Customer Reviews

Introducing

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I first heard Foxy Shazam on MySpace and then soon bought their Flamingo Trigger album. It was so unique to me at that time. So RAW, so hyper and melodic and insane and yet wise. Of course, no bands are purely their own. Regardless of what other bands sound similar to Foxy Shazam, Foxy Shazam does it better. Does it louder, does it more peaceful.

Piano Driven, Scream Driven, just wow. I wish I could explain it.

If you haven't already bought this one, do it now! Better yet, see them live - Eric's stage theatrics are as true as they come!

Every CD Foxy put's out is a different genra.
And I must say. I pre-ordered this CD assuming it would be as heavy as their debut album "The Flamingo Trigger".
It was not.

This album branches out toward a more indie rock/alternative/soul style.
Still keeping it real with passionately delivered vocals and semi-deep lyrical value, and more than a tad bit of hilarity (As per usual).

The band cuts out most of their traditional harsh (screaming) vocals. Only touching on the harshness on "Ghost Animals" and small screams every now and then on "It's Hair Smelled Like Bonfire", "Red Cape Diver" and a few others. The rest is very much a sign that they are branching out in their creativity.

Good songs are:
"Yes, Yes, Yes", "Red Cape Diver" and "Introducing Foxy"

For fans of "You, Me and Everyone We Know", "Eroupe", "Yves Klein Blue" and the movie "Hot Rod"

Not a bad song on the cd. Check out Dangerous Man and Yes, Yes, Yes. One month later and I am still playing it everyday. Can't wait to see them live.

This album was a pleasant surprise. I say this because their infamous first is completely brutal in all the right ways, and wasn't sure what to expect. This one is much "softer", but once again, in all the right ways. It has melody, great hooks, glorious choruses, and is a great modern pop piece. It maintains that certain rawness in its production, and it certainly works. It's extremely re-listenable, and is a ton of fun. Definitely get this album, as well as their first, listen to them both as much as you can, and go see these guys live (one of the best live acts you'll ever see).

These guys are quirky, high energy, but absolutely musically sound! This album has a vast array of wonderful musical styles. They use the band to it's fullest extent and are able to showcase the talented musicians that make up said band. Eric Nally's vocals are both wonderful. He can go from throat shredding screams, to some surprisingly soulful songs; both of which fit him perfectly. I would recommend this album, and their new self title album 100%. If you get an opportunity to see these guys live, TAKE IT! You will not regret it.

Awesome group, awesome guys! Saw them live in Logan, UT and it was one of the best concerts I've ever been too. Seriously incredible group that is fun, talented, unique and exciting. If you don't have this YOU NEED IT! I honestly can't say enough about this album!

Purchased this cd for my sister.. great music no complaints here... product was delivered in great condition and fast as well!

With a name like a bond girl a home like Cincinnati and a sound like an impromptu version of the Blood Brothers Foxy Shazam is not something to ignore their new album Introducing is more then a month old and has been dominating my "recently played" playlist for every bit of it. This is Foxy's Debut on Ferret Music and arguable their debut period due their previous album being almost completely DIY release. The self-proclaimed Evel Knievel of rock and roll went into the studio with producer Casey Bates (responsible for such albums as Chiodos' "Bone Palace Ballet" and The Number Twelve Looks Like You's "Mongrel") and put out ten tracks of DDR inducing gold. The tracks make you want to dance not like bates previously mentioned works either but in a way most people wouldn't feel comfortable with doing in public I found myself bending my knees and latterly tapping my toes. A couple tracks bring it harder then others, for instance, the opening track (introducing) is a fast paced hit with a strong hit and catchy chorus while the closing track (Cool) is hard to warm up to its is a let down by one bad track out of ten isn't bad and even the bad tracks aren't like wentz-mania or anything. Introducing is like the awkward love child of Modest Mouse's "The Moon and Antarctica" and The Blood Brother's "Crimes". It has it mother's strong yet light lyrics and its father's vocal range coupled with unexpected twist and turns in a beautiful manner. Introducing is not at the top of the game but that due to a lack of experience this Album was far from any poppy cheesy Fueled By Ramen band(that they boil down and remake more then Mario Games) I give introducing by Foxy Shazam a 96%

Foxy Shazam was recommended to me by an acquaintance of mine whom had helped them engineer their soon forth-coming album. The first song I was shown was Dangerous Man ... which is a FANTASTIC song! However, the rest of the album fell FAR short of the talent in Dangerous Man. In fact, I still wonder if they just jammed some of these songs out in the studio prior to recording them, because, despite some catchy riffs and hooks, there is hardly any substance to the rest of the album.

To be fair, besides Dangerous Man, there were two songs I somewhat enjoyed: Red Cape Diver and Cool. Now, don't get me wrong, it's not that this band sucks by any means - you can tell they are immensely talented - it's just that they seem to lack the ideals on how to put together a good sounding set of songs ... especially the singer: he's really good, and you can tell, but he almost goes far out to weird styles and sings about really really dumb stuff.

I would recommend buying the Dangerous Man mp3, because the song is amazing. Other than that, look around for some samples of the songs before you buy.

-cary-