Get Your Greasy Head Off the Sham

Breast Fed Yak (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 18, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Birdman
• ASIN: B000083F3S
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #594,940 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

According to Paul Lemos, an original member of the NY-based experimental/industrial group Controlled Bleeding, his new Breast Fed Yak "have completely put aside all electronics on these new recordings [and have gone] back to something much more primal. " Indeed: imagine a naked, 350-pound superhero scatting like Ella Fitzgerald having an epileptic fit (longtime Controlled Bleeding collaborator Joe Papa) backed by a band of Plutonians (Lemos and Yoshida Tatsuya of Ruins) who challenge their instruments to defy the electricity coming out of their 50,000 fingertips. With influences that include Ennio Morricone, Albert Ayler, Captain Beefheart, Sun Ra, and spy movie themes, Get Your Greasy Head Off The Sham mocks classification that terms such as "soul-pain," "dis-funk," and "Sunset Stripped R&B spasmcore" try to capture. With guest appearances by Hakan Almkvist (of Ensemble Nimbus fame) on sitar and The Holy Trinity High School Detention Choir, this music on this album, according to Birdman, will kill you, although not without saving you the last dance at your funeral

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just give it a shot, March 4, 2006

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shawnr5 (Mesa, Az USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Get Your Greasy Head Off the Sham (Audio CD)

Picture the scene in Gremlins where the gremlins are smoking, drinking and playing cards. Now, imagine that they are also on meth and have broken into the band room of the local high school. The resulting chaos might sound like this CD. I enjoy dragging it out every few months and almost always get told 'That is the most horrible thing I've ever heard.' I've always been a Controlled Bleeding fan and enjoy Cage and other experimental things. If you like things way off the beaten path, this may just be the album for you. Just be prepared for the disturbing image that awaits you in the liner notes......