Savvy Show Stoppers

Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 30, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cargo Records
• ASIN: B000000GVC
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,317 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #79 in Music > Rock > Oldies & Retro > Surf Rock

Track Listings

1. Good Cop Bad Cop

2. Musical Interlude

3. Theme from T.V.

4. Zombie Compromise

5. Shake Some Evil

6. You Spin Me Round '86

7. Run Chicken Run

8. Bennett Cerf

9. Egypt Texas

10. Customized

11. Our Weapons Are Useless

12. Shadowy Countdown

13. Harlem by the Sea

14. Having an Average Weekend

15. Misty

16. Summer Wind

17. Big Baby

Editorial Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Kids in the Hall", May 2, 2002

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MO (Boulder, CO USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Savvy Show Stoppers (Audio CD)

If you ever watched the old Kids in the Hall show, the theme song was written by these guys. It's on this album known as "Having an Average Weekend". Savvy Show Stoppers is a great collection of surf guitar instrumentals all in the spirit of "Having an Average Weekend.

Orginal rhythms permeate the album, but there isn't a lot variation on the songs. They're all about the same pace. Think of this as a surf guitar jam album. It's just the band jamming away on slightly different rhythms. Somehow it doesn't detract from the album's appeal though.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Next best thing to the actual 7" releases., January 2, 2002

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Erin Krug (Salt Lake City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Savvy Show Stoppers (Audio CD)

I'd been putting off buying this album (a compilation of Canadian releases by the Men in the mid-to-late '80s) for a good long while when, in February 2000, I learned of the death of bassist Reid Diamond. I snapped it up without further hesitation. This disc is a more-than-worthwhile cross-section of the work it represents; anybody familiar with the Kids in the Hall will, naturally, recognise "Having an Average Weekend" as the best TV theme this side of, well, "Theme from TV" (track 3), and, (not that anyone deliberately seeking it out would know where to look,) new recruits might recognise "Zombie Compromise" from the recent barrage of goofy Taco Bell commercials. Also notable are the breezy cover of "Misty" and the track a friend of mine includes on every mix tape, "You Spin Me Round '86." The rest of the tracks, without exception, are distinct and driven. A good investment, and still a breath of fresh air 12 years after its release.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sheer perfection, April 3, 2002

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"thegreekgod" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Savvy Show Stoppers (Audio CD)

If one were to take the absolute best ideas and styles of Dick Dale, Link Wray and The Ventures...add in a splash of The B-52's, Chuck Berry and The Ramones, then they would come up with the amazing sound of Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet. This album just blows me away with it's amazing style, wit, and unbelievable consistancy. There's not a single bad apple in the whole bunch. The way every song title brilliantly matches the sound and atmosphere of the music is positively stunning. (not to mention fun) This group released three wonderful albums of this caliber, but I prefer their debut slightly over the other two. This CD is not just for "surf music" fans, it is an album for anyone who simply enjoys the fun and joy of music. This album is the perfect cure for anyone who is having a bad day, and I highly recommend it to true music lovers in general. Any one of these instrumental songs speaks more words than a 1000 page novel.