zoot Suit Riot, forget it. CPD sounds like they are exploring different sounds on this album, like Jazz (Answering Machine), Rock (Midas In Reverse), and Disco (Suicide Kings). There is some swing mixed in the album, but nothing like ZSR. I also don't know how they sounded so good on ZSR with only 2 saxes and 1 trumpet. They need more brass I think. This album is not bad if you don't mind them being creative. Definetly not worthy of 5 stars, but does not deserve 1 either.

Yes, swing hits made the Daddies huge. But those of us who were around them from the beginning know they evolved in the swing direction. "Ferociously Stoned" is an unbelievably great album!! It gives you all kinds of sounds and styles, with the funked up sound of the Daddies. It rips! And whoever has seen these songs done live will tell you, it's the best. Brain Surgeon, Dr.Bones, Master and Slave and more all kick ass. Their live shows are BADASS! Shuddupalreddy and buy Ferociously Stoned!!

ferociously stoned is sorta swing, but if you are expecting a zoot suit riot cd, forget it. still, it is one of my favorite cd's. its only rivals are "zoot suit riot" and bbvd. even though i bought it for swing music, i loved "dirty mutha fuzz", "teenaged brain sergeon", "you better move", "answering machine", and most of the other songs. 1 song that really pissed me off was that life boat mutiny crap. every thing else is pretty good.

I am simply unable to listen to this album without shaking my fanny around. The music is fun, and Steve Perry's voice is wild, capable of many moods and variations. I don't know exactly how one would categorize this album, music-wise, but it has many elements -- swing, disco, funk, ska -- which are excellent in and of themselves, and together make a superb and exciting album. Very fun to listen to, and serves nicely as housecleaning music. I have had this CD for 5 years and still listen to it incessantly. As for the profanity -- yes, it's there, but it's actually quite funny, and inasmuch as I no longer watch Sesame Street, I'm able to appreciate this fact.

Now I grew up listening to The Stray cats, Faster pussycat, ELO, The Dead Milkmen and Velvet Underground (among others); I love swing and Ska and this album rules!

"Dirty Mutha Fuzz" is funky and funny, "Teenage brain surgeon" is classic punk as well as "Master and slave" and "Answering machine". "Drunk daddy" shows the swing direction that the band was growing into. This is real good stuff, call it Swing or Ska or Punk...loud, brash riffs and colorful horns coupled with a lead singer with the voice mannerisms of Mike Patton. If you like music with complex tones and textures and are sick and tired of the commercial machine sound, you will REALLY like this album!

To anyone who was surprised by the fact that the album is not full of swing....WAKE UP!!! Cherry Poppin Daddies did not RECORD a swing album as some uninformed people might believe, Zoot Suit Riot is a compilation of their PREVIOUSLY RECORDED swing songs. Swing, although it is enjoyable, is a passing fad. SKA is here to stay and so are the Cherry Poppin Daddies!

Setzer,Big BadVoodoo Daddy,Cherry Poppin Daddies,This is the greatest since Miller. Can,t get enough. Hope it doesn"t die. Let's enjoy while we can. Drums Horns and strings meld into pure movement.