Omnibust / 60 Years of 'Music America Hates Best'

Spike Jones (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Spike Jones
• Audio CD (December 10, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Taragon
• ASIN: B000071WX3
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #252,572 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Ah-1, Ah-2, Ah Sunset Strip

2. Loretta's Soaperetta

3. Captain Bangaroo

4. The Late Late Movies, Pt. 1

5. The Wonderful World of Hari Kari

6. I Search for Golden Adventure (In My Seven Leaky Boots)

7. A Mudder's Day Sport Spectacular (William Tell Overture)

8. The Late Late Movies, Pt. 2

9. I Kiss Your Hand, Madame

10. Knock, Knock, Who's There?

11. River, Stay 'Way from My Door

12. Pimples and Braces

13. Hut Sut Song

14. Strip Polka and Largo Strip

15. Mairzy Doats

16. The 20's Roar (Medley): Bill Bailey / Clementine etc.

17. Melody of Love (Why Do I Love You)

18. Three Little Fishies

19. Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb (Spooky, Spooky, Lend Me Your Tomb)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Something a little different from Spike Jones, January 24, 2003

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Ted Hering (Redding, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Omnibust / 60 Years of 'Music America Hates Best' (Audio CD)

After Spike's original comedy band, the City Slickers, broke up (as happened to all the swing bands of the same vintage), Spike's recordings took a different approach. Here we have in beautiful stereo two projects based on two different themes. "Omnibust" is a parody of television shows of the early 60s, including westerns, kid shows, travelogues, soap operas, sports events, and plenty of "commercials." Note that this is more of a "comedy sketch" than the musical craziness Spike is identified with. The "60 Years..." album is a collection of songs from the 1920s, 30s, 40s, and 50s -- from ragtime to rock n' roll -- with Spike-Jones-type sound effects tossed in. It's not the old City Slicker band, but quite amusing never-the-less. Two nostalgic items with a sense of humor!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite all time album finally on CD!, March 2, 2003

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R. Frease (Spike Jonesville) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Omnibust / 60 Years of 'Music America Hates Best' (Audio CD)

60 Years Of Music America Hates Best is Spike Jones` masterpiece and a scream! When my dad was stationed in France around 1960 he would go to the base exchange and buy trippy albums like this for us kids. We completely trashed it, of course, but not until it had seen about a million spins. In 1990 I was in hog heaven when I found a SEALED vinyl copy at a used record store. Now it's out on CD and my life is complete. Thank you Taragon Records!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spike Jones at his best, November 2, 2010

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Pencil Pusher - SFV (California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Omnibust / 60 Years of 'Music America Hates Best' (Audio CD)

This is a great Spike Jones recoeding. Will bring back memories to Spike Jones fans.