Full Throttle [Enhanced, EP, Original recording remastered]

Blue Meanies | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 17, 2000)
• Original Release Date: June 24, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, EP, Original recording remastered
• Label: Thick Records
• ASIN: B000005DUC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #376,123 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The 4th Of July

2. Send Help

3. Smash The Magnavox

4. Smother Me

5. The Great Peacemaker

6. The Noise Of Democracy

7. The Infidelity Song

8. I'm A Have Not

9. Get Nowhere

10. The Devil Came To The 9th Ward

11. Ruin And Renew

12. Deep In The Hops

13. F.O.R.D.

14. Stone Cold Crazy

15. Dummy Room

16. One Day In Wisconsin

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars please...this album is a masterpiece, April 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Full Throttle (Audio CD)

I HATE the fact that the Blue Meanies, a group that has incredible ingenuity and vituosity and an almost entirely original sound was ever pigeon-holed into the genre of Ska. Their having played alongside mediocre, run-of-the-mill punk/ska acts throughout their entire existance is a true tragedy...they were never given the attention they deserved and never found their way to the ears of a broad enough audience. This album should have inspired a whole new genre of music. The energy in this music is unparalleled. It is hateful, chilling, unpredictable and uncontrolable (and also, in a sort of twisted way, incredibly fun). The Blue Meanies aren't deliberately combining genres. You certainly won't find any Klezmer here, although I would argue that you can hear strong punk and avant-garde jazz influences. It also certainly isn't ska (anyone who can trace a real connection between this music and that of say, the Skatalites, deserves an award). Their sound really is original and different.

There are so many things that I love about the band. The wild guitar and organ sounds, the amazing horn lines, Billy Spunke's abrasive vocals and rebellious, exciting lyrics (reminiscent in some ways of Ginsberg)...This is arguably the best rock album of the nineties. If you have open ears this will blow your mind.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite iconoclasts!, July 10, 2000

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A. Edelstein (LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Full Throttle (Audio CD)

The Blue Meanies are the true underground of the punk-ska world for the simple reason that they don't fit into any type of category or genre. Easily one of the most creative bands in any genre. If howver you are not accustomed to the B.M's, then give it a while before you make a final decision on your opinion of them. It will take some time before you can appreciate and enjoy their oddball sounds.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have if you are sick of typical,mainstream "ska", June 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Full Throttle (Audio CD)

There is definately no way to catorgorize this ball-o-talent. Billy Spunke slams out impressive and thought provoking lyrics with every song. The creativness put into this "pshycho clown" music will put a new taste in your mouth. The experimental noise and the cover of Motorhead's "The Ace of Spades" is, by itself,worth buying this album.